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That makes sure there will be no gaps between stitching in the final pillow cover. Begin stitching from the previous stitching line out to the outer edge of cotton.Ī good trick is to slowly lower your needle into the hole of the first stitch of the previous stitching line. Step 7- Join the angle (mitred) edges of cotton with Right Sides ( RS) together. Step 6- Sew each of the remaining (3) three pieces onto your aida cloth as in Step 5. If you try sewing with the lighter, stretchier cotton on top, you will end up stretching it out of shape, and it will be difficult to match the sewing edge to the aida cloth. IMPORTANT SEWING TIP: When stitching these seams on your machine, place the cotton fabric on the bottom and the aida cloth on the top. Make sure to start and end 1/2″ from each edge, so there will be seam allowance on the angled sides. Using your sewing machine, stitch across the top with a straight stitch, backstitching at either end to secure your thread. Step 5- With Right Sides ( RS) together, line up the short edge of one of the Top fabric piece with the top edge of your stitching piece. You should now have (4) pieces of cotton fabric altogether. Step 4- Cut (2) two SIDE pieces and (2) two TOP & BOTTOM pieces. Make your ( 2) two pattern pieces like this: IMPORTANT TIP: Place two ( 2) layers of fabric together, lay your pattern pieces on top (or draw diagram lightly in pencil) and cut through both layers at once. Just make sure not to get pencil marks on any part of your fabric that will show on the pillow! Or, you can draw this diagram right onto your fabric using the measurements given below.

Either make them first on paper, cut out, and then trace onto your fabric. Step 3- Now let’s make the ( 2) two pattern pieces. This one ended up being 6″ x 13″, including seam allowance (you should leave about 2-3″ of aida cloth around your stitching at the very least) Step 2- Cut down your aida cloth to the size you want. You will need a 1/2″ for seam allowance on every side (7 stitches on 14-count aida), so take that into account when trimming down your aida cloth. Be creative! If you want to use the same cotton fabric as I did, it’s from this collection by Maude Asbury.

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But feel free to use a solid fabric, or mix-up prints on the front and back. I tried to find a cotton that picked up the colors and shapes found in the cross stitch design. Hand sewing needle (only needed at the end) Stitching Instructions:Ĭomplete all cross stitching before assembling the pillow 🙂 Straight Pins (optional, for pinning cotton to aida cloth for sewing) You can sew it all by hand, but it will take much longer!) I don’t recommend using stretchy or knit fabric, as it will be quite difficult to sew to your aida cloth) Your finished cross stitch design (on aida cloth, evenweave, linen etc.)Ĭotton Fabric (or any fabric of your choice- try corduroy, denim, twill, or any other woven fabric. If you want to follow along using the Cross Stitch pattern featured in this tutorial, you can purchase the Retro City Pattern here.

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This cross stitch tutorial will show you how to sew a fun and easy fabric pillow to showcase your finished cross stitch.