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How to make a Quillow
These quilts that fold into pillows are very handy and very easy to make and best of all, you only need basic sewing skills. And they're not just for winter either, they are just right for summer too.
They're great to keep in the car for spontaneous picnics or to sit on at the park. We take a couple camping with us and use the blanket when we're sitting around the campfire, then lay it over our bed. In the morning it folds up into a nice, small package for transporting.
They also make nice gifts for babies. I used one when AJ was born as a floor rug when we were visiting. I knew it was clean to put him on and I wasn't concerned if he spat up or dribbled on someone's good carpets.
Take them to the tennis or the footy or to school events; use them at the beach or the local swimming pool. In fact anywhere you'd use a rug or blanket is the right place to use a quillow.
Materials required:
Two pieces of fabric measuring 45cm by 45cm for the pocket
One piece of wadding measuring 150cm by 115cm for the quilt
Two pieces of fabric measuring 150cm by 115cm for the quilt
One piece of wadding measuring 45cm by 45cm for the pocket
To make the quilt:
Step 1. With right sides together pin quilt fabric together, making sure edges are even.
Step 2. Pin the wadding to the wrong side of one piece of quilt fabric.
Step 3. Measure 40cm from one corner. Pin to mark. This will be for turning the quilt right side out.
Step 4. Starting at the pin marking the turning, and using 1.5cm seams, stitch all three layers together, finishing at the corner above the turning.
Step 5. Trim corners and turn right side out. Slip stitch the turning opening closed.
To make the pocket:
Step 1. Place fabrics right sides together, making sure edges are even.
Step 2. Pin the wadding to the wrong side of one piece of fabric.
Step 3. Stitch as for quilt, leaving a 20cm opening for turning.
Step 4. Turn right side out, slip stitch the opening closed.
To make the quillow:
Step 1. Centre the pocket on one short side of the quilt, with the opening facing the centre of the quilt.
Step 2. Stitch around three sides of the pocket, leaving the top (facing the centre of the quilt) open. Over-stitch the corners to reinforce.
Step 3. To hold all layers together stitch from the top of the pocket to the top of the quilt, in line with pocket stitching.
To fold:
Step 1. Place quilt pocket side down on a flat surface.
Step 2. fold long sides towards centre to make three layers.
Step 3. Turn the pocket from the front to the back.
Step 4. Fold the short edge of the quilt to the top of the pocket and then again with a final fold into the pocket.
There's no need to spend a fortune on fabric, doona covers make great quillow covers. A double doona cover will make a quillow with fabric left over for another project. Look for doona covers on clearance - I've bought them for as little as $5 each! Or search op shops for a pretty bargain.
They're great to keep in the car for spontaneous picnics or to sit on at the park. We take a couple camping with us and use the blanket when we're sitting around the campfire, then lay it over our bed. In the morning it folds up into a nice, small package for transporting.
They also make nice gifts for babies. I used one when AJ was born as a floor rug when we were visiting. I knew it was clean to put him on and I wasn't concerned if he spat up or dribbled on someone's good carpets.
Take them to the tennis or the footy or to school events; use them at the beach or the local swimming pool. In fact anywhere you'd use a rug or blanket is the right place to use a quillow.
Materials required:
Two pieces of fabric measuring 45cm by 45cm for the pocket
One piece of wadding measuring 150cm by 115cm for the quilt
Two pieces of fabric measuring 150cm by 115cm for the quilt
One piece of wadding measuring 45cm by 45cm for the pocket
To make the quilt:
Step 1. With right sides together pin quilt fabric together, making sure edges are even.
Step 2. Pin the wadding to the wrong side of one piece of quilt fabric.
Step 3. Measure 40cm from one corner. Pin to mark. This will be for turning the quilt right side out.
Step 4. Starting at the pin marking the turning, and using 1.5cm seams, stitch all three layers together, finishing at the corner above the turning.
Step 5. Trim corners and turn right side out. Slip stitch the turning opening closed.
To make the pocket:
Step 1. Place fabrics right sides together, making sure edges are even.
Step 2. Pin the wadding to the wrong side of one piece of fabric.
Step 3. Stitch as for quilt, leaving a 20cm opening for turning.
Step 4. Turn right side out, slip stitch the opening closed.
To make the quillow:
Step 1. Centre the pocket on one short side of the quilt, with the opening facing the centre of the quilt.
Step 2. Stitch around three sides of the pocket, leaving the top (facing the centre of the quilt) open. Over-stitch the corners to reinforce.
Step 3. To hold all layers together stitch from the top of the pocket to the top of the quilt, in line with pocket stitching.
To fold:
Step 1. Place quilt pocket side down on a flat surface.
Step 2. fold long sides towards centre to make three layers.
Step 3. Turn the pocket from the front to the back.
Step 4. Fold the short edge of the quilt to the top of the pocket and then again with a final fold into the pocket.
There's no need to spend a fortune on fabric, doona covers make great quillow covers. A double doona cover will make a quillow with fabric left over for another project. Look for doona covers on clearance - I've bought them for as little as $5 each! Or search op shops for a pretty bargain.