Leaf Print Drop Cloth Pillows
These leaf print drop cloth pillows were so easy to make. Using the natural beauty of real leaves and craft paint will allow you to create beautiful printed pillow covers from inexpensive drop cloth fabric.
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Equipment
- Scissors
- Pins
- Sewing Machine
- paintbrushes
Materials
Instructions
- Wash and dry the drop cloth material.
- Wrap some of the drop cloth around the pillow and pin in place.
- Cut around the pins leaving enough for a seam allowance.
- Take out the pins and sew all around leaving about 1/2 of one side open.
- Turn the pillow cover right side out and press.
- For printing place a piece of paper between the front and back just in case the paint bleeds through.
- Prepare a plate with shades of green paint (I also used black) and fabric medium.
- Coat the back of a leaf with the different shades of paint.
- Turn the leaf over and use the brayer to print the fabric. Start from the middle, and roll out in all directions.
- Carefully remove the leaf and see your creation.
- Continue with a new leaf all over the pillow.
- Add stems freehand with a thin paintbrush if you want.
- Once dry stuff the pillow insert inside and hand sew the opening with a blind or blanket stitch.
Notes
Test a few color options and the amount of paint on a piece of scrap fabric, to get a feel for the brayer and the look you like best.
You can make the pillow any size you want even if you don't have an old pillow or pillow form. Just cut out the size you want and sew the edges leaving a small opening as shown above. However, instead of stuffing the old pillow inside you can use poly fill and then sew up the edge.
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