Patchwork pillows with your own hands: ideas, schemes, a master class for beginners

Nowadays, when everything can be found in stores, handicrafts have become more a hobby, a pleasant leisure time. And things done by themselves, has become much smaller, which significantly increases their value. Due to its uniqueness and ability to emphasize individuality, to have such products is considered fashionable. This is used by modern needlewomen and creates whole masterpieces of art. Today, no house can do without pillows, both decorative and conventional. Interesting ideas patchwork pillow allows you to spend time with benefit and at the same time to diversify the situation. About this and talk.

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What are the pillows from the shreds?

Patchwork pads exist in different shapes and sizes depending on the preferences of the one to whom it is intended. The needleworkers will be interested in the variety of using patchwork sewing units, the possibility of a different combination of colors and unusual appliques. Patchwork patchwork can be sewed by both beginners and experienced masters. To pick up the work according to your level, you need to turn to the schemes and choose a product for yourself.

Patchwork schemes for pillows for beginners

The simplest types of blocks are represented by solid squares or consisting of geometric shapes of the same type and size. For example, the patchwork cushions for beginners:

• "square in a square" - represented by squares consisting of isosceles triangles
• "American square" - in the central part there is a square that spirals surround rectangles of different lengths, but the same width
• "Russiansquare "- around the square are sewn stripes and triangles

Patterns for more experienced experts in patchwork style:

• " diamond "composition contains complex four- and pentagons, for sewing it will be necessary to make 6 kinds of shabdon
• the drawing "mill" includes a combination of squares and triangles of different sizes
• "star" ornament is represented by a complex combination of equilateral triangles

Having familiarized with the schemes, it is now desirable to see how the finished product of the patchwork of the photo pillow looks accordingly.

How to sew a pillow using shreds and appliques?

Consider a master class cushion in the style of patchwork:

1. Preparation of the workplace and the necessary materials. For the class will be useful: thread for embroidery floss, canvas, scissors, needle, 4 colors of cotton fabrics, embroidery pattern, embroidery frame, filler( sintepon or holofayder).
2. Embroider the picture with a cross in 4 threads. Embroidery becomes the main color, and the fabrics selected for the patchwork should complement it. Then the picture is cut, retreating from its edge 2-2,5 cm.
3. Next, you need to take the cloth for the first shred. From it, cut a strip in width equal to the width of the canvas and a height of 2.7 cm( allowances for seams of 0.6 cm on both sides + 1.5 cm initial height).In patchwork, the seam allowance is a constant value and is always 0.6 cm. Then the stitch is ironed with
4. . The next strip is cut from the second type of fabric in width including the canvas plus the sewn strip. The seams must be smoothed after sewing each piece of fabric.
5. By the same principle, the third and fourth strips of the third and fourth types of fabrics are cut out, respectively. Then the fabrics alternate in the same order in a circle.
6. Now you need to cut the underside of the pillow. To do this, cut out a square equal in size to the face sheet. Then they sew together.
   
7. It remains to fill the pillow with a filler and apply a secret seam

. So, step by step, it's easy to figure out how to sew a pillow in patchwork style.