Pintucks and the wave tucks give what would be ordinary pillows an extraordinary look with your Baby Lock serger. Choose a color of Madeira thread to coordinate with your fabric and you'll have an interesting and custom pillow in no time! Download printable instructions.
Materials:
- 1 1/8 yards of printed decorator fabric (allows for two pillows)
- 5/8 yard of solid colored decorator fabric
- All purpose thread
- Serger thread for decorative stitching in colors to contrast against the plain fabric and that will complement the printed fabric
- Monofilament thread
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Water soluble marker
- 18” pillow form (pin-tuck pillow)
- 18” x 12” pillow form (wave tucked pillow)
Tools:
- Baby Lock Serger
- Baby Lock Sewing Machine
Steps:
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For the pintucked pillow: from the solid fabric cut a panel measuring 18” x 20”.
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Draw stitching lines on the right side of the fabric panel using the water soluble marker. The lines should follow the lengthwise grain (18”) and be marked parallel every ¾”.
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Prepare the serger for a 3-thread rolled edge. Use the same colored thread in the loopers and needle.
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Fold the fabric along the first line right side of the fabric showing. Place the folded edge under the presser foot and stitch the entire length along the folded edge.
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Use the knife as a guide to keep the fold straight making sure not to nip the fold with the knife. First pin-tuck complete!
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Use the knife as a guide to keep the fold straight making sure not to nip the fold with the knife. First pin-tuck complete!
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Continue this process of folding a line and stitching until each line is stitched.
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Press the pin-tucks in one direction.
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From the pin-tucked panel cut four squares each one measuring 7 ½” x 7 ½”.
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Lay two squares together so that the pin-tucks in one square lay perpendicular to the pin-tucks in the second square right sides together.
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At the sewing machine stitch a ½” seam. Repeat this process for the remaining two squares.
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At the sewing machine stitch a ½” seam. Repeat this process for the remaining two squares.
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Next stitch the four squares together to make the center panel for the pillow.
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From the printed decorator fabric cut two 19” x 19” squares. Set one square aside to be used later for the back of the pillow.
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On the other square (the pillow front) draw a 12 ½” x 12 ½” square in the center of the fabric. Stay-stitch around the marked square.
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Cut the fabric away from inside the center of the square leaving ½” of fabric on all sides for seams. Press the seams of the square under to the wrong side along the stitched line.
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Center the pin-tucked block under the opening of the pillow front. Pin the two layers together.
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Top-stitch around the opening of the square securing the pin-tucked block to the pillow front.
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Lay the pillow front and the pillow back together right sides facing.
Pin the edges together. Stitch ½” seam around all sides leaving an 8”-10” opening on one side to allow for pillow form insertion. Turn pillow right sides out. Insert pillow form. Stitch the opening closed.
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For the wave stitched pillow: From the solid fabric cut one piece measuring 15” x 22”.
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Draw stitching lines on the right side of the fabric panel using the water soluble marker. The lines should follow the lengthwise grain (15”) and be marked parallel every ¾”.
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Prepare the serger for a 3-thread overlock – narrow width. Thread the same colored thread in the upper looper and the needle. Thread the lower looper with a contrast thread.
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Fold the fabric along the first line right side of the fabric showing.
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Place the folded edge under the presser foot lining it up with the cutting blade’s edge and stitch the entire length of the edge fold.
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Be careful not to nip the folded edge. First tucked row complete!
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Continue this process of folding a line and stitching until each tuck is stitched.
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To make the waves draw lines every ½” perpendicular to the stitched tucks.
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Prepare the sewing machine for a straight stitch with thread that matches the fabric.
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Begin stitching along these lines first in one direction making sure the tucks fold the same direction.
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Now sew the next row making sure the tucks fold the opposite direction. Continue this process until all of the rows are stitched.
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Cut the tucked fabric into a 12 ½” x 13 ½” block.
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From the printed fabric cut two pieces measuring 4” x 13 ½”. Stitch one piece to each end of the tucked fabric block using ½” seams.
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Cut the pillow back from the printed fabric 18.5” x 13 ½”.
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Lay the pillow front and back together right sides facing. Pin the edges together. Stitch ½” seam around all sides leaving an 8” opening on one short side to insert a pillow form.
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Turn pillow right sides out. Insert pillow form. Stitch the opening closed.