Vintage Embroidery Pillows

I usually don't pass up vintage embroidery when I'm at estate sales or thrift stores.
I can only imagine the amount of time and talent that went into making them.
I hate to think that nobody loves those pieces.

I took two different pieces that I've found and repurposed them into pillows.

The two deer pillows are from the same table runner.
The smaller heart was from a vintage hankie.

I decided to make them heart shaped pillows.

Here's the table runner that I used. See how it had a patch in the middle?

It really couldn't be used as a runner anymore, so I thought it would make lovely pillows.

It had the image embroidered on both ends, so I was able to make two pillows.



Here's the hankie I used.

I started by cutting a heart out of a stiff piece of paper.

Then I traced around the heart onto the fabric.

For the hankie, I traced two hearts for the front and back of the pillow.



For the deer prints, I used a paisley fabric to back the pillows.

That way I could make two matching pillows.

For the smaller heart, I used the trim from the hankie around the edge of the pillow.

What do you think?


Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Seek the Lord and His strength;

seek His face evermore!

1 Chron. 16:11

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Tea Towel Pillow With Tutorial

I've got a darling pillow to share with you today. It's made from a vintage tea towel.

 

This is the front. It's a map of Lancashire Coast and Lake District.

I love the bright colors on the towel!

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Here's the back.

I used this red ruffle trim to bring out the red in the fabric.

 

I got this tea towel at an estate sale for $2.

 

 

To make it into a pillow, I first cut it in half.

 

 

Then I pinned my trim around the edge of one half and ran it through my sewing machine.

 

Sometimes when I make a pillow, I just pin the trim in between the two pieces of fabric

and sew it all at once.

This trim was so thick, I wanted to be able to see what I was doing.

 

 

Once the trim was attached, I pinned the two halves of the fabric---right sides together.

I sewed all around the edges leaving about six inches along one side.

Then I turned it inside out and filled it with cotton stuffing.

To finish it off, I used an invisible hand stitch to sew the hole shut.

 

 

I'm nowhere near the seamstress I'd like to be, but I think this turned out pretty cute!

 

If you like this pillow, you may want to check out this one I made from a pinto bean bag.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

Yes, I will help you,

I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Isaiah 41:10

 

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