Embroidery in progress
Embroidery is complete
Using a lined index card to press under the edges of the pocket.
The bottom angle mimics the original pocket
The pocket is sewn onto the shirt front
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I hope you enjoyed
the process of
making the memory
pillow. If you don’t
want to make a
memory pillow –
you could put any
special message,
design, an applique
or even a photo on
that pocket. Make
the pillow for a
student going away
to college or leaving
home for the first
time, a loved one
who lives far away,
a friend who moves
away, a beloved pet.
The possibilities are
endless.
One of the reasons I hated making
pockets is that I could never press
the edges consistently. Well I decided that a piece of lined index card
would be a perfect guide. I could
use the lines to get a consistent
measure and the straight edge of
the card worked like a charm to get
a perfectly straight edge. Hmmm – I
don’t hate pockets any more!
Notice in the picture below that I
fused a piece of lightweight interfacing over the back of the stitches.
The pocket is a functional pocket
and I didn’t want the rough edges of
the underside of the embroidery to
be felt.
Note to self: In future, make sure
you do all the trimming on the front
of the pocket (those jump stitches
in the spaces) BEFORE you fuse the
interfacing on! See – these projects
are learning experiences for me too!
Next up was sewing the pocket to
the shirt front. Notice that I reinforced the top of the pocket.
I rounded the corners as per my
tutorial that was mentioned above.
I used the J foot and an overcast
stitch to sew the pillow front and
back together.
Make sure you open the zipper
before you sew the two pieces
together so you can turn the pillow
cover right side out.
Lastly stuff the pillow form inside the
pillow cover and VOILÀ – a beautiful
Embroidered Memory Pillow.
I must admit that I love putting
the pillow form inside the pillow
cover. It’s like a big pillow fight
as you shift everything around
to make the stuffing fit into the
corners and be evenly dispersed!
A good stress reliever!
Don’t you just love that I found a
matching sofa to display it on! And I
added my little signature tag to the
pillow cover as well. Making those
tags was covered in this link.
I would like to thank Karen (and
Barclay) for sharing this very personal
moment with us.