Guest Blogger

 

Hi Silhouette fans my name is Beckie and I am a tri-blogger at:

 Today I thought I would show you a personalized project that you can make for a new mom.  It is an adorable birth announcement pillow that I found at Uncommon Goods.  With the Silhouette Cameo machine this project is so easy.

Supplies:

Silhouette Cameo

Vinyl

Vinyl transfer

fabric ink

paint brush

sewing machine with coordinating thread

pins

fabric (I chose canvas)

12” x 12” pillow insert

1.  I started out in my Silhouette studio program designing the words for the pillow.  I used Arial and Arial Black for my font.


 2.  Next I cut out the vinyl with my Silhouette studio program and used the hook to remove all the letters from the backing.  Then with fabric transfer tape I transferred the vinyl onto a 13” x 13” piece of fabric and burnished it down so I wouldn’t have any paint leakage.


 3.  Then I painted the fabric ink onto the letters.  I let it dry for about 5 minutes and then put another coat on.  When using light ink on darker fabric I always do two coats. 


 4.  When it was dry I pulled all the vinyl off of the fabric.  Then using a press cloth I ironed it to set the ink.


 5.  I cut two more pieces of my fabric to 9” x 13”.  I pressed under the long edge 1/4” and then 1/2” and then sewed it down.  I did that to both pieces. 


 6.  Then I laid my painted fabric face up and laid the two other pieces overlapping on top of that (right side facing the painted fabric).  Then I pinned it all in place.

7.  Then I sewed all the way around the edge using a 3/8” seam.  I clipped the corners and turned it right side out.  Then I slipped your 12” x 12” pillow form inside.




For more ideas using your Silhouette to make pillows click here and check out my pillow collection.
Here is one I just put out today for the rest of the month since President’s Day is next week.  Check out the penny button details!