By Diane Kron
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
In need of some new pillows for your home? Easily create this decorative pillow with a Baby Lock serger. This project uses a varigated thread as decoration and the two-thread flatock serger stitch which can be done using your regular serger foot. Click here to download printable instructions.
MATERIALS:
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- 3/4 Yard of blue linen fabric
- 3/4 Yard of white linen
- 1 Spool 12 wt. variegated thread
- 1 Spool serger thread
- 18” Pillow form
- Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
- Basic sewing and serging supplies
- Finished Size: 18” square
TOOLS:
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- Baby Lock® Serger
- Baby Lock Sewing Machine
STEPS:
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- From each of the two fabrics, cut three strips each that measure 4” x 20”.
- For the pillow back, cut one 19” square section from the blue fabric.
- Set the blade to the locked down position.
- Set up the machine for a 2-thread flatlock stitch:
- Set the Length to 2.5.
- Set the width to 7.5.
- Set the Stitch Selector to A.
- Set to Overlock.
- Use needle 01.
- Thread the machine with the variegated thread in the lower looper.
- Thread needle 01 with the serger thread.
- Set the blade to the locked down position.
- On a flat surface, lay the blue strip and alternate each of the strips with the white strips.
- With wrong sides together serge the first two strips together.
- Gently pull outward to open the seam so that it lays flat. The variegated thread will be the front side of the pillow.
- Repeat for the other strips until all of the strips are serged together.
- Trim the section so that it measures 19” square.
- With right sides together, sew around the outer edges of the pillow leaving an 8” opening for turning and inserting the pillow form.
- Trim the corners and turn right side out.
- Insert the pillow form and slip stitch the opening closed.