Blue Home Dec Anti Pill Plush Fleece Bedding Set

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Fleece
• Blankets:
• 2 colors without fringe
• Navy Paisley, 2 1/8yd
• Navy Solid, 2 1/8yd
• 1 color with fringe sides
• Navy Solid, 1 1/8yd
• Square Pillows:
• Blue Geometric, 1/2yd
• White Paisley, 5/8yd
• Solid Teal, 5/8yd
• Solid Purple, 3/8yd
• Stripe Aztec, 1/2yd
• Lumbar Pillows
• Small Solid Teal, 3/8 yd
• Medium Stripe Aztec, 3/8 yd
• Cotton Cording (5/32" diameter): yardage enough for perimeter of each pillow
• Polyester fiber fill
• Thread to match
• Fabric shears
• Straight pins
• Optional: rotary cutting tools, mat, clear ruler

DIRECTIONS:

1. Instructions for Blankets:
3. 2-Color Blanket without Fringe:
4. Lay both fleece fabrics flat. Trim off selvage and uneven ends to obtain desired size.
5. Place fleece RST. Pin around all four sides. (Use a lot of pins, fleece is slippery.)
6. Use 5/8" seam allowance and stitch around all sides. Backstitch at beginning and end. Leave an opening for turning.
7. Clip off corners. Turn. Slip stitch opening closed.
9. Blanket with Fringe:
10. Lay fleece fabric flat/ Trim off selvage and uneven ends to obtain desired size.
11. Cut 5" square from each corner of the fleece.
12. Fringe: Cut 5" into fleece at 1" intervals around all sides.
14. Pillow Fabric Cutting Instructions:
15. Blue Geometric 16" Square:
16. Cut 1 pillow front fabric piece: 17"x 17".
17. Cut 1 pillow back fabric piece: 17"x 23".
18. Cut this piece in half to create 2 fabric pieces measuring 17"x 11 1/2".
19. Cut enough 2"-wide fabric to cover cording to equal 70". (This is longer than will be needed. It is safer to have extra.)
20. Cut the cording 70" long.
22. White Paisley Print 18" Square:
23. Cut 1 pillow front fabric piece: 19"x 19".
24. Cut 1 pillow back fabric piece: 25"x 19". Cut this piece in half to create 2 fabric pieces measuring 12 1/2"x 19".
25. If using cording, cut enough 2"-wide fabric to cover cording to equal 75". Cut cording 75" long.
27. Solid Teal 18" Square:
28. Cut same as White Paisley Print.
30. Solid Purple 12" Square
31. Cut 1 pillow front fabric piece: 13"x 13".
32. Cut 1 pillow back fabric piece: 13"x 19". Cut this piece in half to create 2 fabric pieces measuring 9 1/2"x 13".
33. If using cording, cut enough 2"-wide fabric to cover cording to equal 52". Cut cording 52" long.
35. Stripe Aztec 16" Square:
36. Cut same as Blue Geometric.
38. Lumbar Pillows
39. Small Solid Teal: Cut 2 pillow pieces 13"x 23".
40. Medium Stripe Aztec: Cut (2) 15"x 29".
42. Pillow Construction: 1/2" seam allowance used throughout.
44. Pillows with Covered Binding
45. Sew 2"-wide fabric pieces together to create needed length for each pillow to cover cording.
46. Create covered binding: Fold 2" fabric strip over the cotton cording. On a sewing machine use a basting stitch and zipper foot to sew a seam close to cotton cording. Begin stitching 2" from end of cording. Two inches of cotton cording will be exposed. Stitch the length of the fabric keeping the seam snug next to cotton cording.
47. Trim off the exposed cotton cording at end. Fold under the excess fabric.
48. To attach covered binding to pillow top, pin binding to pillow front/top, beginning with the end that is folded. Match edge of binding to edge of fabric with piping toward middle of the pillow top. The binding will be sandwiched inside while sewing back-to-front.
49. Start stitching 2" from beginning of binding, leaving the folded end free. Stitch binding around pillow top using a zipper foot. Clip the binding seam allowance at each corner to fit the turn.
50. Stop stitching a few inches from beginning. Cut the binding so it butts up with the cotton cording at the beginning. Neatly tuck the excess folded fabric over the binding and finish stitching, catching the end and beginning of the binding.
51. Overlap the two back fabric pieces to match the size of the front. Pin. Machine baste sides along seam line.
52. Stitch bottom to top, RST, sandwiching the binding in the middle. Pin. Use zipper foot and 1/2" seam to stitch around entire pillow. Clip corners. Turn right side out. Push corners out.
54. Pillows without Covered Binding
55. Overlap the two back fabric pieces to match the size of the front. Pin. Machine baste sides along seam line.
56. Pin top pillow to back fabric pieces, RST, pin, stitch around all four sides. Trim corners. Turn.
58. Lumbar Pillow Construction
59. Place two fabric pieces RST, pin, stitch around all four sides, leave an opening for stuffing.
60. Stuff pillows to desired look and feel with polyester fiber fill.
61. Slip stitch opening closed.

JOANN HACKS

• Walking foot on sewing machine is very helpful when sewing fleece.
• Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat & Clear Ruler simplify straight cuts like those for these pillows.