Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Cotton and Steel Selvage Pillow Cover

Cotton and Steel Selvage Pillow Cover | Red Pepper Quilts

Not having previously worked with selvages I thought it wise to start with a small project, and a pillow cover is not only do-able but also practical. 

Cotton and Steel Selvage Pillow Cover | Red Pepper Quilts
Cotton and Steel Selvage Pillow Cover | Red Pepper Quilts
Cotton and Steel Selvage Pillow Cover | Red Pepper Quilts

I cut the selvages at varying widths so that small strips of the fabric would be visible, and overlapped the selvages in order to sew them together (top stitching on the right side). I then made a regular quilt sandwich (pillow top + low loft batting + backing fabric) and quilted by ditch stitching.
Pillow Cover - Melody Miller - Ruby Star Shining

For the back of the pillow I have used a cotton/linen blend fabric by Melody Miller (from the now hard to find Ruby Star Shining collection). I did use a fusible interfacing (Pellon Decor Bond) to add firmness and make it feel more like a home decorator fabric. The pillow cover also has a zippered side seam for easy insert removal and cleaning. Simple zipper installation has finally been mastered!

Cotton and Steel Selvage Pillow Cover | Red Pepper Quilts
Cotton and Steel Selvage Pillow Cover | Red Pepper Quilts

I am signing off for a few days for a short Christmas break but plan to be back before the start of the new year, so from my family to you and your family ...

Merry Christmas 
and Happy Holidays!

Enjoy time with family and friends
and perhaps squeeze in a little time for fabric play and sewing.

Stay safe.
Rita

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17 comments:

  1. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Thank you so much for your inspirations, tutorials and just everything you do. :)
    Happy New Year too...

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  2. Merry Christmas Rita! Love the pillow.....

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  3. Merry Christmas! Beautiful job! What a great idea. Thanks for sharing it.

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  4. I've never seen any uses for salvages - what a cute idea! Than you for sharing.

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  5. Merry Christmas, RIta!

    I thought you would make a pillow cover with the selvages. :-)

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  6. Gorgeous as always. I might even like the back more than the front with this one, sorry! Merry Christmas, Rita, to you and yours and see you in 2015!

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  7. What a cool looking pillow! I love how you paired the new selvages with Ruby Star Shining. Have a restful holiday!

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  8. Your pillow is brilliant! Happy Holidays to you and yours, Rita!

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  9. Fabulous pillow! Merry Christmas to you and yours.... and Happy New Year too!

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  10. Great idea. Happy Christmas. x

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  11. Merry Christmas Rita. I have enjoyed your blog so much this year.

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  12. Such a pretty cushion cover. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

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  13. I love the side zipper idea. Must try that.

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  14. Hi Rita, You've done a lot of beautiful sewing this year and provided a lot of inspiration. Many thanks and have a great Christmas.

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  15. its beautiful pillow ever, Rita :) Merry Christmas and Happy NEw Year to you and your family ...

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  16. Love it and the back is good enough fo a front! xx

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