Tutorial: Make a throw pillow cover in just 10 minutes

Heidi, the creative mind behind HoneyBear Lane, invites you to embark on a quick and easy crafting journey with her tutorial on making a throw pillow in just 10 minutes! With her clear instructions and innovative techniques, you’ll learn how to create a beautiful and functional accent piece for your home in no time.

In her blog tutorial, Heidi demonstrates that crafting doesn’t have to be time-consuming or complicated. With just a few basic materials and minimal sewing skills, you’ll be able to whip up a stylish throw pillow that adds a cozy touch to any room. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crafter, Heidi’s tutorial offers simple yet effective techniques that anyone can follow.

The beauty of Heidi’s throw pillow tutorial lies in its versatility and adaptability. With a wide range of fabric choices and decorative accents available, you can customize your throw pillow to complement any decor style or color scheme. Whether you prefer bold patterns, subtle textures, or playful embellishments, Heidi’s tutorial provides the perfect foundation for creating a personalized and unique accent piece for your home.

Heidi from HoneyBear Lane shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can make a throw pillow, and do it in just 10 minutes. Get the how-to.

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I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store. So much texture! And the way the fibers catch the light! But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think. That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl. That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared. And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet.

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

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