Printing Farm Fabric
I used the 1906 windmill advertisement to finally make a pillow.
After trying to cut out the advertisement so closely to the edge of the next one (ordered one yard with a repeating design), I have learned my lesson to order fat quarters from now on. With a fat quarter, only one design is printed with plenty of white space between the design and the selvedge.
Because of the nonexistent edges that would have normally provided a seam allowance, I decided to sew the advertisement onto a soft khaki linen. I just adore the tone-on-tone look to this piece.
Windmills hold such charm. Notice the star-like design in the center of this particular Clipper windmill.
What a bargain, eh?
Throughout the past year, I've snagged a few boxes of vintage zippers at auctions; both brand new in packaging and used. For this pillow, I chose a used long cream-colored zipper and sewed it at the bottom of the pillow cover.
I then made a pillow form inside by sewing up a knit fabric with a ticking design (oh how I despise sewing knit! I really need to take the time to master that technique!) and stuffed it with polyester fiberfill.
What I love about printing antique ephemera on fabric at Spoonflower is the washability factor. All fabric comes machine washable and dryer safe and I launder everything before I make the pillows. That way the pillows can be used instead of placed high upon a shelf for safe-keeping.
I just sent this photo I took back in 2008 to Spoonflower because I think turning it into a pillow would make a nice display with the windmill advertisement:
Not everyone has the extra wall space or they don't want to put nails in the walls, but everyone has room for a pillow or two!
I currently have a larger pillow project sitting on the cutting table as I type, so I hope to feature the finished project by the end of the weekend. Until then, happy shopping!
If you are interested in the windmill advertisement pillow, here's the link:
1906 Windmill Advertisement Pillow
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