laurapribyl: DIY Design

I LOVED this fabric so much I planned to redo my couch/living room around the colors. And while I was at it, I wanted to have an adventure photographing my step-by-step process.

Here are my supplies:

Old Faithful, inherited from an unknown grandma; pins; scissors; sewing needle; and thread.

My first step was cutting the fabric to size using the pillow. I pinned around the edges BEFORE I cut.

I kept one edge open. On that edge I sewed a little "hem" inside, just about the width of the foot.

As we say in the Pribyl household: TADA! On the inside it doesn't really need to be a straight line--no one will see it but you and I.

When I sewed up all the sides, I sewed them 2 times. I lined up the edge of the fabric on 1/2", and sewed it once with the needle in center position, and the second time in the right position.

After I sewed up all the sides, I turned it inside out and pushed out the corners. This is an example of a BAD corner.

And this is a good corner. Nice and crisp.

Stuff your pillow inside of your pillow case.

I had to take a break and save emo kitty from stabbing herself multiple times... in the mouth.

She didn't understand why I made her stop.

Back to the pillow, I folded in the hem we made earlier and pinned it up.

I doubled my thread, then threaded it through a nice sturdy needle.

Then, I tied the two ends together. Which means every time the needle passes through the fabric, FOUR strands go through. I cut off the excess so it wouldn't stick out.

This is my demonstration of a slip stitch. I don't know why they call it that, but my mother can. I tried to make them look kind of pretty--but not perfect. Things you buy at the store are all messed up on purpose to look pretty!