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  • Secret Pocket Pillow
  • What would you hide in a secret pocket pillow--maybe a love letter?
    From "Uncommon Threads"
    episode DUCT-124


    Samantha Kraft shows how to make a secret pocket pillow just the right size for a sleepover. She'll show how to assemble all the pieces with a secret compartment inside.

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    Materials:

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    Secret Pocket Pillow
    fabric scissors
    pins and pincushion
    12x16 inch pillow form
    1 yd. fleece
    14"x18" cotton fabric
    12" zipper
    1 yd. yarn

    1. Cut out 2 14"x18" pieces of fleece (A and B).

    2.Cut out a 14"x18" piece of cotton fabric (C).

    3. Attach zipper to the wrong sides of A and B along the top 18" side (figure A).

    4. Fold the top 1" portion of C over and stitch (figure B).
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    Figure A

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    Figure B


    5. Pin wrong side of C to wrong side of A, positioning the newly sewn seam of cotton fabric near the zipper along the top 18" side (figure C); sew a small seam along the 14" sides and along the bottom 18" side.

    6. Pin A to B on right sides and sew all remaining sides, using a 1/2" seam (when sewing near zipper, make sure it's unzipped at least halfway).

    7. Unzip the zipper, flip inside out and insert pillow form (figure D).
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    Figure C

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    Figure D


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