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ruffled felt ameican flag cushion (no sew)

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 i love sewing but for a project like this i prefer to use a glue gun.
 what you need
red felt
blue felt
white felt
white pillow case
glue gun
scissors
pen

 first you need to mark out the flag pattern, i did this using a pen. i marked out stripes first, then i marked out the where the stars need to go. i labled the striped R/W for (red/white) so i knew which colour to use.

 for the stars, i cut lots of little strips of white felt

 then cut the blue felt into long strips

 i marked out were the stars need to go by putting little circles, it doesnt matter if its messy as you wont see this when its done.

 for the stars ruffle the felt into small pieces like this (see picture below)

 then glue them on to the pillow case with a glue gun, then when they are all stuck down start adding the navy felt, and work around each white bit and cover the square, ruffling the felt as you glue it down.

 then measure the red and white felt against the stripes you have drawn, and cut the felt in to strips a little wider, then glue on in to the pillow case and ruffle the felt as you go along like the picture below

then do the same again with the white felt, and then you can put the cushion filling in.

if you are like me, be careful with the glue gun, when ruffling the felt, i swear i have no finger prints left lol.

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  6. Oh my gosh! You had me at glue gun!! I so never expected this wasn't sewn! Would you pretty please post it on my linky party if you have time? I'd also love to see some of your Silhouette projects. I keep asking for one but for now have to live vicariously!

    http://teaganstravels.blogspot.com/2012/02/destination-inspiration-linky-party-2.html

    Happy Valentine's Day to you and your family. I am new follower
    Michelle @ Teagan's Travels

  7. Super cute! I really like that its an American Flag…so many Union Jack pillows floating around these days…I like my flag better! You did a lovely job!

  9. Love this project! I pinned it to my Pinterest Patriotic-4th of July page! So glad you shared it! I love the no-sew aspect, although I understand about the glue gun woes!

  12. I love this pillow! You did a fabulous job on it. I especially love that it is no sew!! I am a new follower and am so excited to check out your blog!!

    Karen@Pocket Full of Pink

  27. Aimee, this is just way adorable. I am sure that was time consuming but so worth the outcome. I found your link on Sunday's Best. Thanks for sharing the inspiration. Come for a visit at Color it Simple.

    xxoo,
    Lori

  29. What a cool project! You have to show this off at "Cowgirl Up!" – it's the only link party where you post once, and your project shows up on 4 amazing blogs. I know everyone will love this! Party goes live at 9pm tonight. Hope to see you there!
    🙂 Samantha @ Crafty Texas Girls
    craftytexasgirls.com

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