Mark wants a big pillow out of these fabrics, one of which is a vintage kilim rug, and the other (the striped fabric) matches an ottoman he recently upholstered.
The pillow insert is 27" square and my seam allowances will be 1/2". That means I need two 28" squares, one from each fabric.
The kilim rug wants to stretch and open up, so it's best to put some kind of over-locking or zig-zag stitch on the edges. This will help keep the piece square and even.
Once cut, lay right sides together matching the edges. I have a 24" zipper to use. On one edge which will become the bottom center the zipper and mark where it will go.
Also mark the seam allowances, then sew between the seam allowances and the mark for the zipper.
Open the zipper and position it in the opening. With right sides together pin one side of the zipper to one side of the pillow.
Using a zipper foot, attach the zipper to the pillow.
Once one side is attached close the zipper and pin the other side of the zipper to the other side of the pillow, right sides together.
Then attach the zipper using the zipper foot.
And...you should end up with something like this
Now, join the remaining three sides. Be sure to
open up the zipper before you finish or you won't be able to turn the pillow. Turn the pillow to the right side insert the pillow.
Here's the pillow with the ottoman
Looks pretty good, eh. Now that that's done I'll go back to to working on my messenger style bag.
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