Looking for more places to see beautiful or share beautiful? What about a "picture pillow"? Instead of spending time scanning the aisles of department stores looking for the perfect shade or design, make your own with images you capture yourself. You can see beautiful on the pillow itself.
Here's how you do it (p.s., directions and photos linked back to Martha Stewart Living):
Our 15 3/4-inch square washable pillowcase features 12 photographs. A store-bought solution makes printing photos on fabric possible.
Pillow How-ToUpload or scan 12 photographs into a computer; resize to 4 by 6 inches, and adjust color to blue (for the 4-photo pillow shown here, you'll need 8 1/2-inch square images). Treat fabric with solution, and cut into 8 1/2-by-11-inch pieces. Print 2 photos per piece, leaving a 1/4-inch space between them.
Arrange your photos into 4 rows of 3 photos each. Trim butting edges of photo pieces, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Glue together, overlapping the borders as shown. Machine-sew 3/8-inch twill tape over borders. Trim photo grid to 16 3/4-inch square, centering and cropping photos. For pillowcase back, cut two 13-by-16 3/4-inch rectangles of fabric. Hem one long side of each. Lay photo fabric right side up. Then lay plain pieces, wrong sides up, on the printed fabric so that hemmed ends overlap. Machine-sew perimeter with 1/2-inch seam allowance. Turn right side out, and slip over a 16-inch square pillow insert, available at home stores.
Are you looking for a tangible reminder to see beautiful, or know someone who needs one? Check out our See Beautiful™ products (and feel good knowing a portion of proceeds from every purchase is donated to charity. This month a portion of all proceeds will be donated to The Dressing Room Project). Click HERE.
Here's how you do it (p.s., directions and photos linked back to Martha Stewart Living):
Our 15 3/4-inch square washable pillowcase features 12 photographs. A store-bought solution makes printing photos on fabric possible.
Pillow How-ToUpload or scan 12 photographs into a computer; resize to 4 by 6 inches, and adjust color to blue (for the 4-photo pillow shown here, you'll need 8 1/2-inch square images). Treat fabric with solution, and cut into 8 1/2-by-11-inch pieces. Print 2 photos per piece, leaving a 1/4-inch space between them.
Arrange your photos into 4 rows of 3 photos each. Trim butting edges of photo pieces, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Glue together, overlapping the borders as shown. Machine-sew 3/8-inch twill tape over borders. Trim photo grid to 16 3/4-inch square, centering and cropping photos. For pillowcase back, cut two 13-by-16 3/4-inch rectangles of fabric. Hem one long side of each. Lay photo fabric right side up. Then lay plain pieces, wrong sides up, on the printed fabric so that hemmed ends overlap. Machine-sew perimeter with 1/2-inch seam allowance. Turn right side out, and slip over a 16-inch square pillow insert, available at home stores.
What will you put on your picture pillow?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Are you looking for a tangible reminder to see beautiful, or know someone who needs one? Check out our See Beautiful™ products (and feel good knowing a portion of proceeds from every purchase is donated to charity. This month a portion of all proceeds will be donated to The Dressing Room Project). Click HERE.
Yes... going to try this.... thanks of the site. Sounds like a fun - family memories in the works
ReplyDeleteI would print the face of my favorite Golden Retriever on my picture pillow :-)
ReplyDeleteLove the idea...I think I would print the place that was my most favorite to live over the years...especially if I was no longer there.
ReplyDeleteThat special golden retriever has something special to share with you on the blog Thursday. Just wait...
ReplyDeleteSO COOL ! Love this idea of pictures on pillows. Gorgeous photos too! Good job!
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XO. Britt
The Magnolia Pair
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