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How to Make a Something Old, Something New Ring Pillow

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This ring pillow is made of something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.

Kayte Terry

If you have a color story for the wedding, choose those colors for the ring pillow (plus blue of course!).

Kayte Terry

Kayte Terry

This ring pillow is made of something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.

Photo: Kayte Terry

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3. Lay out your four pieces and decide what order you want them in. Sew the top left piece to the top right. Press seams to one side. Sew the bottom left piece to the bottom right. Press seams to one side.

Sew the top piece to the bottom piece and press seams to one side.

Since the front of the ring pillow is so colorful, I chose a natural linen fabric for the back.

4. Cut an 8-inch square piece for the back. Also, this is a good time to add some embellishments if you want, like this crochet butterfly that I cut off an old (and in not-so-good condition) hankie that I sewed to the lower right of my ring pillow and a few buttons that I stitched to the top left.

5. Pin the front and back pieces right sides together, and sew all the way around the ring pillow with a 1/2-inch seam allowance. Leave a 3-inch opening for stuffing.

Fill the pillow so that it is flat but fully stuffed.

6. Stuff the pillow with cotton batting, pushing the batting into each corner. Thread a needle with thread and knot. Turn the seams of the opening in and finger press (or pin) then sew the opening shut with an invisible stitch. 

Place the middle of the ribbon in the center of the pillow.

7. Find the middle of the ribbon and place it right side up in the center of the pillow. Thread a needle and knot. Bring the needle down through the center of the pillow to the back, then bring the needle back up, then down, then back up again. Knot on the top to secure. As you are doing this, pull on the thread slightly so the pillow tufts a bit.

8. Sew a button over the center of the ribbon to cover the knot. You can also do this on the back of the pillow to cover the stitches.

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Comments (3)

AlyssaM writes: I love this project. It is so cute. I am definitely going to try it out! Thanks!
Posted: 6:57 pm on May 8th

kaytet writes: hi wannasew-
i don't think you need quilting experience for this just some quilting tools. if you want to make this super simple, you can just cut four equal 4" squares and sew them together.
the most important parts of this project are ironing (make sure to press the seams in the direction of the darker fabric) and cutting (the rotary cuter and quilting ruler make for very easy perfect squares).
i think that just jumping in to a small project like this is a good way to start learning patchwork. it really only takes an hour or two and if you screw it up, then you can easily try try again!
Posted: 1:30 am on May 8th

wannasew2 writes: I'm kinda new here and noticed that some of the postings don't mention the sewing level that one should have (beginning--meaning total novice, intermediate, advanced, etc). I get the impression that one has to have some quilting knowledge on this (I don't).

I'm at the novice level. Please share if you can. Thanks.
Posted: 5:09 pm on May 7th

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