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Pleated Boxes Pillow: Join Rows

  • Lindsay
  • March 5, 2012
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Did you check out Lesson One: Cut and Arrange Squares? You are welcome to join us at any time throughout the sew along, and I promise . . . you can do it!

Maybe you’ll use up your scraps to make a pillow that matches your favorite quilt, or work from a friend’s favorite colors and print to make a handmade gift. The sky is the limit!

We’ve loved seeing some of your fabric choices and patchwork squares come to life this weekend in the Craft Buds Flickr group.

Pleated Boxes Pillow Sew Along: Your Squares

Photos: 1. Janelle 2. Javadiva1 3. Bayeaston 4. Cheraldine73

 

And because it’s Monday, and you’ve got the whole week ahead of you, let’s focus on a short lesson today. It’s time to join together those rows! Cutting and stitching these rows should take you about 15 to 20 minutes, so it’s totally doable.

Join Together Rows

1. From the 18” edge of your fabric, cut three 3”x18” strips. Here’s the cutting diagram again. You should have already removed the 12 small squares from one end, so now you’ll cut the three strips below.

Cutting Diagram

 

2. Alternate background fabric strips with pieced rows. You’ll notice that my strips are a little longer than my pieced rows, but yours should line up just right.

Pin pieced rows to fabric strips, with the fabric’s right sides together.

Stitch together the pinned edges using a 1/4″ seam allowance. When you get to a patchwork box, make sure it lines up with the previous patchwork box, as shown in the photo below.

3. When all rows have been joined, press your pillow front and trim edges if needed.

Your patchwork block will measure approximately 18”x18”. Those solid rows you just added will be embellished with beautiful pleats in our next lesson!

And it’s that simple! Please join us again on Friday for an easy tutorial on adding the pleating to your pillow front. I can’t wait to share this part with you.

Share your fabric choices, in-progress pillows and finished sew along photos in our Flickr group. If you haven’t already, you may download your free PDF pattern here.

Craft Buds Pleated Boxes Pillow Sew Along

Schedule

  • Friday, 2/24:  Supplies + Prizes
  • Thursday, 3/1:  Cut and Arrange Squares
  • Monday, 3/5:  Join Rows
  • Friday, 3/9:  How to Pleat
  • Monday, 3/12:  Envelope Pillow Back + Make Pillow Form
  • Friday, 3/16 (through 3/23):  Link Up Your Pillows!
  • Saturday, 3/24:  Sew Along Winners Announced
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Hi, I’m Lindsay Conner, an author, modern quilter, editor, and founder of the Lindsay Sews blog. I’m a Baby Lock ambassador and Stash Books author who loves writing modern sewing and quilt patterns for beginners and weekend sewists! I live in Indianapolis, Indiana with my husband, son, and two loveable cats, Murph and Chloe. I’ve been crafting for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I saved my dollar bills for trips with my mom to Jo-Ann Fabrics, where I’d find new floss for friendship bracelets or mini cross-stitch kits. Because my mom has always shared my love for crafting, she bought me my first sewing machine, a Hello Kitty Janome.

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4 comments
  1. Amy says:
    March 6, 2012 at 9:33 am

    You make it look so simple. I have always admired quilts and quilters but I have never liked to sew and my few sewing project were always mediocre at best. This makes me want to try again.

    Reply
    1. Lindsay says:
      March 6, 2012 at 9:46 am

      Amy, I hope you give it another shot! I almost gave up on sewing when couldn’t figure out why my thread was getting tangled in the machine. I’m so glad I didn’t stop there. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jill says:
    March 8, 2012 at 7:15 pm

    Great tutorial and such clear photos! Can’t wait to see how to add the pleats!

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    https://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  3. Amie @ Pinkapotamus says:
    March 11, 2012 at 11:23 am

    This is sooo pretty! I just love the pattern! Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink hippo Party.. can’t wait to see what you share next and how the pillow turns out!

    Reply

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