{"id":631,"date":"2012-02-29T19:36:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T19:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designneedlepointkits.com\/?p=631"},"modified":"2012-02-29T19:36:45","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T19:36:45","slug":"the-no-tears-needlepoint-pillow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/29\/the-no-tears-needlepoint-pillow\/","title":{"rendered":"The No Tears Needlepoint Pillow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned in my earlier post <a href=\"http:\/\/designneedlepointkits.com\/2012\/02\/15\/an-elegant-finished-edge\/\" target=\"_blank\">An Elegant Finished Edge<\/a>, I had come up with a use for the odd-shapped design that we had designed for our first test <a title=\"custom needlepoint canvas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\" target=\"_blank\">custom needlepoint canvas<\/a>. This 6&#8243; x 7&#8243; canvas is now the center piece of a 12&#8242; x 12&#8242;\u00a0 pillow\u00a0 for my granddaughter&#8217;s nursery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/abcpillow1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-635\" title=\"ABCPillow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/abcpillow1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/abcpillow1.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/abcpillow1-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, this pillow does not have piping &#8212; the most difficult and frustrating part of <a href=\"http:\/\/designneedlepointkits.com\/2012\/02\/01\/needlepoint-finishing-and-wedding-pillow-design\/\" target=\"_blank\">needlepoing pillow finishing<\/a>. Also, there is no zipper, no turning inside out, and IT IS EASY!\u00a0 It is a modified pillow sham which fits over a 12&#8243; x 12&#8243; pillow form.<\/p>\n<p>Materials for the pillow are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12&#8243; x 12&#8243; polyester-filled pillow<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 yard 42&#8243;-45&#8243; fabric<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 yard Velcro (optional)<\/li>\n<li>finished needlepoint canvas that is smaller than 12&#8243; x 12&#8243; and whose edges have been <a href=\"http:\/\/designneedlepointkits.com\/2012\/02\/15\/an-elegant-finished-edge\/\" target=\"_blank\">bound<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cut one 18&#8243; x 18&#8243; front.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-636\" title=\"Front\" src=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/front.jpg?w=136\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/front.jpg 382w, https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/front-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cut two 11&#8243; x 18&#8243; piece for left and right sides of back.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back-sides.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-637\" title=\"Back Sides\" src=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back-sides.jpg?w=111\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back-sides.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back-sides-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 111px) 100vw, 111px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Position finished needlepoint canvas in the center of the front. Stitch in place by machine using zig-zag stitch or by hand using an overcast slip stitch.<\/li>\n<li>Sew 2&#8243; hem on left back side and narrow hem on right back side as shown below. (Optionally sew Velcro as shown.)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back-side-sewing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-638\" title=\"Back Side Sewing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back-side-sewing.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back-side-sewing.jpg 544w, https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back-side-sewing-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Place left back over right back to create a 18&#8243; x 18&#8243; square.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-639\" title=\"Back\" src=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back.jpg?w=130\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/back-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fold under 1 3\/4&#8243; on all four sides of front and back and press with steam iron, mitering each corner.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/corner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-640\" title=\"Corner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/corner.jpg?w=146\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/corner.jpg 352w, https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/corner-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>With wrong sides together, stitch around\u00a0 1 1\/4&#8243; from the edge.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stitchedpillow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-641\" title=\"StitchedPillow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stitchedpillow.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stitchedpillow.jpg 342w, https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stitchedpillow-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stuff pillow form into completed pillow sham.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stuffpillow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-642\" title=\"StuffPillow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stuffpillow.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stuffpillow.jpg 397w, https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stuffpillow-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This method works well for a casual cushion and especially well for a child&#8217;s pillow because the finished needlepoint can be easily removed and the pillow sham washed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned in my earlier post An Elegant Finished Edge, I had come up with a use for the odd-shapped design that we had designed for our first test custom needlepoint canvas. 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