Vintage Postcard Pillows

I buy postcards wherever I go.  I can't help it.  My photos are all terrible and postcard pictures are always perfect!  I love sending them to friends, too.  Now, I'm not the first one to make a postcard pillow, but I really wanted to see if I could print fabric on my home printer....You know what?!  YOU CAN and it's fantastic!  The key is using a thin, flat cotton and lacquer fixative to set the ink when you're done.  I can't wait to use this technique on anything and everything!  Remember to experiment until you come up with something amazing and always Make Your Mark!

Sending these out in little boxes!

Watch how I made them here!

STUFF I USED

Spray Adhesive

Vintage Postcard Images

Sewing Machine

White cotton & colorful cotton fabrics

Poly-Fil Stuffing

Home printer

Spray Lacquer

 HERE'S HOW

1.  Press your white cotton fabric as flat as a sheet of paper

2. & 3.  Spray a sheet of copy paper and adhere it to the fabric

4.  Carefully cut around the fabric so it's the exact same size as the copy paper

5. Print your image as large as you can on the fabric on your home printer

6. & 7.  Peel the paper away from the fabric and fix it with a clear lacquer

8.  Cut colorful pillow backs in cotton fabric

9.  With the postcard facing in, stitch around the fabric leaving a 3" opening for stuffing

10.  Turn the pillow inside out

11. & 12.  Stuff with Poly-Fil and stitch closed

Done!

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