Hence, this quick bolster cover using the novelty fabric. (Yes, I like novelty fabric. Some of you will remember the Betty Boop motorcycle quilt I posted about here. ) The pillow is supposed to be 9" in diameter and 20" long. I think they measured after it was wrapped and compressed a bit.
I am particularly amused by the goldfish being held in the chopsticks here in the closeup shot.
After I took the pillow out of the wrapper, I measured its circumference as 31. The piece of cat fabric I had was 20 inches wide and 40 some long so I cut it to 32 inches long on a pattern break so the ends matched up. Then I cut a 9.5" circle out of the trim fabric for the closed end and a 12" wide strip for the open end. I sewed the strip on the end and trimmed to it was the same length as the cat fabric. Next, I sewed it into a tube and hemmed the trim end. Then I put the circle in the other end, using lots of pins to spread the gathers evenly. And made a tie out of the scrap cat fabric. Total time, about an hour and a half. If I were to do it again, I would make the trim on the open end a couple of inches wider so the tied part wasn't so scrunched and the circle would be 10" in diameter. This lovely bolster now sits on our brown leather couch and brings me a bit of joy every time I sit next to it.
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