I pinned this from Marthastewart.com months and months ago:
And I had it repined 404 times. My most popular repin as Pinterest likes to tell me in those emails it sends me so I feel special.
I’ve been saving old denim jeans and bits and pieces of denim for years. And I had a big project that I did recently involving denim. So I had lots of small slices of denim. Also have a pillow form just waiting to be used.
So here’s what I made:
I’m not a quilter but this is really easy.
I went out to Martha Stewart Living for guidance, you can click here for instructions. After reading them, I decided I could do it easier.
My pillow form was 24” square. Since I wanted the pillowcase to be a little tight, I made the case 23” square with a 2” flange.
I decided to make 4” logs. So my first piece was a 4 ½” square.
I used ¼” seam allowances.
Cut
2 4 ½” x 4 ½”
2 8 ½ ” x 4 ½”
2 12 ½” x 4 ½”
2 16 ½” x 4 ½”
1 20 ½” x 4 ½”
I finished it with a 3 1/2” border
2 20 ½’ x 4”
2 27 ½’ x 4”
Then just pieced it together.
I quilted it “in the ditch” on to a piece of fleece.
Then used denim for the back.
2 28″ x 17” pieces of fabric
Made a slipcover style pillowcase following my instructions here.
Sew 2” from all sides to create the flange.
Insert pillow.
It is a large pillow. Looks great. I especially like Maggie, she is so photogenic.