48 DO IT YOURSELF Winter 2020
Let it rollwrapping. Find a multitude of colors in variousFIRST IMPRESSIONUse water
and a rubber stamp to add subtle
design to velvet, right. Cut two
pieces of velvet to the size of
your pillow form plus ¼ inch
on all sides for seam allowance.
Spray water onto a rubber stamp
and lay one piece of velvet
facedown on top of wet stamp.
With iron heated to wool setting,
press over the wet area until it is
dry. Pull velvet from the stamp
and repeat as desired to create
the pillow front. With right sides
together, pin pillow front to pillow
back and sew together, leaving an
opening for turning. Trim excess
fabric from corners, and turn right
side out. Insert pillow form and
whipstitch opening closed.SHOW YOUR STRIPES Velvet ribbons give this pillow hip design,
opposite. For the pillow back, cut a piece of fabric the size of your
pillow form plus ¼ inch on all sides for the seam allowance. For
the pillow front, quarter the pillow form size, add ¼-inch seam
allowance on all sides, and cut four pieces of fabric this size. Cut
lengths of velvet ribbon slightly longer than the quartered pieces.
Pin a ribbon to the fabric and topstitch along both edges using
matching thread and removing pins as you sew. Repeat until
ribbons are attached to all four smaller fabric pieces. With right
sides together, pin two of the pieces so ribbons are perpendicular
as shown and sew together. Repeat with the remaining two
smaller pieces, and then sew the ribbon-covered pieces together
to fi nish the pillow top. With right sides together and leaving an
opening for turning, pin and sew pillow front to pillow back. Trim
excess fabric from corners and ribbon from seams, turn right side
out, insert pillow form, and whipstitch closed.