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Tutorial: Vintage sheet flower pillow

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Tutorial: Vintage sheet flower pillowLinda from Burlap and Blue shows how pretty a flower can be when made up out of vintage sheets.  The oversized dimensional flower is sewn to the front of a pillow cover.  She shares a tutorial showing how to make it.  The vintage sheets and natural dropcloth create a lovely vintage-y look.  This would also be pretty out of solids or designer cotton prints.  Go to Burlap & Blue for the how-to.

[photo from Burlap & Blue]

Vintage sheets are very popular for re-styling or recycling of fabric and a great way to use these fun and bold prints rather than just storing grannies old bedsheets in the cupboard.  You can see more articles using vintage sheets here.   Don’t have any vintage bed sheets of your own? Check these out on Etsy. 

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  2. Your link goes to a ruffled scarf. I found the Burlap and Blue website but not this project. I would like to make this pillow. Could you give me the correct link?
    Thanks

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    • Sorry for that! A copy and paste error on my part. I’ve corrected the post to have the correct link. Thank you for letting me know so I could fix it. –Anne

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Learn All About Sewing Velvet Fabric

 

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.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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