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learn spanish and embroidery at the same time
a colorful, hand embroidered pillow makes an awesome accent piece or gift. using a pre-sewn pillow form makes this project a breeze.

don't be intimidated by the time of 15 hours I assigned. I really wanted to include all the motifs as my kids are both learning Spanish and play loteria in school. also it is a really portable project so I carted it around the state with me and just did a motif when I had an extra half hour.

This project was sent to me via the cut out + keep craft test dummies giveaway. I am so thrilled with it. although I primarily work in yarn craft hand embroidery is absolutely the craft I have the most fun with. it is like a coloring book for crafty types.

Posted by Amanda M. from Northfield, Minnesota, United States • Published 18th November 2014 • See Amanda M.'s 55 projects »

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Step 1
cut out your transfers and play around with them on your fabric. try lots of different things.
Step 2
at this point I paused and whipped up a dishtowel just to see how many strands of floss I wanted to use before committing to the pillow.
Step 3
organize your floss. this is an optional step but it really helped me tackle the whole project and kept things neat. I bought a nice new box to replace the one my grama gave me when I was a kid. and I keep the color guide for the transfers right inside the lid.
Step 4
now the fun begins! place your fabric in the hoop and just start stitching! the instructions on sublimestitching.com are very detailed and enough to help you complete your project. I used mostly backstitch, and stem stitch. for the loteria designs I used two strands of floss.

to keep from accidentally stitching the back of the pillow I folded it over the embroidery hoop. this had the added bonus of keeping my grubby hands off the face of the pillow while stitching.
Step 5
just keep going. take a break. pick it up. try to remember to wash your hands before you stitch.

the dancing figure is actually from the sublime stitching book. I have been waiting for an excuse to put her on something and it breaks up the blocky look of the pillow. for her I used all six strands of thread so she really stands out.
Step 6
here on the spider motif I used the satin stitch.
Step 7
I also have the habit of putting these little stars all over with my little bits of thread left over. I think they are just cute. sometimes I stick some French knots in with them.
Step 8
before you know it you will have it done and love it. last step is a ton of ironing. gently gently iron your pillowcase until it looks nice. turn it inside out and trim any loose threads you can. be proud of your work.
Step 9
insert your pillow form into your beautiful pillowcase and there you have it!

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Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects 25th November 2014

I would try this, but I seriously don't have the patience!! It must have taken ages! But it looks amazing

Amanda M. · Northfield, Minnesota, US · 78 projects 26th November 2014

It really wasn't so bad, I could do one in front of a TV show even. And I think it would look just as nice with half the motifs. But I will admit this was a big project even for me. I'm going back to dishcloths and napkins for a bit. (as soon as I finish my super huge Xmas project that is).

Thank you!