I'm in the midst of probably the busiest week of my life, so i'm being lazy again and resurfacing a tutorial from my previous blog - but i figure unless you were one of the 4 people that read it, it's new to most of you anyway, so here goes!
Today i will show you how to make a $5 floor rug into a lovely log pillow.
purchase a cheap floor rug, my victim was a $5 cheapie from k-mart.
i started with 2 of these but soon realised i should have only had one (you will find out why soon)
before you do anything measure the width of the rug, mine was 51cm.
you need to know this to work out the diameter of the 2 circle ends required.
i remembered the formula C (circumference) = 2x pi x r (radius - 2 x radius is the diameter), making r the subject the equation looks like this r=C/2 x pi
so that means r = 51/ 2 pi so I'm going to round r to 8
D = 2 x r so therefore my circle needs to be approximately 16cm in diameter.
did i lose you with the highschool algebra?
if your feeling lost just divide the width by 3 for your diameter, the answer is close enough.
write down that number somewhere (because if your anything like me you will forget it).
okay now it's time to cut out two circles using the diameter we calculated earlier as your guide.
i recommend using a different fabric if it is a woven rug or the edges will frey really bad.
zig zag around the edge of your circles (or use an overlocker/ serger.)
see how gross it was, 1 wasted extra rug for nothing.
This is where other fabric came in, i would've used plain blue if i had it in the right colour, but this appeared the only fabric i had on hand that matched colour-wise.
fold in half length wise (the bulky seems together)
pin
sew as close to original seam as possible
pin your circle fabric to one of the openings, make sure the fabric pulls tight if you were to stretch it out, trim any excess. ensure the right side is pinned facing in.
sew around with either a double straight zigzag stitch or your overlocker/serger.
repeat with opposite end, however leave half of it unsewn.
turn inside out (correct way)
stuff with cushion filler of your choice, to your individual taste.
hand sew that final bit
and TADAAA!!
your done, literally a 30min project!
so that means r = 51/ 2 pi so I'm going to round r to 8
D = 2 x r so therefore my circle needs to be approximately 16cm in diameter.
if your feeling lost just divide the width by 3 for your diameter, the answer is close enough.
write down that number somewhere (because if your anything like me you will forget it).
trim off any fringing.
okay now it's time to cut out two circles using the diameter we calculated earlier as your guide.
i recommend using a different fabric if it is a woven rug or the edges will frey really bad.
This is where other fabric came in, i would've used plain blue if i had it in the right colour, but this appeared the only fabric i had on hand that matched colour-wise.
fold in half length wise (the bulky seems together)
sew as close to original seam as possible
pin your circle fabric to one of the openings, make sure the fabric pulls tight if you were to stretch it out, trim any excess. ensure the right side is pinned facing in.
repeat with opposite end, however leave half of it unsewn.
and TADAAA!!
your done, literally a 30min project!
HAPPY SEWING!
Ooo! I love it, thanks for sharing!!
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