Hi Janome Friends! I’m Janome Maker, Melanie Call from A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog and Instagram. Today I’m excited to share a beginner friendly pillow pattern that is perfect for left over 2.5″ jelly roll strips or 5″ charm packs or scraps.
Fabric and Notions Required
- (28) 2.5” rectangles – Label A
- (8) 2.5” x 2.5 squares – Label B
- 20” x 20” Batting
- 22” x 22” Pillow front backing *Optional. This fabric will be hidden in pillow interior
- Backing fabric: Size will depend on preferred method for Pillow Backing Closure
- 20” Nylon Zipper
- 16” x 16” Pillow Form
Instructions
The Layered Cupcake Pillow Pattern finishes at 16″ x 16″, which is a mini version of my Layered Cake Pattern. I’m using a Stateside 5″ Charm Pack by Sweetwater to create my Layered Cupcake Pillow. The patriotic prints are perfect for summer decor!
Piecing Instructions
Row Style 1:
– Sew together (4) A 2.5” x 4.5” rectangles. A + A + A + A
Row measures 2.5” x 16.5”
– Repeat step above until you have sewn (4) Row Style 1 rows.
Row Style 2:
– Sew together (3) A 2.5” x 4.5” rectangles.
– Sew (1) B 2.5” x 2.5” square to each end. B + A + A + A + B
Row measures 2.5” x 16.5”
– Repeat step above until you have sewn (4) Row Style 2 rows.
Pillow Front Assembly
1. Sew together Row 1 and Row 2 (alternating) until you have a total of 8 rows sewn together.
4. Quilt and finish pillow with preferred method.
- I quilted my pillow with straight-line quilting using my Janome M7 with AcuFeed Foot and stitch length 3.5.
- For zipper installation – I used my Reversible Zippered Pillow Tutorial. My Layered Cupcake Pillow is truly reversible because for the backing I used (16) 4.5″ x 4.5″ squares sewn together as a 16 patch (4 rows of 4 squares).
Zipper Pillow Finishing Tutorials:
- Reversible Zippered Pillow (zipper on bottom of pillow): https://abitofscrapstuff.blogspot.com/2022/05/janome-tutorial-reversible-zippered.html
- Exposed Zipper Pillow Tutorial (zipper on pillow backing) https://abitofscrapstuff.blogspot.com/2021/10/tutorial-adding-exposed-zippered-pillow.html
I hope you enjoy making your Layered Cupcake Pillow! I can’t wait to see what fabrics you will choose to make your own pillow!
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