Hi everyone, Nicole on the blog today to share a throw pillow I made for my sister and her husband. I've made quite a few throw pillows the last year or so, but this one is different in that I cut out and filled a few shapes from underneath.
The pillow I made from a piece of drop cloth material. I set up the design in Silhouette Studio and cut the whole thing from vinyl.
The vinyl gave me a little grief when I placed it on the drop cloth. I couldn't get it to lay completely flat and seal around all the hearts really well so I used a small foam brush in an up and down motion to add black acrylic paint.
Once the vinyl was removed I took a pair of fabric scissors and removed the middle of three of the hearts.
I traced the cut out hearts onto pieces of drop cloth. I wanted to add ribbon behind the cut outs and this way I had a shape to give me an idea of how much of the area to fill as well as a base to attach to the backside of my pillow top.
I used Helmar Fabric Glue to fill the hearts and placed ribbon over the top.
Once the glue dried I placed them behind the cut outs and pinned each one in place.
I glued each of them down with more Helmar Fabric Glue and reinforced the edges with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive since I accidentally purchased a plastic lined drop cloth.
Once the glue was dry I decided to add a few more finishing touches with embroidery floss. I went around the edges of two of the solid black hearts and filled in the bottom heart.
I finished by sewing the back on to the pillow top and placed my pillow inside.
Such a colorful throw to remember their special day. I know my sister will love it! The back I made with an envelope closure for easy removal for washing. This would be such a fun wedding gift or even just a fun throw pillow for your bed. Thanks so much for popping in to the Helmar blog today and checking out my project. 🙂
Happy Crafting
