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Comic Book Cushions
Give your guests a comic book cushion to keep them entertained and make them comfortable.
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Cut out a rectangle out of your fabric. If you are using a cushion to stuff it then make sure to cut a large enough rectangle to cover it.
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Take your fabric, width ways, and fold under 1cm of fabric and pin a zip underneath.
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Sew the zip in to place using a sewing machine. Make sure not to sew on to the metal zipper or you will break your needle.
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Fold over a cm on the other side of the rectangle and pin on to the zip.
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Unzip the zipper and sew in to place.
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Fold the fabric inside out, so that the wrong side of the zip is facing out. Half zip the zipper shut. Pin the open sides of the square together.
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Sew up the first side.
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Sew up the second side. Make sure the zipper is halfway unzipped before you start or getting in to it will be a nightmare.
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Unzip the zipper fully and fold inside out. You have now made your cushion cover.
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To decorate it, pick a page from your favourite comic book. Scan it in and then print it out on reverse. If you have a lazer printer this will work fine otherwise you will need to get a photocopy. Use the method described in the fabric printing tutorial to print the comic on to the cushion.
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When the ink has dried use a black fabric pen to re-touch any areas that need to be.
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Take a grey fabric pen and add mid-tones to the comic. Then fill the cushion cover, either with an old cushion or stuffing.
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Posted By:Cat Morley »
March 03, 2006 15:28
Popular tags: Painting & Decorating, Revamping, Dressmaking / Tailoring, Clothing & Fabric, Gothic, Christmas, Decorating, and Halloween
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Little Miss Meshell
05 Mar 02:26
As always, AWESOME project! :) This came out beautifully, I just love comic book imagery on everything :)
MissMeshell xx
Cat Morley
07 Mar 02:45
Hee hee, thanks sweetie. x
Richard Anderson
07 Mar 03:35
Those cushions put the "OON" in cartoon.
Amanda
10 Jun 02:49
I love your site- and I want to try this comic book pillow project but, how did you get the smell of turpentine out of the fabric? I would hate to lay down on it, and have the smell of turpentine everywhere. Thanks!
Cat Morley
27 Jun 21:59
There was actually no smell after I was finished, but you could febreeze or wash it and it would be fine.
natalia
14 Oct 04:23
I really want to do this, but the link to the tutorial is DEAD. Do you know of another one so I can learn how to print fabric?
Phae
22 Mar 13:53
I would love to learn how to do this but the link doesn't work and there's nothing on the page other than a picture of what looks to be some fabric.
Phae
22 Mar 20:53
This is fantastic, I'm really interested in ryng this soon.
Krystal
12 Jun 19:02
I LOVE this! I also used the same idea to make a tote! It looks fantastic, had to make one for everyone I know!
Thanks so much!
Miss Nausea
04 Oct 17:03
fucking rad.
Tiffany S.
23 Oct 18:07
Groovy!
jennifer p.
30 Nov 19:58
I'm just a tad worried if I were to do this, would the turpentine have any affect on the person using the pillow.
I would LOVE to do this project, it looks great, but I wouldn't want anyone getting sick.
Any experiences with the turpentine making anyone ill?
Cat Morley
30 Nov 20:03
I only needed to use a small amount when I did this, so the pillow didn't get too fumed. You could give the pillows a good wash before using them around the house to make double sure that they'll be okay.
Lizz R.
23 Dec 10:22
I absolutely love this! I got inspired over board and bought plain bed covers to make comic-y !!
Joielu
27 Mar 16:23
What a great project! Ooooh, I'm going to try this for my daughter who LOVES Hello Kitty and Dr. Seuss.
Great job on the tute! And thanks for posting.
Buddy S.
05 Sep 00:31
I love harley quinn
Jenny Bones
22 Sep 12:48
Harley Quinn = epic love.
<3333
PB
19 Oct 06:19
AH-MAZING!! I write a comic so I'll have to scan them and make pillows!!
Midori-Chan
22 Feb 01:49
can we wash the pillow case after putting the picture on with turpentine? i know when i used to use transfers it would mess up a little
Costuming Crusader
15 Sep 07:42
Im so doing this for my boyfriend