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Pleated Boxes Pillow
17” x 12” Modern Patchwork Throw Pillow
#102
Lindsa
y
Sews
www.lindsaysews.com
Perfect for
scraps!
Pleated Boxes Pillow
A 17” x 12” Modern Patchwork Throw Pillow by Lindsay Conner
2. Cut pieced block into 3” rows, then 3” col-
umns, so you have 16 pieced 3”x3” squares. Set
aside.
Add a bit of sunshine to your living room! Make a
handmade pleated boxes pillow and pillow form
that is the perfect size to accent a chair. Cover is
a simple envelope-back style, and can be re-
moved for easy cleaning.
Note:
For this project, I’ve also cut four solid 3”
squares as needed, since my original block only
yielded 12 pieced squares. Piece additional
squares or add solids squares as desired.
Supplies:
8 assorted fabric strips, 2” wide and 12” long.
�½ yard of solid background fabric
�½ yard of inexpensive muslin fabric, like an
upcycled sheet
8-10 oz. synthetic fiber fill
Rotary cutter, acrylic ruler and cutting mat
Thread, sewing pins and iron
Cut Background Squares
1. Along the 18” edge of your background fabric,
cut two 3”x18” strips. Cut each strip into 3”
squares, for a total of 12 squares.
Note:
Use a ¼” seam allowance and press all
seams open.
Finished size when filled:
17" long x 12" tall, x 6" wide
2. Follow the cutting diagram on the next page
for making additional cuts to your half yard of
background fabric.
Make Accent Squares
1. Sew together eight strips of patterned fabric,
each 2” wide and 12” long. Press and trim block
to 12”x12”.
You may substitute with any
number of strips 1” to 3” wide.
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Arrange Squares
1. Arrange pieced and solid background squares
in four rows. Start with an accent square, then a
solid, alternating until there are 7 blocks in a row.
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2. Stitch fabric right sides together to piece rows.
Start with one patterned and one background
square. Before cutting your thread, pull fabric a
few inches away from machine. Pick up the next
two squares and continue to chain stitch together
until only one square is left in that row.
3. Join together pairs of stitched squares in the
original order, until you’ve pieced an entire row of
seven squares. Press. Repeat with other three
rows. Trim rows as needed.
Join Together Rows
1. From the 18” edge of your fabric, cut three
3”x18” strips.
2. Alternate background fabric strips with pieced
rows. Pin pieced rows to fabric strips so columns
align, and stitch with fabric right sides together.
Rearrange until you have a good balance of col-
ors and pieced strips facing different ways. If you
used any solid squares, place these on the edges,
which will not be a focal point of the pillow.
3. Press pillow front and trim edges. Patchwork
block will measure approximately 18”x18”.
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4. Without cutting your thread, release your
presser foot and lift your pillow front so you can
stitch the next vertical line. Again, stitch between
the patterned box intersections and backstitch at
both ends. When finished with the row (six verti-
cal lines), trim threads.
Add Messy Pleating
1. Along each of the background fabric rows you
just added, take a 5” section of the row and add
3 to 4 horizontal folds. Hold in place and press.
Repeat with the next 5” section until you’ve
pleated the whole row.
5. Repeat process for other two rows. To keep
the pleats on outer edges of pillow front from
shifting, stitch across each row with 1/8” seam
allowance from the edge, so stitching is not visi-
ble when pillow is assembled. (See below: Left
pleated edge is stitched close, and right is still
open.)
2. Pin gathers in place, at the patterned box in-
tersections, so that the pleated rows are about 1”
to 1.25” wide. You can measure the first one and
approximate the rest.
6. Trim threads. Your pleated pillow front should
measure 14” x 18”.
Make Envelope Pillow Back
1. From remaining background fabric, cut two
rectangles 14” x 14” for the sides of your enve-
lope pillow back. On the edge of one square,
press a half-inch fold. Then fold over again and
press, sandwiching the rough edge inside the
fold. Repeat with one edge of other square.
3. Starting at the right-most patterned box inter-
section, stitch a vertical line from the top to bot-
tom of the row, just between the box corners.
Remove pin as you sew and use your fingers to
carefully guide fabric through, retaining the
pleats. Backstitch at both ends.
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2. With the folded edge facing up so you can fol-
low along with your sewing machine foot, stitch
on top of the fold, ¼” from the flap edge. Repeat
with other square.
3. Place your pillow front on a flat surface, right
side up. On top, place one of your squares, right
side down with raw edge aligned to raw edge of
pillow front and folded edge across the third col-
umn of boxes. Place matching square right side
down, raw edges aligned to the other side of the
pillow front. Everything currently visible will be
tucked to the inside of your pillow cover after
turning. All “right sides” should face to the inside
of your stack.
4. Pin stack together and stitch ¼” around entire
perimeter.
2. Align muslin rectangles with right sides to-
gether. Stitch ¼” around perimeter, leaving a 4”
gap for turning. Turn right side out and fill with 8
oz. to 10 oz. of polyester fiber filling, depending
on desired thickness of pillow form. Try to keep
fiber filling in one large piece, rather than sepa-
rating into handfuls, as you push it uniformly into
the pillow form. Leave end open until you have
tested for fullness inside pillow cover.
3. Insert pillow form into pillow cover. Adjust fill-
ing, using your fingers to push into corners. Roll
pillow form with hands to smooth out filling. Once
you are satisfied with the shape, remove pillow
form and stitch opening closed before inserting.
Variations
1. Piece background blocks for added
texture.
Like earlier with your patterned fabric,
sew together several 1” to 3” strips of back-
ground fabric that are 12” long.
For example,
choose 8 strips that are 2” wide and 12”
long.
Press and cut into sixteen 3” squares.
5. Trim and finish edges with a wide zigzag foot,
or clip with pinking shears to prevent fraying.
6. Turn pillow cover right side out and press.
Make Pillow Form
1. Lay your pressed pillow cover flat on top of
folded, inexpensive muslin fabric. Cut two rectan-
gles of fabric 2” larger than pillow top on every
side (two pieces of 18” x 22”).
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