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steps CREATING A HAND STITCHED PILLOW m n Once all the machine steps have been completed, peel the excess topping from the embroidery design. o p Place the finished design on a flat surface. Similar to step ‘G’, fold and press to find the center point of your design once again. Reopen the design and mark the center of design with a pin (shown in the next step). You are now ready to attach the back pillow fabric. q r Using the center points of both the front and back fabrics, place the back pillow fabric on top of the front fabric, with right sides together. Recheck to make sure the center fold lines are perfectly lined up. Then, trim the front pillow fabric to the exact size of the back pillow fabric. 28 anitagoodesignonline.com Then, gently tear way the design from the stabilizer. Cut the back pillow fabric 12.0” x 12.0”. Repeat the fold and press process (same as step ‘O’) for the back pillow fabric to find the center point. Unfold and mark center point with a pin as shown. Note: The back pillow fabric should be right side facing down before inserting center pin. 4.0” gap Now that both the front and back fabrics are the same size, start pinning around the edges, attaching the back fabric to the front fabric. You need to leave a 4.0” gap at the bottom as shown, which will be used to flip the pillow right side out.


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