FAB FUR PILLOWS

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2" below the pillow back edge. Trim the zipper ends where the topstitching ends.

Fold the zipper right side up; press. Topstitch the zipper panel a scant 1⁄8" from the zipper seamline, moving the zipper pull as needed (4).

Fold the pillow back right side up; press. Topstitch the pillow back to catch the right zipper tape within the stitching using a 5⁄8" seam allowance, beginning and ending the stitching at each marking along the seamline (5). Trim the fur-strip short ends even, and then abut the short ends; hand stitch. Fold the strip in half lengthwise with right sides together and align the raw edges with the pillow raw edges; pin.

Finish stitching the pillow perimeter. Turn the pillow right side out through the zipper opening.

Use a seam ripper or tweezers to gently pull any fur caught in the seam. Insert the pillow form.

Remove the basting stitches, and then open the zipper.

Fold the fur strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides together. Position the strip over the pillow back right side, aligning the raw edges; pin.

Position the pillow front over the pillow back with right sides together; pin. Stitch the pillow perimeter using a 1⁄2" seam allowance, rounding each corner and leaving a 8"-long centered opening over the fur-strip short ends (6).

8" Main Pillow

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