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Dresser Scarf Pillows
September 30th, 2006
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One of the things I am constantly looking for at flea markets, yard sales and thrift stores is linen. Old, antique linen. I particularly like hand embroidered linens. I may have previously said that one of my collections is of old stamped cross stitch.
Now that I have quite a lot of linen, I have started looking for unique ways to decorate with them. These pillows are one of the things I’ve made - and they were pretty simple to do, using dresser scarves. Here’s all that’s needed (Click on the picture for a bigger view) :
* Dresser scarves - Mine were hand embroidered with a large amount of design on both ends of the dresser scarf.
* Pillows or pillow forms of a size that would fit, width-wise, within the borders of the dresser scarves.
* Large buttons (9 per pillow)- I used white ones.
* Needle and thread (No sewing machine needed).
Ok, now the assembly:
* Pick which end of the dresser scarf will be the front of your pillow. If there is any damage to one end of the scarf, it will not be seen. As long as one end is good, that will be your pillow front.
* Lay your dresser scarf, face down on a table, so that you know which end is your “top” .
* Place your pillow form near the top of the dresser scarf, ensuring that the pillow form fits within the width of the dresser scarf.
* Fold the top of the dresser scarf over the pillow so that the top edge runs across the pillow at about the half way point. Scoot the pillow up or down as need to get it positioned right. Unfold the top edge but don’t move the pillow.
* Fold the bottom edge up (and probably over, since dresser scarves are fairly long) the pillow form. Smooth the dresser scarf as you go.
* Once you have wrapped the pillow, fold your top back down.
* Use one large button to tack the dresser scarf in place right in the center. Once done, tack one button to the left and one to the right of the center, right along the edge of the scarf, catching both the front and the back pieces of linen.
* Tack one button halfway between the top and the center, on the right side and then one on the left side.
* Then tack one button halfway between the bottom and the center on the right side and then one on the left side. You now have three buttons along each edge,and they will hold your pillow inside your dresser scarf “envelope”.
* Lastly, tack your two remaining buttons along the front of your pillow - mine lie halfway between the edge and the center button - one on each side. The picture may be useful to see button placement - you can click on it for a bigger view.
Your Frugal Decorating Diva,
Nancy
Ange Watts on 5 Oct 2006 at 5:15 am: 1
I would like a better visual of the product. Could you possibly include a larger picture showing the placement of the buttons? And possibly a drawing of the folding technique used. I am a visual learner so it would make it easier for me to complete this project.
nancy on 7 Oct 2006 at 12:19 pm: 2
Thank you for pointing out that I forgot to mention in this post to click on the picture to get a bigger view of the project. The idea of having a drawing showing the fold is also a great idea!
martha pitts on 23 Mar 2007 at 12:45 pm: 3
a dresser scarf can also be used to make a boster pillow. just roll around batting or even stuffing and tack it on the back or use buttons to secure. then tie ribbon on each end and if you want the romatic look, use toile netting and let it hang down off the bed. tea die the netting to match the scarf.
Daniel on 25 Sep 2007 at 5:07 am: 4
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article By Design : Dresser Scarf Pillows, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.