[Nfb-krafters-korner] The no sew fleece pillow

Thu Aug 27 16:40:35 UTC 2015

$4.99/yard

I was at Walmart yesterday & they had some fleece for $3 & $4/yard.

Courtney F. smith
662.279.1301

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> On Aug 27, 2015, at 10:59 AM, Terry Knox via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Please tell me what did you pay for the fleece on sale?
> Terry K
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> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Courtney Fulghum Smith via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 10:50 AM
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> Cc: Courtney Fulghum Smith
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] The no sew fleece pillow
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> Today I am actually going to make a mattress cover for my pup's bed using
> this method. He has two pillows in his crate that I am going to make cases
> for, also. I bought a ton of fleece when it was on sale at JoAnn's a few
> weeks ago & will be making game day throws & baby blankets. Super excited
> about doing this!
> 
> Courtney F. smith
> 662.279.1301
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Aug 27, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Terry Knox via Nfb-krafters-korner
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Lindy,
>> Good for you, your pillow sounds wonderful. I admire your creatability 
>> with the buttons. This was a good class and like you I am going to 
>> work on a blanket soon. Let us know how yours comes out.
>> Terry K
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>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lindy van 
>> der Merwe via Nfb-krafters-korner
>> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 5:45 AM
>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>> Cc: Lindy van der Merwe
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] The no sew fleece pillow
>> 
>> Hi to all,
>> 
>> I just wanted to give some feedback on my no sew pillow case. It 
>> turned out great, thanks to the encouragement and help of quite a few 
>> members. Thanks for sharing your ideas and directions, but also for 
>> helping me conquer the doubts I had. As a template I used a strip of 
>> valcro that I had in my craft stash. It was just the right width, 
>> about an inch, I'd say, and I cut it to be about 4 inches long.
>> I used a fleece blanket that I had and because it was just too small 
>> to cover my pillow and a rectangle instead of a true square, I decided 
>> to fold it over my pillow and only cut two of the sides. This meant I 
>> did not have to deal with the corners for this project. My cuts are 
>> not perfect, but they are straight and uniform enough that the pillow 
>> now has a place on my son's bed.
>> Once the cuts have been made, a little larger or smaller strip cannot 
>> be noticed unless you want to compare them one by one.
>> So, one side of my pillow is closed with the folded over fabric, the 
>> second and third sides are tied and at the bottom I have cut three 
>> very small holes and sewed on three matching buttons.
>> I think they look quite cute, actually, but you don't see them when 
>> the pillow is in an upright position.
>> I think my next project will be a no sew fleece blanket. 
>> Thanks again to everybody and for those who have not done this, I can 
>> only encourage you to give it a try.
>> Lindy
>> 
>> 
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