Thursday, September 15, 2011

return on creativity: knit starburst pillow


I woke up last Saturday and just felt like I wanted to play with some knits.  You know how that can happen, right?  I went to the fabric store and found a pretty green knit that was so so soft.  After an afternoon of play (and a little frustration) I emerged from the crafting dungeon with this pillow.

Here's how to make it:

I cut a seventeen inch square of muslin as my pillow base.  Then I went to town on my knit with a rotary cutter.  I cut many strips of fabric about eighteen inches long and about a half inch wide until I had a nice pile.  I just eye balled the width as I cut.


I sewed one strip of knit fabric into a ring with about a inch and half circumference.  Then I started threading strips of fabric through the center ring and pinning the ends of the strips to the edge of the pillow.


I tried to keep my strips evenly taught (cutting strips to shorter lengths as needed) so that they would be tight on the finished pillow.  Since knits stretch I kept them pretty tight which curled up the edges of my fabric.

Then I sewed around the edge of the pillow with a quarter inch seam allowance stitching down the edges of my strips.


Finally I sewed everything into a pillow cover with an envelope closure.





Happy sewing and thanks for following!

10 comments:

Brandi said...

oh wow! that's one cool pillow. i love it!

Liberty said...

Great Job!! This is such a creative idea and I really love the way it turned out. Thanks for teaching us how!! :))

Karena said...

I love this idea. It's a gorgeous pillow. Thanks for sharing. I would love for you to share it on my link party at cookienut.blogspot.com

Erin of HomeSavvyAtoZ.com said...

I love your starburst pillow! I found your site through a blog party and am a new follower! I would love for you to stop by and link up at my Savvy HomeMade Monday party next Monday.

Bethany @ A Fish Who Likes Flowers said...

Your pillow turned out beautiful! You did a really great job. Thanks for the inspiration!

Carmen said...

This pillow is so cute, gonna have to copy your idea. Would love it if you would link this pillow up at our current 'It's A Rockin' Party" at RoCa and Company.

Carmen @ RoCa and Company

creativejewishmom/sara said...

wow, so original! love it that you experimented and came up with something new and that you took the time to share it with us all on Craft Schooling Sunday!

beauty said...

This blog always create some informational and amazing things, which add in my knowledge and experience.But I am a bit confuse.A Thanks for sharing.Waiting for next post.

Make handmade said...

Love it. Thanks for sharing

Amanda said...

What a great project! :) I've featured this post on Craft Gossip here:
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