Free Motion Stitching is a fun way to add some whimsy to hand painted fabric:
I simply painted some hearts onto cotton duck fabric with acrylic paints, no pattern and no plan, I just painted them randomly . I used red, orange, pink, gold and white paints (place the fabric on parchment in case paint seeps through the fabric).
Once dry, I lowered the feed dog on my sewing machine and removed the presser foot.
I used black thread to stitch around each heart twice. I sewed haphazardly on purpose, however you can stitch slowly if you want it to be exact.
To create a pillow, I replaced the presser foot and raised the feed dog and stitched the front piece to the back pieces, right side together.
It's important to leave the bottom center open and to clip the corners before turning right side out:
After ironing the fabric, I used Polyfil to stuff the pillow and sewed the opening closed.
A simple hand made pillow for Valentine's Day!
Looks great. Super cute pillow. Hugs. Kris
ReplyDeleteThis is the sweetest - so crafty! You have inspired me to look through my fabric and stitch one up for myself. (:
ReplyDeleteThis is a really fun idea! I think you could use it in so many applications! Very clever, Patti!!
ReplyDeleteMy Friend is there anything you can't do?!? You are so crafty and good at it! I love this what a great idea, would be cute on sweatshirts!
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable Patti!! I didn't know you could remove the presser foot and sew, that's really cute how the stitching turned out! Super creative, love it!
ReplyDeleteJenna