I’ve been working through Deborah Moebes’s Stitch By Stitch* over the past 2 months. At the beginning of April I peeked ahead so I could order supplies for future projects and have them on hand when I got to them. I spent some time considering the fabric for the Piped Throw Pillow project. We already have throw pillows that match our couch and they don’t need to be replaced. But what if I made pillows that fit certain themes? That got me thinking about the Game of Thrones premiere. After a bit of searching I found Game of Thrones house sigil fabric on spoonflower.com.

The spoonflower fabric is a bit expensive, so I made a practice pillow first.

I used the following supplies:

The Force Awakens Pillow:

• 2 fat quarters from the Mass Drop Force Awakens Fat Quarter Bundle at $2.38/each
• 2 yards of continuous bias tape made from a fat quarter from the Anapola Fat Quarter Bundle at $2.30
• 2 yards of piping cord at $0.23/yard
• 16″ Universal Zipper – picked up at Michael’s for about $2.00
• 16 x 16 Pillow Form* at $2.75
• Quilter’s tape* at $4.49
• A tracing wheel and tracing paper* (I’ll not include cost for these as both will be reused many times).

Total Cost for Force Awakens Pillow: $16.76 ($12.27 without Quilter’s tape, as it used very little.)

Game of Thrones Pillow:

• 1/2 yard of Spoonflower Game of Thrones house Fabric in Basic Cotton Ultra  $8.75
• 2 yards of continuous bias tape made from a different fat quarter from the Anapola Fat Quarter Bundle at $2.30
• 2 yards of piping cord at $0.23/yard
• 16″ Universal Zipper – picked up at Michael’s for about $2.00
• 16 x 16 Pillow Form* at $2.75
• Quilter’s tape* at $4.49
• A tracing wheel and tracing paper* (I’ll not include cost for these as both will be reused many times).

Total Cost for Game of Thrones Pillow: $20.75 ($15.26 without Quilter’s tape, as it used very little.)

I didn’t have bias tape on hand for these pillows so I had to make some. A quick skim of the instructions informed me that I wouldn’t need to bother with ironing the bias tape, as it would just need to be used to wrap around the cord.

It was a bit tricky to get the piping attached evenly to the edges of the fabric, but with lots of pins I mostly got through it.

This was my first ever attempt to install a zipper and it went well. The instructions in the book were good. I couldn’t actually find the recommended 1/2″ quilters tape, so I used 2 1/4″ strips on each pillow.

This also worked out well, as I used the seam itself as a guide to align the tape.

Because the fabric needed to be cut away form the piping in order to make the 90 degree quarter angle at the corners actually make the turn, the finished products have small holes between the pillow and the corner piping. I’m not sure how to resolve that. On the Game of Thrones pillow I tried to leave more of the piping fabric at the corner so that when I turned the pillow inside out after sewing it would grip. That didn’t work as well as I would have hoped.

Overall, I was happy with both pillows! They are neat looking and great for themed parties! I was most worried about zipper installation but the instructions in the book were so clear that it was very easy. Each pillow took about 2 hours to make. I was especially happy to have the Game of Thrones pillow on display for our Game of Thrones season 6 premier party!

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