It doesn't look like much draped over my sofa, but this is the big dot pillow cover from Amy Butler's book, In Stitches. It's currently hanging in the shop as a model for the class I'll be teaching this summer. It's HUGE - 28"X28".

It took me over an hour to select all 14 prints that are in the dots, but it was worth it. I love how they look with all the patterns mixed. Eventually, the girls will have the pillow in their room.
I added a zipper to one side to make the cover removable for laundering. There's a great tutorial here if you find zippers intimidating. I usually use magic tape to hold the zipper in place instead of pins, but am going to try the glue stick method in that tutorial the next time.

Now I just have to wait 4 months to finally bring this one home.
2 comments:
this pillow is absolutely amazing! I can see all of the hard work that you put into this and it totally paid off! Nice work!
Holy cow! That is really cool. I'm thinking a Christmas version of that would be awesome, too (the dots remind me of tree decorations).
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