Hanging Tooth Fairy Pillow
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Hanging Tooth Fairy Pillow |
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I have
a little tooth in here
Which I barely lost today
And I will not even shed a tear
If you will kindly come my way!
This adorable pillow
makes it
easy for the Tooth Fairy to find a
tooth and leave a small gift behind.
Bursting with dreamy fabric and
bright colors, this little pillow is
perfect to hang on bedroom doors!
Read below for these magical project
instructions. |
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Supplies Needed:
**1/2
yard fabric for pillow (we
used polyester shantung)
**1/4 yard fabric for pocket (we
used lightweight canvas)
**Medium
weight cutaway
stabilizer
**Temporary spray adhesive
**Polyester fiberfill
**Air-erase pen (or other
marking tool)
**3/8 inch ribbon - in two
different colors
**Fabric Glue
**Masking Tape
**Needle and thread for some
hand sewing |
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First, prepare the front pocket fabric.
Cut a piece of the pocket fabric
(we used lightweight canvas) a
little larger than your hoop.
Then, draw a 4 inch by 4 inch
square on the fabric. |
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With an air-erase pen (or other
marking tool), mark the center
of each side of the square by
measuring and dividing by
two. Draw lines to connect the
marks. Where the lines meet is
the center of the pocket.
If
you have embroidery software,
print a template of the design to use for
placement. If you don't have
embroidery software, you can cut
a piece of paper the shape and
dimensions of the design to help
with placement and centering.
Trim around the design, poke a
hole in center and align the
template on the center point on
the fabric. Make sure the design
fits well within the shape,
leaving at least one inch of
space between the edges of the
design and the edges of the
shape. |
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Remove the template.
Spray a piece of cutaway
stabilizer with adhesive and
smooth the fabric on top.
Hoop the fabric and stabilizer
together by aligning the marks
on the hoop with the lines on
the fabric. |
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Attach the hoop to the machine
and load the design. Move the
hoop so that the needle is
directly over the center point
on the fabric and begin
embroidering. |
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When the design has finished, unhoop the fabric and cut out the
shape. |
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Now
prepare the back of the pocket.
Cut a second piece of pocket
fabric 4 inches by 4 inches. Lay
it on top of the embroidered
piece with the right sides
together.
Pin in place |
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Sew a 1/4 inch seam along the side and top edges. Be sure to leave
the bottom edge open for
turning. |
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Turn the pocket right side out and use the end of a pen or pencil
to push out the corners.
Press the seams with an iron.
Then, fold the open end in 1/4
inch and press in place. |
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Top stitch a 1/4 inch seam along the top edge only.
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Prepare the front pillow fabric by drawing a 9 1/2 inch by 9 1/2
inch square on the fabric
(we
are using polyester shantung).
Leave a couple of inches of
excess fabric around the shape. |
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Using a paper template of the design as you did earlier, position
the template and the pocket on
the front pillow fabric.
Place the template and pocket
about 1 1/4 inches from the
outer sides to the side edges of
the shape and center them top to
bottom by measuring equal
distances between the centers
and the top and bottom edges of
the shape.
Poke a hole in the center of the
template and mark the
fabric. Also, mark the
horizontal and vertical axis
points. And, mark the fabric at
each corner of the pocket so
that it can be positioned
perfectly later on. |
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Remove the pocket and template,
then draw lines connecting the
axis marks of the
template. These lines will be
used for hooping.
Spray a piece of cutaway
stabilizer and smooth the fabric
on top.
Attach the hoop to the machine,
load the design, and move the
needle so that it's directly
over the center point on the
fabric.
Embroider the design. |
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When the design has finished,
unhoop the fabric and trim away
the excess stabilizer on the
back of the embroidery. |
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Place the pocket on the fabric next to the embroidery aligning it
with the marks on the fabric.
Pin in place. |
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Sew a 1/8 inch seam along the side and bottom edges - not the top
edge. |
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Prepare the ribbon ties by
cutting two 20 inch pieces of
each color of ribbon (four 20
inch pieces total).
Pair up the ribbon by aligning
the ends together and laying
them right side down about one
inch from each top corner of the
front embroidered pillow piece.
Pin in place. |
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Roll the loose ends of the ribbon together and tape them in place
in the center of the embroidered
piece. This will prevent the ends of
the ribbons from being
accidentally sewn. |
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Prepare the back pillow piece by
cutting a piece of the pillow
fabric 9 1/2 inches by 9 1/2
inches.
Align the fabric on top of the
embroidered piece with the right
sides together and pin in
place.
Sew a 1/2 inch seam along the
bottom, side, and top edges,
leaving about 3 open inches
along the center of the bottom
edge.
Sew back and forth over the
ribbon a couple times to
strengthen the hold. |
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Turn the pillow right side out and remove the tape from the
ribbons.
Then, stuff the pillow with
fiberfill. |
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Turn the fabric of the opening in 1/2 inch and hand sew it shut. |
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For an extra special touch, you
can add ribbon above and below
the embroidery.
Glue one end of the ribbon in
place along one of the side
seams. Then, wrap the ribbon
around the pillow, trim the
ribbon, and glue the opposite
end in place at the seam where
you started. |
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Create the hanger by tying the ribbons into a bow and trim the ends
to size. |
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In this pocket you will
find
A teensy, tiny tooth of mine.
So while I sleep where
dreams are made,
Let's see if you
can make a trade.
In this pocket I will lay,
the little tooth I lost today.
Please, dear fairy,
tonight as I sleep
leave me a coin.
My tooth you can keep.
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