sewing classes - sew long bed pillow

Fabric and Other Supplies:

Turquoise: 1½ yard
Kryptonite: ½ yard
Mint: ¼ yard
Jade: ¼ yard
Luna: ¾ yard
Turquoise: 1½ yard
Kryptonite: ½ yard
Mint: ¼ yard
Jade: ¼ yard
Luna: ¾ yard
2 yards of 45" wide fabric for the bolster lining
2 yards of 96" wide 16
2¾ yards of ⅜" piping cord
2 large bags of polyester fiber fill
All purpose thread to coordinate with fabric
Yardstick
Iron and ironing board
Scissors
Fabric pen or pencil
Straight pins
sewing classes - sew long bed pillow:
Getting Started:
From the Cotton Couture Turquoise, cut the following:
ONE 6½" x 33½" rectangle
ONE 24½" x 33½" rectangle
ONE 11" x 11" square
Use the remaining yardage to cut multiple 2" wide strips on the bias. You need a finished length of 39".
From the Cotton Couture Kryptonite, cut the following:
ONE 14½" x 33½" rectangle
From the Cotton Couture Mint, cut the following:
ONE 6½" x 33½" rectangle
From the Cotton Couture Jade, cut the following:
ONE 6½" x 33½" rectangle
From the Cotton Couture Luna, cut the following:
ONE 4½" x 33½" rectangle
ONE 11" x 11" square
Use the remaining yardage to cut multiple 2" wide strips on the bias. You need a finished length of 39".
From the Cotton Couture Vanilla, cut the following:
ONE 60½" x 33½" rectangle
TWO 11" x 11" squares
Cut the bonded batting down to 60" in width. Keep the full 2 yard length.

Find all SIX 33½" colored rectangles.

Line them up following the diagram above.

With right sides together, pin the first and second panels together along one 33½" side.

Sew together, using a ¼" seam allowance.

Press both seam allowances toward the darker of the two colors.

Repeat, moving from left to right and adding one panel each time until you have the finished six-panel piece.

Line the end caps and set up marking points

Find the four end cap circles.

Place a lining circle against the wrong side of each colored circle.

Pin all around.

As above, using a zig zag stitch on your sewing machine or your serger (we used a serger), go around the entire perimeter of both layers of each circle pair. You are attaching the layers together and finishing the edges at the same time. By attaching the layers, you can work with each end cap as a single piece during the remainder of the construction.

Remove excess cord from the piping by pulling the cord out and trimming about ½" from the end; you want the two ends of the piping cord to be flush with one another where they meet around the circle.