I too avoided the zipper for quite a while. Sham pillows were just so easy to make. I suppose you may have a better way to make shams than I did, but I used quite a bit of fabric on the back overlapping panels. Well no more. Here’s an easy tutorial brought to you by Rachel at Stitched in Color. I pin my zipper differently and let me tell you why. When I iron my zipper, they have a tendency to want to roll back. By pinning horizontally, my needle helps to hold it flat. See?
Horizontal Pinning
Close Up of Horizontal Pin {more or less}
You should remove the pin before you sew over them, but I never do. And so far it’s worked in my favor, but I can always hear my mother’s voice telling me over and over again, “Robin, you’re going to break my needles if you keep sewing over the pins!” So listen to my mama, she knows best.
16 X 16 Pillow
So yet another pillow under my belt. Oh they are so fun I tell you. Since I mainly quilt, it’s such a refreshing treat to have a quick {and cute} project to undertake. This is a housewarming gift for my friend Clarissa. In a past lifetime, I was a mortgage advisor. She came in for a consultation and that’s where our friendship started. It was a brisk one at that. Less than 2 years later, I moved from Colorado to Hawaii. However, facebook helps me keep up with the latest and although we don’t keep in touch, it was important for me to gift her something as she made it to homeownership just recently. Clarissa and hubby like black, white, red, and lime…hope I came somewhat close.
Congrats you guys….
♥ R
