Covered Headboard and Pillows

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

COVERED HEADBOARD

• 3yds Blue Velvet Fabric
• Hot Glue Gun/Glue Gun Sticks
• Button Covers
• Embroidery Thread
• Embroidery Needle
• 44"x 50" Quilting batting
• Bronze Tack Box (2)
• 41"x 50" Wood board (or can use canvases and screw them together with metal brackets to make the desired size for the headboard)
• 48" Metal Ruler
• Stapler
• White Colored Pencil
• Hammer
• Sharpie Marker
• Scissors



PILLOWS

• 1yd Fabric (for 20" x 20" pillow)
• 1.5yd Fabric (for lumbar pillow)
• 1yd Fabric (for round pillow)
• Fiberfill
• Basic Sewing Supplies
• Yarn (for tassels)

DIRECTIONS:

HEADBOARD

1. Cover the wood frame with the quilting batting.
2. Lay the velvet on top and stretch it to the frame by stapling it on the backside starting in the middle of each side. Place one staple on each side in the middle of the wood on the back. Pull the fabric tight as you go around. Continue to go around the backside until you have completely stapled all the way around on the backside. Fold the corners inward to eliminate bulk as you are stapling the ends. On the front side, go in about 1" all the way around the headboard and draw a line with the white pencil. Using this line as your guideline when you hammer in the bronze tacks.
3. Using the button covers, create velvet buttons.
4. Decide where you want them and how many you want. Use your white pencil and ruler to make dot on the front side of the velvet where you want to place them.
5. Attach the buttons with the embroidery thread and needle coming in from the backside and then tying them off on the backside as well.

20" X 20" PILLOW WITH FLANGE

1. Cut 1 square 25"x 25" for pillow front.
2. Cut 2 rectangles 16"x 25" for pillow back.
3. On both back pieces finish one 25" side by folding under 1/2" twice and topstitch 1/4" from folded edge.
4. Lay the front piece right side up and lay the two back pieces with right sides together matching edges and overlapping the finished edges in the center to create an envelope back.
5. Sew around outer edge using 1/2" seam allowance.
6. Clip corners and turn right side out, finger press edges.
7. Topstitch 2" from edge of seam to create flange around pillow.
8. Insert 20" pillow form.

14" X 28" LUMBAR PILLOW

1. Cut 1 rectangle 15"x 29" for pillow front.
2. Cut 2 rectangles 15"x 17" for pillow back.
3. On both back pieces finish one 15" side by folding under 1/2" twice and topstitch 1/4" from folded edge.
4. Lay the front piece right side up and lay the two back pieces with right sides together matching edges and overlapping the finished edges in the center to create an envelope back.
5. Sew around outer edge using 1/2" seam allowance.
6. Clip corners and turn right side out, finger press edges.
7. Create 3" tassels from yarn and at attach at corners.

18" ROUND PILLOW WITH CIRCLE CENTER

1. Cut 2 rectangles 29"x 18" for pillow front.
2. Cut 1 6" circle for center of pillow front.
3. Cut 1 19" circle for pillow back.
4. Mark centers of each side and mark circles in 4 equal parts.
5. With right sides together sew the 8" sides together.
6. Gather one side and pull gathers tightly.
7. Pin and sew gathered side to 6" circle, matching seams and markings.
8. With right sides together, sew front to back, leaving an opening for turning.
9. Clip curves and turn right side out.
10. Stuff pillow as desired and slip stitch opening closed.

JOANN HACKS:

• For the headboard, don't pull the fabric too tight, because then it will pucker and pull from different sides. When you glue it to the backside, pull it evenly on all sides.
• For the pillows, use clips instead of pins to hold fabric together before sewing to prevent marks in the fabric.
• For the pillows, use a longer stitch length and contrasting thread for topstitching around pillow.
• For the pillows, use contrasting fabrics for more creativity.