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| ©2017 Kathleen Berlew |
The 1970s was a colorful decade of avocado appliances and pastel
telephones. My family had white and beige wall and desk models in our house,
but my grandmother had a pretty pink telephone on her nightstand that I absolutely
loved. This little pillow is a tribute to that phone and to all things retro
that have become cool again. You can follow the instructions below, or click
here to download a printable pattern sheet.
To make your own phone pillow, you'll need:
- Pink retro print fabric, two 11 1/2" x 10" pieces
- National Nonwovens WoolFelt®: Pink, Shocking Pink, White
- Pink baby rickrack
- Pink mini pompom fringe
- DMC six-strand embroidery floss: 605 Very Light Cranberry,
818 Baby Pink, White, Light Effects E168 Silver
- Polyester fiberfill
- Buttons: one 1 1/8" white, ten 3/8" clear with
glitter
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| ©2017 Kathleen Berlew |
Print out the pattern below and size it so the base of the
phone is 6" wide. Cut the telephone base and receiver from pink felt. Cut the
large circle from white felt, the small circle from shocking pink felt. Sew the
white button to the center of the shocking pink circle with white floss. Sew the
clear buttons evenly spaced around white button with silver floss. Use cranberry
floss and whipstitch to sew the shocking pink circle to the white circle. Use
white floss and running stitch to sew the dial to the center of phone base.
Next, pin the receiver onto one piece of the print fabric, centered,
so the top edge of the handle is 1 3/4" from the top edge of fabric. Tuck a
length of pompom trim under the outer edge of the receiver, pin it in place,
and trim away excess. Pin the phone base onto the fabric so bottom edge is
2" from bottom edge and the cradle tabs overlap the receiver slightly. Tuck
a length of pompom trim under the outer edge of the receiver base. Cut a 20"
piece of rickrack and tuck one end under the receiver and one end under the
base, as shown, and pin in place. Sew base and receiver in place using baby
pink floss and running stitch, making sure to sew through rickrack. When you've
finished stitching, arrange the rickrack "telephone cord" around the
phone and tack it in place.
To finish the pillow, pin the appliqued print fabric piece and the backing piece together, right sides facing, and stitch around with 1/4" seam allowance. Leave and opening for turning. Snip the corners and turn the pillow right side out. Stuff it with polyester fiberfill and hand-stitch the opening closed.
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| ©2017 Kathleen Berlew |
All done! Now show it off in your TV room and watch some
episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore or your favorite '70s
sitcom.
