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 vintage necktie pillow .. recycle old neck ties! flea finds: 1. 35 vintage silk neckties other materials: 1. needle / thread 2. scissors 3. 14" square pillow insert 4. sewing machine 5. 15" square black cotton (for the base) 6. 15" quilter's fleece 7. 2 pieces- 8.5" X 15" velvet directions: 1. hint - experiment to find a pleasing arrangement before you begin stitching 2. cut off points at 3.5" from the tip (35 tips required) - cut 3 pieces (4" X 5.5") from scraps to fill in the spaces for the bottom row 3. draw six lines across black base fabric 4. layer and baste fleece to wrong side 5. stitch 3 cut pieces (4" X 5.5") on the short ends, press seams to one side, sew strip at bottom line, matching raw edges. 6 start at lower left corner, arrange first row of tie points on bottom line, overlapping pieces and placing points 1/2" from bottom 7. trim excess off the side edges 8. repeat on each row, staggering points to make an interesting arrangemnet; make sure points cover base fabric and stitching 9. baste raw edges at pillow sides; hint- be careful not to get the points caught in the seam. 10. assemble pillow back - insert zipper between the velvet pieces using a 1" seam allowance and lapping the top edge over the zipper an extra 1/4" 11. place right sides together and the zipper flap pointing down; stitch together pillow back and front 12. place 14" pillow insert inside tip: chic recycler "flea finds" are found throughout the fleatique house  ask Lee (the flea) for a "flea find" not found in our house! Our online fleamarket is the best place to find vintage and antique items on the Internet. - FleaMarket - Antique Mall - vintage fabric - Our Flea Market is continually restocked with amazing items of every kind. - fabric - We scour every nook and cranny in order to bring you a huge inventory of antiques, collectibles, vintage clothing and vintage fabrics in our cybermall. Looking for a needle in a haystack? - antique mall - vintage fabric - Come here first-we may have what you're looking for. If it's not in stock, sign up for our free Personal Shopper service-we'll notify you as soon as we locate your item. If it's special, if it's unique, if it's collectible, you'll find it in our ever-changing collection of vintage clothing, china dinnerware, decorative porcelain-there's too much to list and it's only at Fleatique! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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