Thanks Carla (of Creatin' in the Sticks) for hosting this blog hop!
I knew what I wanted to make for this Tickled Pink blog hop, which is a Knitting Pillow. I am sure you have all seen a Reading Pillow before, which is the same idea that you place a book in the pocket of a pillow, usually this is for a child, but I wanted a place where I could place my knitting instructions while I knit.
I wanted to add an appliqué on the pocket too, so I chose the Love appliqué word die cut from Crafter's Edge. I did make this before Valentine's Day, so it was a nice Valentine's Day project.
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| The pillow not only can hold instructions in the pocket, but the pillow provides support of your hands as you knit or stitch with needle and thread by hand too. |
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| I love the Crafter's Edge die cuts as they cut so nice and the edges are perfect! |
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| The back side of the quilting kind of looks like wood grain. |
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Next, I fused the appliqué to the front of the pocket and then stitched in blanket stitching all around the appliqué. My Mini Oliso Iron is perfect for fusing or ironing small pieces. I love the turquoise color, it goes with the yellow walls and turquoise trim of my sewing cutting & ironing room. (I sew in the room across from this one, lol!) |
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| I chose to use a blue thread for the blanket stitching so the word pops more. I think the fabric I used for the Love appliqué kind of looks a bit like knitting (stockinette stitch). |
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| All done. I added a carry handle at the top. I stuffed in a pillow form that was a bit larger. |
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| The back side is an overlapped style, so no zipper needed. |
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| A small, thin booklet will fit in the pocket. |
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| Knitting instructions placed in a clear sleeve protector fits into the pocket too. |
The Die Cut used for this project from Crafter's Edge, is the
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