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Beginner
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42 min

Taught by Michele Muska
Not only can a lumbar pillow add a quintessential pop of color to your home, but it’s also a handy tool for learning an array of sewing techniques. In this class, Michele Muska shows you how to make your own pillow form in order to optimize customization and sew a cover with an invisible zipper. Then, you’ll work with interesting fabrics and materials like grosgrain ribbon, suede, cork, vinyl, and hook-and-loop-tape to create unique and removable belly-bands.
What you'll get:
Learn how to:
- Make your own pillow form
- Install an invisible zipper
- Sew with vinyl, suede and cork
What you'll get:
- A 5-part series of easy-to-follow video lessons on how to sew a customized lumbar pillow with 3 decorative options
- 7 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supply list
- Step-by-step instructions by expert sewist Michele Muska
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Chapters
00:46
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01:32
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03:39
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10:47
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14:44
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03:10
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08:19
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Materials
Here’s what you’ll need:
- For one pillow form: 2 pieces of lightweight cotton or other material, 12 1/2” x 16 1/2" each, plus stuffing (or opt to use store-bought pillow form 12" x 16")
- 1/4 yd main fabric (Michele uses patterned cotton)
- 1/4 yd lining fabric
- 1/2 yd linen
- 1/4 yd fusible stabilizer (Michele uses Heat Bond)
- 14" invisible zipper
- 3 pieces of 4" wide grosgrain ribbon, each 31" long
- 2 pieces of thin, pliable leather or suede, 2 1/4” x 28" each
- 2 yds piping (filler cord)
- 1/4 yd hook and loop tape
- 1 piece of vinyl with fleece backing, cut to 9" x 26"
- Cork fabric with fleece backing cut to 2" x 26"
- Velcro
- Seam ripper
- Marking pencil
- Fabric shears
- Snips
- Rotary cutter
- Large format acrylic ruler
- Sewing machine and coordinating thread
- Topstich #16 sewing machine needle or jeans needle
- Invisible zipper foot or regular zipper foot
- Iron and ironing surface
- Measurements for pillows and belly bands:
Piped Belly Band: - 12" x 16" pillow form
- 2 pieces of thin, pliable leather or suede, 2 1/4” x 28" each
- 6 1/2" x 27" piece patterned cotton (use 6 1/2" x 27" pieces of cotton fabric, fusible layer, and lining fabric in a sandwich as shown in video.)
- 2 yards piping or filler cord
- Adhesive velcro: four 1" square pieces or one 3/4" by 5 1/2" strip
- Vinyl and Cork Belly Band:
- 12" x 16" pillow form
- 9" x 26" textured vinyl with fleece backing
- 2" x 26" cork fabric with fleece backing
- 3/4" by 8 3/4" adhesive velcro
- Ribbon Belly Band:
- 14" x 20" pillow form (you can make this with two 14 1/2" x 20 1/2" pieces of fabric, with a 14" invisible zipper, and follow the Pillow Form video)
- 3 pieces of 4" wide grosgrain ribbon, each 31" long




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