Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Novelty Prints Blog Hop: Day 1

Welcome! We're so glad you're here! This blog hop is all about novelty prints from Kanvas--fun designs that make you smile--and our talented designing friends are offering up great ideas for using them! Be sure to stop back each day for a new tutorial.



First up is Lisa from Stubbornly Crafty. She chose prints from not one, not two, but three different collections, and they go together so well! She uses a reverse applique method to assemble her patchwork pillow front. Enjoy Lisa's tutorial, and then head over to her blog for a chance to win some of these fun prints for yourself.
cat lovers pillow top tutorial

I am so glad to be back and playing with super adorable fabrics from Benartex. I chose a few fabrics from different lines (Smudgy Cat, Mouse in the House, and Love is all Around) that I thought worked fabulously together.
Here are my picks:
cat lovers pillow top tutorial
To make the pillow top, you'll also need a 12 inch square piece of cardstock and a 14.5 inch square of felt.

Let's get started. Cut your fabrics into 2.5-inch squares (you may want to fussy cut the cats). You'll need 49 squares in all.
cat lovers pillow top tutorial
Using 1/4 inch seam allowance, sew your squares together in rows of seven.

cat lovers pillow top tutorial
When you are finished sewing rows you should have a total of seven. Arrange the rows to your liking.

cat lovers pillow cover tutorial
Next we'll be sewing the rows together. To get all the corners to align on your squares, iron the seams of your rows in opposite directions.

cat lovers pillow cover tutorial
You can then butt up the seams to each other to get a nice crisp fit. Pin and sew each row and then iron the seam open before moving onto the next row.

cat lovers pillow top tutorial
This is what it should look like when you are finished. Seven by seven measuring 14.5" square.

cat lovers pillow top tutorial
Next, grab your felt piece and a 12x12 piece of cardstock. Draw a heart on the paper and cut it out.

cat lovers pillow top tutorial
Center your heart cutout on your felt. You can do so by measuring 1 1/4 inches in on each side. Pin it in place.

cat lovers pillow top tutorial
Trace the heart onto the backside of your felt and cut out the heart shape, making sure not to cut the outside edges.

cat lovers pillow top tutorial
Place your felt (right side up) on top of your pieced top and pin.

cat lovers pillow top tutorial
Top stitch around the inside of the heart and around all four corners of the outside of your pillow top to tack the felt in place.

cat pillow back
And that's it for the pillow top. Now finish off as desired. You can do an envelope style, add a zipper, sew a pillow form inside, binding, etc. I used more of the Smudgy Cat print to make a zippered back and then bound the pillow using the paw print fabric.
Thanks for sewing along with me!

Thanks Lisa! Head over to Lisa's blog to find out how you can enter to win a fat quarter bundle of the prints she used here.


Don't miss our other novelty print tutorials!
Day 1: Reverse applique pillow by Lisa from Stubbornly Crafty
Day 2: Boxy make-up bags by Jennie from Clover & Violet
Day 3: Drawstring camera bag by the Benartex blog design team
Day 4: Pillow organizer by Wendy Sheppard from Ivory Spring
Day 5: Children's vests by Debby from Debby Kratovil Quilts

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12 comments:

  1. OMG!! Those fabrics are so darn sweet!! Love your pillow!!

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  2. LOVE kitties and these fabrics are just too cute.

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  3. Love the fussy cut kitties at different angles. Cute.
    Hugs

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  4. Adorable pillow! The fabrics you chose are wonderful!!! Thanks for the tutorial, too.

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  5. Just love those little mousies and fluffy kitties!!

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  6. Too adorable...and I know so many cat lovers to share this with. .I love the Big cheese in Yellow too:) Thanks for the ace tutorial on the pillow top and reverse applique, which I've yet to try.

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  7. Oh my granddaughter would love these fabrics...just darling....thanks for the tutorial.. sgriff57(at)comcast(dot)net

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  8. Wow your fabric is very beautiful.I love this. I will try to make this.

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  9. I LOVE Smudge. Can you guess why?

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