Thursday, September 29, 2011

The 30 Minute Pillow

Have you ever sewn an invisible zipper?  I haven't.  They intimidate me.  So for Madeline's throw pillows, I opted for the zipper-less envelope pillow.  They take no more than thirty minutes from start to finish.  (Posts on her dresser, curtains and duvet cover herehere and here).

To get started, cut your front piece of fabric the same size as your pillow insert - this makes the pillow fluffy and tight.  Next, divide the size of the insert by 2, make two separate pieces at this half size, and add 2 inches for an overlap and 2 inches for a seam allowance (4 inches extra on each back piece).  Hem both pieces.  Lay them over your front fabric right sides together and sew 1/2" seam.  
Cut the corners, turn right side out and insert your pillow.  Quite simple.


I loved this pillow from Rue Magazine,


and made a copycat version in purple.




There's my styling assistant again :)


The whole process of decorating Madeline's room started a few weeks ago when I sold her old bed on Craigslist for $200, which I then used as my budget for decorating the room.  It's coming along quite nicely, however, I'm going to have to get creative in decorating the walls because there's only $12 left in the "Madeline's room fund". 



44 comments:

  1. You are so clever. I love to read your blog:)

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  2. It's looking so good! $12 sounds like a job for a can or two of paint, and bunches of goodwill frames =) Can't wait to see how it turns out!

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  3. Her room looks awesome so far, love the pillows!

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  4. i REALLY like that you threw the purple in there. not for maddie's sake, but it would have been boring to have the obvious coral or something. very chic.

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  5. Natty,

    You did a great job with the pillows and your fabric choices are perfect; you have such a great eye for color in all your projects, sewing and painting alike. I recently made my first pillow and was able to tackle the zipper issue because I found a great tutorial that I believe may show an unorthodox tip for zippers that makes it sew easy ... its posted on my blog under "Pillows Made By Me".

    Robin
    happilyhomeafter.blogspot.com

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  6. love it love the color... you should watch a youtube video on invisible zippers... super easy they just look scary, they are the only kind of zippers i do now.

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  7. I do the same thing with envelopes and money stashes for projects...it keeps u on budget and forces u to be creative!

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  8. This room turned out beautifully! I love the "love" pillow!

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  9. Thanks for sharing! What a perfect room for a perfect cutie pie!

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  10. Love it all! The room looks perfectly lovely.

    Kacey

    P.S. Will you please teach me to sew so I can be amazing like you? ;)

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  11. and i agree with lisa's comment

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  12. I love the room! It's beautiful. Good for you for sticking to the budget. It's not always easy to do. Your daughter is adorable.

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  13. I love making pillows and this one is really cute! I love the "love" font too!

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  14. her room looks amazing, nat! great job! and i do all my pillows that way...i'm super lazy with that. but it works swell. i love the love pillow!

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  15. Wow, I love what you did with your daughter's room! It's so peaceful and pretty! She's adorable, too. :)

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  16. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
    Carly

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  17. Loving your LOVE pillow... very sweet room :)
    Lina
    Fancy Frugal Life

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  18. This is beautiful! I'd love for you to join my brand new linky party! http://www.coffeeandtheirkisses.com/2011/10/stitch-n-niche-saturdays-linky-party-1.html

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  19. LOVE your "love" pillow. I'm intimated by sewing zippers as well. You're not the only one!

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  20. her room is absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to see what you do with the last $12. I have had great luck finding great frames at the DI. I've also been seeing a lot of the cute pictures all over the lovely world of pinterest!

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  21. "Love" the pillow! You did a great job!

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  22. Very cute! I love the "love" pillow.

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  23. The pillow is adorable!

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  24. Such a cute pillow! I love your daughter's room!

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  25. It's beautiful, Natty! I love the fabric on the duvet and of course, that PILLOW!

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  26. Great pillow, and the room looks great, thanks for sharing!

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  27. What a cute pillow! I used to be scared of the invisible sipper, but now it is all I use when sewing the girls dresses. You tube has the best videos to make it easy. I have been looking for jenny-lind beds for my girls room, the ones they have now are bunk beds broken down and they take up so much space. Where did you get yours? All the ones I'm finding are so expensive.

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  28. Gorgeous room!! I love the colors you used and I am seriously jealous over her spindle bed! Fabulous job! (I found you via 320 Sycamore!)

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  29. Funny - my daughter has the same Dwell bedding and I don't love it either. Unfortunately, she does, so it looks like it may be here to stay for a while. Love the new room!

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  30. HI, do you remember what font you used for the LOVE pillow? thanks!
    jorjohnson43@gmail.com

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  31. janana malonzoJanuary 18, 2012

    HI, do you remember what font you used for the LOVE pillow? please email it to me. jananamalonzo@yahoo.com thanks.:) love your DIYs by the way.:)

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  32. I'd also love to know the font you used for this. jennadixie@jamesonphotos.com. Thanks!

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  33. Sheri riceJuly 15, 2012

    Love the yellow chair the pillow is on..... Where is it from? Looks like that cute canary pattern.....

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  34. I would also love to know the font you used for the pillow larsen517@gmail.om Thank you!

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  35. Super cute, what's the font? I'm thinking of doing it for a baby name reveal on stockings for grandparents house.

    http://hestolemyheartsoistolehislastname.blogspot.com/

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  36. I have been wanting to make this pillow for awhile now, what font did you use? ktap30@yahoo.com

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  37. Can you please tell me what don't you used for the love pillow? I love it! Robynroach@yahoo.com

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  38. I am dying to make the Love pillow for my master bedroom. Could you please email me the name of the font you used? aaanderson19@gmail.com Thanks!

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    1. https://www.etsy.com/listing/72478259/yellow-love-pillow-home-and-living-decor?

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  39. it looks like i have the same question as others. what font did you use to do the pillow? thanks!

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    1. I was so long ago, I don't remember :( Lame, I know.

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  40. Here is where you can find that actual pillow.
    https://www.etsy.com/listing/72478259/yellow-love-pillow-home-and-living-decor?

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  41. Please, I know you've already been asked so many times but: do you remember what font you used for "love"? It's so perfect - I would love to know! Thank-you! lemon.monroe@gmail.com

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