Recycling Clothes

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A beautiful ruffled antique blouse can easily be recycled into a unique decorative pillow.

The ruffle from a slip creates a distinctive decorative touch for a pillow.

Designer Mary Jo Hiney shows how to recycle delicate antique blouses, prom or wedding dresses and lingerie into beautiful bedroom pillows.

Ruffled Pillow

Materials:

fabric for the front and back of the pillow
decorative fabric from your garment
scissors
sewing machine or fusible webbing
pointed tool
ribbon
pillow form

Steps:

Cut out two pieces of fabric in the size you want your pillow to be, adding a little extra for seams.
Sew on the decorative ruffle to the right side of the fabric used for the top of the pillow, placing it as desired.

For a decorative effect and clean line along the edge where the ruffle is attached, cut a contrast piece of fabric in whatever width works for your design, and place the right side of the fabric face down on the ruffle (see photo at right).

With right sides together, sew the front and back fabric together, being careful to keep the ruffle placed correctly before sewing. Clip the bulk from the corners and press the seam allowances open for a nice, crisp seam.

Turn the pillow right side out. Push the corners out carefully with a pointed tool.

Tie the pillow closed with a ribbon attached at the edges.

Stuff with a pillow form.

* Note: if you wish to make the pillow without sewing, use fusible webbing.

Resources
Fabulous Fabric Embellishments: Elegant & Innovative Techniques
by Mary Jo Hiney
Sterling Publishing, 2000
Order this title from Amazon.com.

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