Pieced Striped Pillows – PDF download
If you’ve ever carefully pieced and stitched a striped pillow—only to realize the stripes aren’t going in the direction you envisioned—you’re not alone. This educational PDF was created to help you avoid that frustration and gain control over striped fabric design. You’ll learn how to plan and cut striped fabrics for specific pieced patterns, work with uneven stripes, and handle tricky bias cuts with proper stabilization. The tutorial also covers stitching methods for the best possible pattern match, tips on pricing your pieced striped pillows, and effective communication techniques to ensure your pattern design is clearly understood. Whether you're designing for yourself or a client, this guide will help you create intentional, high-impact striped pillows with confidence.
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Working with striped fabric to create directional patterns and impact to pillow designs.
Have you ever cut out and stitched together a pieced striped pillow, matched the stripes perfectly, only to lay it back out on the table and the stripes were not going in the direction you expected? I have! And I have seen this happen in the classroom as well. That is why I’ve created this educational PDF for you.
This PDF tutorial will help you understand:
- Pieced, striped pattern designs and how they differ from one another.
- How to cut striped fabrics for a specific design.
- Patterning for the pieced, striped pillow.
- How to work with uneven striped fabric.
- How to deal with the bias cuts and how to stabilize your fabric.
- Stitching methods for the best pattern match.
- Pricing for the pieced striped pillow.
Communication techniques for proper pattern design.
