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| Pika-CHU! |
What, two blog posts in a row?! That's right!! I finished up a little present for Mr. LBC this week since his birthday is Saturday. He's a huge gamer nerd and, like many of our generation, he still loves the Pokemon franchise. I think I hear the Pokemon theme song at least once per day in our house, my husband belting it out off key to the amusement of Elvis and LBC. While I was perusing Etsy for possible gifts, I stumbled across
this awesome store that had
this cool piece of geometric artwork of Pikachu, probably the most popular character in the entire series. As soon as I saw it, I saw a sewing project!
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| Fun doodles! It was like a puzzle in reverse. :) |
So I got to brainstorming! I drew a rough sketch on a piece of paper and traced it onto some Heat n' Bond. I was a big dumb-dumb and forgot to mirror the image, but no harm in the end.
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| Stitching away! |
After bonding it to the material, I laid out the pieces the way I wanted onto a big scrap of gray fabric and ironed them on. Then it was time to stitch all those shapes down!
This was the point I squealed in excitement because it actually looked like what I wanted!
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| Simple line of quilting to outline Pikachu. |
I did a super simple line of quilting around the shape to let the design shine. Then I made a simple backing with some leftover flannel scraps I had.
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| Hullo little leopard pillow, do you like your new cover? |
As you can see, I still haven't figured out the backing. Lol. I told my husband I can't keep the pillow from pooping out the back, which he got a kick out of. I MUST look up a tutorial so I get it right next time! Fun bit of info: That leopard pillow is actually from my childhood bedroom! I'm so glad to be able to make it useful again. :)
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| Mr. LBC loves that I called him a Pokemon Master. Lol. The things we do for love! Hahahaha |
I also added a simple label, which Mr. LBC liked.
Linking up with NTT and Finish It Up Friday!
I love this! How fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks Laney! The little pieces were fiddly, but I had a blast putting this one together! :)
DeleteWhen inspiration strikes! Great work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gemini Jen! It's funny how inspiration can smack you in the face when you least expect it! :)
DeleteThat's Fantastic!Happy Birthday Mr. LBC!
ReplyDeleteI always forget to draw in reverse on the fusible web. I hate that.
I think there's a link to a good pillow back tute on Sew Fresh Quilts... but it may require a zipper, not sure. I seem to recall a few guildmates trying the method she recommended with satisfaction.
Thanks Val! It seems to be 50/50 for me with remembering to draw the mirror image. You'd think I'd learn. Lol. I've seen a few people share them, I'm going to have to dig in and research around. I've seen some people putting zippers in their pillows and hadn't thought about it much. I see myself with a big zipper mark on my face if I do that though! LOL.
DeleteGreat pillow! I showed it to my son and thought it was awesome! (He is a big Pokemon fan)
ReplyDeleteThanks Cheryl! That's awesome that your son is a Pokemon fan! I never imagined it would still be around back when I played it as a kid, but it has stuck around. :)
DeleteWhat a fun pillow. You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anja! I had a lot of fun making it! :)
DeleteI don't know how I missed this, but it is soooooo cool. I love it. Happy Belated Birthday to the Pokeman Master, aka Mr. LBC.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer! He's cracking up about my 'imaginary friends' wishing him happy birthday, but he appreciates it! :)
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