...we had been using the new bed (of course) since Christmas...we bought sheets but not a comforter because I was planning on making one (also of course)...so we just had a hodgepodge of mismatched quilts...not the right size at all...just sort of overlapped on the bed...and they kept falling off because they didn't cover the entire bed...
...so I started gathering my scraps of cloth to make a big king sized quilt for the new bed...and as I did so I kept finding things that I had saved and always intended to use for a quilt...more about that later...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wsiz6EGCSbmhkoKeGnyv_NSCrG9Eq3p27ctr-yEy8Oj50j9XbRjFZ4OKIaOIGK6j7gk7PXD_PYwloXe84P-2QCuSmyt4ZCPxp4v3kSYFDX-dPhSgn3L3Zpqzw1mr3J148bfG/s320/DSC06122.JPG)
...but...one of the items in the bin was this piece of embroidery...from our first year of marriage...it's our two initials intertwined and held together by a sort of medieval looking sword...don't really know what I was thinking when I designed that...but it was for the cover to our wedding album...and was stitched onto a piece of fabric left over from my wedding gown...that my Mom made...
photo here...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70QixvyPMQA3y5-BGkb2XQhBpAX-mrpCbeaDL5J2R4mtx7QB0DGXzMT9ge6RcqpI3ljKHI2wp9SvUu-On_8GX8O-WrsjDG4Ci4GTeRpeJtaWAWFRJlxD3CM1xhPjhVSSAH81l/s320/DSC06123.JPG)
...so I cut the piece in two...and kept the back square for the quilt to be...and decided to use the embroidered square as a little accent pillow for the new bed...thinking I probably should have done this years ago...instead of just keeping it in a box...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcQfQeQj6ViHA0Lj6730wDvltL9t_Wwu7F-y1njW97b_Mn7GBS1t4SyD-rp2vE_sUWXVOIy2CkACuTueGywgxEBDI2IzdX2rC9DHdkndxKgqe-5d2R2K1UfgFLooH9BHx1avY/s320/DSC06124.JPG)
...first I needed a pillow of the right size...so I just used some more of the leftover sheers to make a small pillow...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlsrGyzYiwU7v4GCA1RfLKXkw5SsNDugsQCd5RQTKIaELTVCR-uobNHRIDVTzopT3B0j9o7txBN37GF8yj-7vxF8prMVyyi_HtDTPK7l2XWwyd4YN4yR_1DUFSQIZhM7pf8S6/s320/DSC06125.JPG)
...nothing too difficult...I just sewed a square...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_I92uS8tIWN7WCbu-7OH-07gvG4i4XXnPJQnT3FCorlaYgHXwGx1O9uH5d2F0EaZh4-9Yqjg4XFc9hROpNMbOkJ7tHhQrmys3vCQIYtXWYlZL1U2zRTmgBbLH4ePOB_-AhxH/s320/DSC06126.JPG)
...and stuffed it...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgjD_fLhzCPMprtm4liJxOeuNZkCjGTU2ASWoO_Go90hDPz9k8gZiDNMURSD1g8QvBwu5_0vNbb5Esk9b6Submgd2JoYB54dHKh63qSxtRs4EO_2KpFGaCiYEJaXwbfQ_WdearA/s320/fold.jpg)
...the envelope is created by folding over two pieces and overlapping them...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-TwkBt4B-A47ADQCpZJkNQAdUAteBVnjRxw5ofz9viniIPfIlc80unoLSVK_vHqV25ELVO5-EPSNroBmIDN27vyoVaoiSXfiHSeiTdzZ6mHvpJCIzztfkvdvCw6R1Ou76QPf/s320/DSC06127.JPG)
...so I cut two rectangles the same on three sides as the embroidered square and on the overlapping side about 1/3 again as much...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfpm0TFIblcBW_50zXIwBOCnRJFvJa1hdvWTsE-7LGk94xRCOQHOjYNGVB8dmsPTYkWz3C_1foAhjtDQopTjYPINeYpbaY9-M-N3GYPNPLLMHsCCItsfeUMOrmivH66i9ke2XLg/s320/fold1.jpg)
...then you just fold those over...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yyIS-Fh-AVxq42ks08LoTL21KLsD2i8hlj29IfIJGQ36Iy2cbDHAVdsue5_25318YNLt8FHPGAmk1yBD6UkfPuI_LXudrV8wGHwcBBdIusczXQSi_ep9wUrmCiZ6EDC4G05G/s320/DSC06128.JPG)
...and iron...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-h4VuMMYOxlhPGvpiJml8_2fylLnuA_9Uihfk7K31461-LXTqhKZdgpecXeCq-9NauAnfH0tMmrnZCweeqwewpxRRQt0pfS5xbjkarxmUM6YdN0tQVka91BsZw4I920PLmiTC3A/s320/fold2.jpg)
...the two folded edges will become the center opening of the pillow...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MpFBvzklSUJ1E8dDQhRf8jGnLl-g8HLGS75sI6fDmLnXtMuAisaB-zNcW3GPfqlV4WzPYUMa0aGGBGrtYN0XjXdQif9ovRRFlSZF4WiUO3Fogp8FKpyQ4cZheb9lYEHzhAlG/s320/DSC06130.JPG)
...lay them one on top of the other...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4au9mSk-CJ_RWoXd5ewjQgK1yvhNNqn2qLvwKggoIMhTefwq_KD96Dq_VBfM-fdpnoIuUvb5_5n6SbcEmqnFBgiiC-GlnHakaXpUlJ67TmBAx48f_8PLLNoybB7OfG-CSIeLa/s320/DSC06129.JPG)
...then pin the embroidered piece to the two back pieces right sides together...and stitch all the way around...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92FM2bgyGIFbpQ8zl2NkKc4irxBK0nVeXEfBxHEWiNoupyZ8CIEEMXyA6YruvMVUXsrRNDLcd1jbnMG4xayWcvscyrH2OE_hnOts5OiViyExpnd7vRhC4kf42BzM5iYCGVhzt/s320/DSC06131.JPG)
...you'll be able to turn the pillow right side out through the center envelope opening...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhga5VaPHeeoC9lI2sn9eFBOKcjCxEfOEE8GbwOAVRaxClgUKW49PIgepRksLA7Vu75fEKZwCnOVaXl4pWqIG4jmfMdKATNrJxvIt0LZY-DCmayH__G-yJ26udCq7JTX7_-6Fhd/s320/DSC06132.JPG)
...back view...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wRFxU6BOHLPxoDU2Hjyw2bLcVHfgmGwsNG6V1o2KGhGqOOdG2Zr65sE0BYYOwn8JCysvW8ws7muD08bsR3qWqx3-IX-EwpLmNNRiaPlF2j5UYRCdptBTEfSxQAxlXdamaMdP/s320/DSC06133.JPG)
...front view...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiKqyxeQ97gpjW-RJ2_4WKHNjziiuCP9kHY-6MBoZ8GBpD8a4KUv7qLrBdK7osKffjWGcf_l7Ssf6r5eONRFq21cp_2qRTJavZRhOsMolifk3zjSMU9-wuYo3aawXxcPM14M2/s320/DSC06134.JPG)
...then just slip your pillow into the opening...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WTrvGv2NOLL7fz6BVX-IbyU8uI0hqVEXqLJ1wzDEAr4RApNosL_6I-8rIXrAosbdkZe1D4TTvFiPLCJfueusNDBkrrhDa5_4nfN2fNXVrheSRLFfrT6PKVuswAKfP9z6RxT8/s320/DSC06136.JPG)
...and you're done...I was surprised how well the little pillow matched the sofas in the family room...oh well...that's not where it's going...
~Have a lovely day!
Awesome!
ReplyDeleteHow cute--it's like a family crest. Love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a romantic you are - it's the way to be!
ReplyDeleteHmmm that reminds me of something you gave me of the same vintage. I'll have to find it up in the attic! Love, k
ReplyDeletei love envelope back pillows!
ReplyDeletefyi - make sure you make enough overlap for the envelope, otherwise, if your pillow insert is too fluffy, it will pull your closure open and not look so nice . . . (speaking from experience here . . . )