Hello friends! Meet PALETTE-NEUTRAL designed by Tim Holtz for FreeSpirit Fabrics. To be honest I wasn't all that excited about the Neutral collection after working with the Pink, Red, Orange and Yellow until I started working with it. The Neutral tones are beautiful and I think my favorite is the Gears. I love how this pillow has a contemporary look. It also looks great on my couch so I may need to make another one. The front of the pillow is Fat Quarter friendly, just add 1 yard of fabric for the back of the pillow.
CrisCross Pillow - 18" x 18"
Fabric - Palette NEUTRAL
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut strips 2 1/2" then cut into squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2".
Cut 10-12 squares from all 10 fabric designs.
Lay out squares in overlapping crosses as shown above.
Layout should be 9 squares x 9 squares for a pillow size of 18" x 18".
Sew rows together and the sew the rows together using a 1/4" seam allowance.
Create a quilt sandwich with a piece of fabric wrong side up, then quilt batting and then the sewn squares right side up. Bast layers together (I like to use spray bast but you could pin it as well)
Quilt the layer together as desired. I used a 1/2' spacing of vertical lines called match stitch quilting.
Trim edges with a 1/4" boarder on all sides.
Pipping is always a nice touch but you could make the pillow without.
You can find great video tutorials on Pinterest if you want to create pipping.
Optional - Create pipping for the edge of the pillow.
Cut bias strips from the Gears fabric.
Sew the cording in the bias strip and stitch close to cording using a zipper foot.
Pin the cording lining up the edge with the edge of the pillow.
Create 2 fabric pieces to overlap on the back of the pillow.
Sew around the pillow 1/2' from outer edge.
Turn right side out and your pillow cover is complete.
Insert pillow and enjoy. I really like to pillow inserts at Ikea (I used the 20" x 20" pillow).
Richele
See the Palette - Neutral Collection here!
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