Day 3
Three Trees Pillow with a Story
Years ago one Christmas, I heard this story and never forgot it. Now it is one of our Christmas traditions. The Book is called The Tale of the THREE TREES A Traditional Folktale retold by Angela Elwell Hunt and Illustrations by Tim Jonke
Years ago one Christmas, I heard this story and never forgot it. Now it is one of our Christmas traditions. The Book is called The Tale of the THREE TREES A Traditional Folktale retold by Angela Elwell Hunt and Illustrations by Tim Jonke
Supplies…
Pillow form 18 x 18
1 White Fat Quarter, 3 Green Fat Quarters (for the trees and corner pieces), ½ yard of side border fabric and also ½ yard for the back and binding ( you will have to figure out your colors first ), 1- 16 or 18 inch zipper, 19 square piece of warm and natural batting, zipper foot, Steam and Seam, matching threads and Rick Rack ( enough to go around an 18 inch pillow form ) if you choose that one.
Pillow form 18 x 18
1 White Fat Quarter, 3 Green Fat Quarters (for the trees and corner pieces), ½ yard of side border fabric and also ½ yard for the back and binding ( you will have to figure out your colors first ), 1- 16 or 18 inch zipper, 19 square piece of warm and natural batting, zipper foot, Steam and Seam, matching threads and Rick Rack ( enough to go around an 18 inch pillow form ) if you choose that one.
Directions…
Like anything else, the hardest part is deciding what fabric you want for your pillow. Once you decide that, then also decide which pillow you want to make. I will give you the dominations for both. The Joy pillow has a 12 square of white cut out for the middle and then I cut 4 – 12 x 3 ½ borders and added one each of the two sides. Then cut 4- 3 ½ squares and added them to the top and bottom of my last 2 borders that I hadn’t sewn on yet. Press and then sew these last two borders to the other side and you top is now ready to start appliqueing. For the Rick Rack pillow, will be the same as the Joy pillow in the directions, but you will start out with a 10 ½ square of white instead and you borders will be cut 4-10 ½ x 4 ½ inch and your corner pieces will be 4 – 4 ½ squares.
Like anything else, the hardest part is deciding what fabric you want for your pillow. Once you decide that, then also decide which pillow you want to make. I will give you the dominations for both. The Joy pillow has a 12 square of white cut out for the middle and then I cut 4 – 12 x 3 ½ borders and added one each of the two sides. Then cut 4- 3 ½ squares and added them to the top and bottom of my last 2 borders that I hadn’t sewn on yet. Press and then sew these last two borders to the other side and you top is now ready to start appliqueing. For the Rick Rack pillow, will be the same as the Joy pillow in the directions, but you will start out with a 10 ½ square of white instead and you borders will be cut 4-10 ½ x 4 ½ inch and your corner pieces will be 4 – 4 ½ squares.
Next add Steam and Seam to back of your material for the letters
and the trees, applique on and zig zag around everything. Then add your batting
to back of this front part of the pillow, and quilt through top piece and batting
as you like. Trim down (if needed ) to an 18 square. Then cut your back to 18
inch square and then follow the directions on this blog… http://thequiltedfish.typepad.com/the-quilted-fish/2011/03/sweet-divinity-flower-pillow-tutorial.html to put in covered zipper ( I cut my zipper cover piece 4 x
18 ). You can also go to this blog and make sure you scroll pretty far down to
get the directions on how to put a binding on your pillow, just in case you
forget... http://www.sewmamasew.com/2011/02/how-to-make-a-basic-pillow-how-to-finish-a-pillow-with-binding/
Then you are finished and ready to add your pillow form, gather around the kids and snuggle up to read this wonderful Christmas book.
Then you are finished and ready to add your pillow form, gather around the kids and snuggle up to read this wonderful Christmas book.
“The best of all gifts around any
Christmas tree…is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”
~ Burton Hillis
P.S. I of course cut the trees out with my Big Shot but you can get the pattern at the shop. If you want to order the trees cut out...let me know because my friend is selling Sizzix Die Cuts now. The number for the die cut called Christmas Tree 658109. Just email if you want to order one!
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