How To Turn Cross Stitch Into a Zippered Pillow | Fat Quarter Shop

Kimberly Jolly shows you step-by-step directions on how to transform your cross stitch into a beautiful pillow with a zip closure. In this video we take the Home Grown Cross Stitch Pattern featured in the first Stitch Quarterly Subscription, add fabric borders and backing to make it into a pillow. In this video you’ll learn how to add fabric borders, baste, square up your corners, make a zippered pillow back and make and attach bias binding. Watch this free tutorial to see a versatile technique you can use to set any of your cross stitch pieces into a pillow.

Finished Pillow Size: 16"x16"

Since this video is meant to demonstrate each step in detail, we’ve provided timestamps below so you can skip ahead.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Beginning
6:17 Cutting Bias Strips
26:07 Setting Your Seams
32:51 Using Fusible Batting
50:36 Square Up Your Corners
54:13 Make A Zippered Back
1:13:33 Attach Binding

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