Hi Friends! I’m Janome Maker, Melanie Call, from A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog or Instagram @ABitofScrapStuff. Today I’m sharing a tutorial on making the Mix It Pillow. I absolutely love making pillows with my left-over fabric scraps as it is a free bonus project! These lovely fabric scraps are from my Harmony Quilt.
I will be creating the Mix It Pillow on my Janome M7 – which is SEW fabulous! I’ve been sewing on this machine for over 3 years and I love how easy it is to use plus it stitches beautifully.
Tutorial – Mix It Pillow 18″ x 18″
The Mix It Pillow is perfect for your 1.5″ fabric scraps, so find your favorite fabric scraps in your stash to create your pillow!
Janome Supplies Required
Supplies:
- (36) 1.5″ x 3.5″ rectangles of print fabric. Prairie Fabric designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- (72) 1.5″ x 3.5″ rectangles of background fabric. Denim Pin Dot Fabric designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- 18.5″ x 18.5″ or larger pillow backing fabric. Bee Basics Multi Busy Patchwork designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- 20″ or longer Nylon Zipper. Will trim zipper to pillow width.
- Scrap Batting
- Optional – interior backing fabric. This fabric will be inside the pillow and not seen, but does give the pillow interior a finished look.
Instructions
Block Assembly
1. Sew (1) 1.5″ x 3.5″ rectangle background fabric above and below (1) 1.5″x 3.5″ rectangle print fabric to create a 3.5″ x 3.5″ square. Press towards print fabric. Make (36) 3.5″ x 3.5″ squares.
2. Sew together (6) 3.5″ x 3.5″ squares to create Row 1. Rotate every other block as shown below. Make (3) Row 1. Press blocks towards left.
3. Sew together (6) 3.5″ x 3.5″ squares to create Row 2. Rotate every other block as shown below. Make (3) Row 2. Press blocks towards right.
3. Sew together Mix It Block by alternating Row 1 and Row 2.
4. Make quilt sandwich. Mix It Pillow top (right side up) + batting (middle) + interior backing fabric (right side down). Quilt as desired. I chose to stipple free motion quilt my Mix It Pillow.
5. OPTIONAL: Quilt Pillow Backing fabric. This is a great option for a reversible pillow.
Pillow Backing Fabric: Bee Basics Multi Busy Patchwork designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs.
6. Pillow Assembly- Insert Zipper:
Janome Tutorial: Reversible Zipper Pillow (here)
I hope you love making the Mix It Pillow with your treasured fabric scraps! It’s the perfect decor pillow for your home or to give as a gift!
Share your Mix It Pillow with hashtags #MixItPillow #JanomeMakes
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Have a great day and happy sewing / quilting!
Melanie Call