This project was designed entirely by my seven-year-old. So if it's not Minecraft-correct, blame him.
It makes a 15.5" unfinished quilt block - perfect for squishing over a 16" pillow form - and only requires one green fat quarter and black scraps.
{The Dude: Creepers are not actually one shade of green, but Mom said she was tired of making things with 2.5" squares.}
If you really want to pixelate your greens, just make the indicated sizes with 2" squares. For example, A can be made with 20 2" squares (2x10 layout), B can be made with four (2x2 layout), etc.
Green
A - (2) 15.5x3.5"
B - (3) 3.5x3.5"
C - (2) 6.5x2"
D - (2) 5x5"
E - (1) 2x3.5"
Black
F - (2) 3.5x3.5"
G - (1) 2x3.5"
H - (1) 6.5x3.5"
I - (2) 2x2"
Assembly the center pieces - (E+I)+H - in Row 4 first. Press to the black.
Assemble Rows 2, 3, and 4, continuing to press seams to the black.
Back with muslin and quilt as desired - per my expert's advice, I used a dark green thread and echo quilted.
Use one of the following methods to make it into a pillow cover:
Envelope-style - what I used. Note: if stuffing a 16" pillow into a 15" cover, give plenty of overlap in the back.
And that's how you get a seven year old boy to yell, "I LOVE YOU!"
If you really want to pixelate your greens, just make the indicated sizes with 2" squares. For example, A can be made with 20 2" squares (2x10 layout), B can be made with four (2x2 layout), etc.
Green
A - (2) 15.5x3.5"
B - (3) 3.5x3.5"
C - (2) 6.5x2"
D - (2) 5x5"
E - (1) 2x3.5"
Black
F - (2) 3.5x3.5"
G - (1) 2x3.5"
H - (1) 6.5x3.5"
I - (2) 2x2"
Assembly the center pieces - (E+I)+H - in Row 4 first. Press to the black.
Assemble Rows 2, 3, and 4, continuing to press seams to the black.
Sew each row together. I pressed the seams of 2/3 and 3/4 open, and 1/2 and 4/5 toward piece A.
Back with muslin and quilt as desired - per my expert's advice, I used a dark green thread and echo quilted.
Use one of the following methods to make it into a pillow cover:
Envelope-style - what I used. Note: if stuffing a 16" pillow into a 15" cover, give plenty of overlap in the back.
Zipper-style - for those unafraid of zippers.
And that's how you get a seven year old boy to yell, "I LOVE YOU!"
Fun pillow! I missed out on hearing what a "Creeper" is, can The Dude provide a definition?
ReplyDeleteThe Creeper is a non-player character in a game called "Minecraft". :)
Deleteits a mob/monster in a game called Minecraft and what it does it explodes when it gets close and stays close to you for 2 or 3 seconds and it has no arms
DeleteI always wondered how you do that! Wonderful pillow! Whoop whoop!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's time to teach him to do it himself! LOL
ReplyDeleteHow fun is that?! My 8 year old will love this. Thank you for the tute.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorial. I just finished one for my son last night. He LOVES it! He wanted a larger pillow so I just added a 4 inch border. His also had a zipper closure and a black quilted backing. I used the zipper from the original pillow cover being the sometimes frugal mom that I try to be. Anyway, a big thanks to you for sharing.
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