Poolside Pillows Skill level: Intermediate
Technique:
Machine Sewing
Brand:
Coats
Crafting time:
Evening
Coats Outdoor Thread (Art D71) resists almost every form of weather-related abuse, including UV rays and moisture. Use an outdoor fabric that is resistant to moisture and will withstand exposure to sunlight with our outdoor thread to create these pretty pillows for your pool or deck.
Finished Sizes of Project: 20” x 20” Supplies Coats Outdoor Thread, Art. D71 Outdoor fabric (44 to 54 inches wide): 3⁄4 yard print fabric for pillow base 3⁄8 yard solid fabric for boxing strip 1⁄8 yard solid color fabric for handle Foam rubber, 20 inches square, 3 inches thick Plastic wrap or a large plastic dry-cleaner bag
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strip. Mark lines for handle placement 3" on either side of pillows. center. Reinforce corners by stay-stitching just inside the 1/2" s & Clark’s Outdoor Thread (Art D71) resists almost Poolside Pillows seam allowance, about an inch to each side of each dot. Clip form of weather-related abuse, including UV rays SUPPLIES: (to make Sun one & pillow) the fabric up-to, but not-through the stay-stitching. Place moisture. We used Waverly’s Shade outdoor Coats & Clark’s Outdoor Thread (Art D71) resists almost c and our outdoor thread to create these pretty poolside • form CoatsofOutdoor Thread, Art. D71 every weather-related abuse, including UVends rays of boxing strips, right sides together. Stitch across end, creating a continuous circle. ws. and •moisture. used(44 Waverly’s Sun & Shade outdoor OutdoorWe fabric to 54 inches wide):
Poolside Pillows
side through opening. (Illus. 3)
Illus. 3 fabric 3and our print outdoor thread create these pretty poolside /4 yard fabric for to pillow base pillows. PLIES:3/(to make pillow) 8 yard solidone fabric for boxing strip 1 Wrap foam with plastic bag and slip into pillow cover. Reach /8 yard solid color fabric for handle atsSUPPLIES: Outdoor Thread, Art. one D71pillow) (to make foam with plastic bag and slip into pillow cover. Cutting Instructions HANDLE: Right sides together, fold the handle in half insideWrap Pin short ends at handle markings. Stitch handle to boxing cover and remove plastic. Slip stitch opening closed. • Foam rubber: 20" square, 3" thick Reach inside cover and remove plastic. Slip stitch lengthwise and pin. Sew across each short end and long FABRIC tdoor fabric (44 to 54 inches wide): strip as shown. (Illus. 2) • Coats Outdoor Art.plastic D71 dry-cleaner bag • Plastic wrapThread, or a large opening closed. edge, leaving an opening for turning. Trim seams and clip Base: 22” square of print fabric. Cut 2. FAUX PIPING: yard print fabric for pillow base • Outdoor fabric (44 to 54 inches wide): 1 corners. Turn and press. Top stitch Boxing: 4” * x 41” strip solid fabric. Cut 2. ⁄ 8 inch along edges of With a hand needle and using a basting stitch, sew 1/2" from 3 InStrUCtIonS: yard solid fabric boxing stripbase /CUttIng 4 yard print for fabric for pillow a hand needle and using basting *(or 1” wider than foam) handle. seam FAUX line onPIPING: both theWith base side and boxing strip aside of the Illus. 1 yard 3solid color fabric for handle /FABRIC: 8 yard solid for boxing stitch, sew 1/2 inch from seam line on both the base side Handle: 4” fabric x 9” rectangle of strip print fabric. cover. (Illus. 4) 1 Base: 21" square of print fabric. Cut 2. Pin short ends at at handle markings. handleto toboxing boxing and boxing strip side of the cover. (Illus. 4) /8 yard 20" solidsquare, color fabric for handle am rubber: 3" thick short ends handle markings.Stitch Stitch handle Boxing: 4" * x 41" strip solid fabric. Cut 2. *(orHANDLE: 1" wider stripPin as shown. (Illus. 2) Pin short ends at handle markings. Stitch handle to boxing • wrap Foam rubber: 20" square, 3" thick astic or a large plastic dry-cleaner bag strip asfold shown. 2) in half lengthwise and FOAM Right sides together, the(Illus. handle than foam) strip as shown. (Illus. 2) • Plastic large dry-cleaner bag Mark wrap a 20” square onplastic foam. Hold foam on it’s pin. edgeSew and across each short end and long edge, an Handle: 4" xor 9"arectangle of solid fabric. Illus. leaving 2 tIngFOAM: InStrUCtIonS: using a sawing motion, cut along the markingsopening with a for turning. Trim seams and clip corners. Turn and CUttIng InStrUCtIonS: sharpaserrated steak electric knife. TO BASE: /8" along BOXING edges of handle. press.and Top stitch 1JOINING RIC: Mark 20" square on knife foam.orHold foam on it’s edge FABRIC: Mark center of each side of pillow base. With right sides 21" square print fabric. 2. the markings with a sharp using aofsawing motion,Cut cut along Illus. 4 square of printorfabric. Cut 2. together and cut edges even, pin boxing strip to one pillow steak knife electric knife. ng:Base: 4" serrated *Assembly x21" 41" stripInstructions: solid fabric. Cut 2. *(or 1" wider Boxing: 4" * x 41" strip solid fabric. Cut 2. *(or 1" wider base, matching first each center and seam of strip to each BOXING STRIPS: On right side of both boxing strips, foam) thanaSSEmbLy foam) center of base, then matching each clipped corner of strip to InStrUCtIonS: **We of used fabrics from Suburban Home, a division of a dot at pillow corners as shown. (Illus. 1) Also mark le: Handle: 4" xmark 9" 4" rectangle of solid fabric. page may be reproduced courtesy Coats & Clark. 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Reinforce corners by stay-stitching just inside through 3) Wrap withopening. plastic bag and3)slip into pillow cover. Reach right sidefoam through (Illus. " r. Reinforce corners by stay-stitching seam allowance, about an inch to eachjust sideinside of eachthe dot.1/2Clip inside cover and remove plastic. Slip stitch opening closed. allowance, an inch to eachthe side of each dot.Place Clip the fabric about up-to, but not-through stay-stitching. ends of boxing strips, right the sidesstay-stitching. together. StitchPlace across end, bric up-to, but not-through FAUX PIPING: creating strips, a continuous circle.together. Stitch across end, of boxing right sides With a hand needle and using a basting stitch, sew 1/2" from Illus. 3 ng a continuous circle. seam line on both the base side and boxing strip side of the Illus. 1 Illus. 3 cover. (Illus. 4) Wrap foam with plastic bag and slip into pillow cover. Reach HANDLE: inside cover and remove plastic. Slip stitch opening closed. Right sides together, fold the handle in half lengthwise and Wrap foam with plastic bag and slip into pillow cover. Reach pin. Sew across each short end and long edge, leaving an inside cover and remove plastic. Slip stitch opening closed. opening for Trim seams and clip corners. Turn and FAUX PIPING: makeitcoats.com Copyright © turning. 2014 1 With a hand needle and using a basting stitch, sew 1/2" from / 8" along edges of handle. press. Top stitch Coats PLC FAUX seam PIPING: line on both the base side and boxing strip side of the Illus. 1 cover. (Illus.needle 4) With a hand and using a basting stitch, Illus. sew41/2" from CS0109 HANDLE: seam line on both the base side and boxing strip side of the Illus. 1 Right sides together, fold the handle in half lengthwise and cover. (Illus. 4)of Coats & Clark. This page may be reproduced courtesy Page 2 of 2 pin. Sew across each short end and long edge, leaving an DLE: opening for turning. Trim seams and clip corners. 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