At the beginning of the week we created a Modern Patchwork Cushion. Now we get to have some fun creating our Flower Power Pillow! This modern quilted cushion allows you to use your creativity in making the different flowers that go on this quilted cushion. Let’s get started.
Modern quilted pillows
materials
rick rack 4 colors, 36” each
2 buttons
DMC embroidery floss – 4 skeins, 2 of each color
3 fat quarters, white fabric
13” square batting
2 zippers, colored
Materials needed to make Flower Power Pillow
The first flower for our Flower Power pillow is the rick rack flower. While this will seem fiddly, stick with it, any little indiscrepencies won’t show up when the flower is done!
Rick Rack Flower
Take 2 different colors of rick rack, I used the medium size but the bigger the better. Cut both at 36” in length. Under your sewing machine, you are going to braid as you go, following the grooves of the rick rack, doing an over under motion. Don’t worry if it looks funny or is hard, just fold about an inch at a time and stitch close to the edge of one side.
Rick Rack braided under machine, stitching along one edge
Once done, begin folding into a tight little ball, using a glue gun or taking tiny stitches, to secure as you go.
When completely rolled up, tuck end underneath and glue the rick rack flower to a circle of felt the same diameter as the flower.
Roll the braided rick rack up, gluing along the way to secure.
These flowers are quite addicting! For this pillow we’re making two, but make as many as you want in as many color combinations that you can dream up!
Two rick rack flowers for the Flower Power Pillow
Next up we are going to have some floss fun as we make tassels!
4 comments
I love these flowers!
What a cool idea to use the rickrack that way!
Love these flowers! Need to get some large rick rack to make these. Thanks for the clear instructions.
OH – I love these flowers! What a great idea. I’m off to make flowers.