Patchwork Pajama Pillow

Patchwork Pajama Pillow

1/4 yard of 2 different fabrics.  Yardage or Fat Quarters will work.

3 Buttons (about 1" or your choice)
Interfacing Scraps

Cut:

36 ea. 4" squares  (18 of each fabric)

6 ea. 2" X 4"  (3 of each fabric)

2 ea. 1" X 10" (for facing )

3 interfacing 2" X 4" scraps

TIP**  Lay fabrics right sides together before you make your cuts.  This will save time because all your squares will already be lined up and ready to sew.

Square your fabric and cut into 4" squares.  You will have 40.  Cut 2 pairs in half for your 2"X 4" pieces.  Cut facing pieces from left over edge strip.

Using an accurate 1/4" seam, sew pairs (one of each fabric) together, then sew together 3 pairs in strips of 6 blocks.  Sew 3 strips together in checkerboard fashion. Sew remaining 3 strips together also.

  

Make Buttonhole Tabs.  Place 2"X4"  fabric right sides together with interfacing on one side.  Mark center of one end and 1" down on each side of the same end.  Draw line to make point.  This is your cut line.  Sew around tab at 1/4".  Trim, clip, turn and press.  

Make a buttonhole on each tab to fit your buttons.

Make Facings.   Lay 2  sides out and turn to make checkerboard fashion. Measure from the center seam 4 1/2" and mark a DOT.  Find the center of one of your 10" strips and match it right sides together with the center seam of one side.  Stitch between DOTs and reverse or FIX stitch.  Do not go beyond the DOT.  

Place your button Tabs between marks on the 2nd side.  Center one and place other 2 just inside your mark.  Put 2nd facing strip right sides together on top of the tabs.   Stitch between DOTs and reverse or FIX stitch.  Do not go beyond the DOT.  

Press Facings to back side.  Press so that tabs stick straight out.  Pin the facing ends back so they do not get caught in the stitches of the next step.

Lay 2 sides of project right sides together and on each end stitch from edge to DOT and reverse or FIX stitch.  Do not go beyond the mark.  Smooth facing to back and press.  Top stitch around to hold facing in place.

Decorative Stitching can be added at this point if you like.

Fold square in half, right sides together, and stitch ends from fold to corner.  Take the 2 corners that you just ended your stitching on, and bring them together, forming a new seam from corner to corner of pillow.  Stitch this seam and turn project right side out.  Your Patchwork is now all "on point".

Sew on buttons and cut buttonholes open.