Your bedroom is supposed to be your escape–shouldn’t you escape into style you love? Join designer Jann Newton in her online Craftsy class, Custom Bedding: Decorative Shams and Bolsters, to put a captivating, custom touch on your bedroom decor with luxurious pillows that you’ll adore! Learn how to mix and match fabrics for a cohesive look, play with scale and figure out the yardage and cuts you’ll need. Then, jump into your first class project: the Euro sham. Get a decorator-quality look as you learn to create a knife-pleat ruffle that will make this pillow really pop! Move on to a padded, flanged sham, making masterful miters and creating cording with confidence. Finally, make a beautiful neckroll bolster, as Jann shows you her special secret for creating tantalizing, tufted ends without any need for a long needle. There’s a designer out there who has your exquisite taste: you. Give yourself the tools to bring your vision to life!
Class Sessions
Selecting Pillows & Fabrics
17:51
Meet your instructor, interior designer Jann Newton, and preview the three gorgeous pillows in this class. Then, discover what weights of fabric will work best as Jann offers design advice for mixing and matching patterns. Finally, see how to calculate yardage needs when using a patterned fabric.
Euro Sham: Crisp Corners & Knife-Pleat Ruffle
22:03
Start on your pillow with a knife-pleat edge as you mark and cut fabric so that your designs are square and centered. Then, discover how Jann's helpful template (included in your class materials) will give you square corners -- no dog ears! Finally, learn how to sew the perfect knife-pleat ruffle using a cardboard template you make yourself.
Euro Sham: Construction
16:22
Complete your Euro sham as you learn how to pin the ruffle to the front of the pillow and ease the thick fabric around corners. Then, sew along with Jann as she attaches the back of the pillow and stuffs it with a form. Finally, Jann shares her favorite stitch for sewing up the pillow opening by hand.
Flanged Sham: Flange & Cording
30:08
Learn how to make professional-quality shams with flanges that stand tall. Jann advises you on the best fabric to use for mitered corners before taking you step by step through the process. Then, make and attach cording to add luxurious detailing to your sham.
Flanged Sham: Construction
18:24
See how to install a hidden zipper on the back of your sham for easy insertion and removal of your pillow form. Then, attach the pillow flange to the back pieces for a padded flange. Finally, sew all of the pieces together as Jann shows you tips for working with so many layers!
Bolster: Pillow Form & Zipper
14:57
Add sophistication to any bed with a beautifully tufted bolster pillow. Learn how to make a custom form for your pillow and how to calculate the yardage needed for your desired size. Jann offers design tips on how to mix and match fabric, and shows you how to insert a zipper after you've created your pillow body.
Bolster: Finishing
14:59
Finish your final pillow as you stuff the bolster, sew on the end pieces and make fabric-covered buttons! Jann demonstrates how to gather the fabric at the ends of the bolster for that iconic tufted look. You'll be amazed at the professional and custom results you can get from your home sewing machine!
Your Instructor
Jann Newton
Jann Newton is a lifelong sewer with a flair for interior design. She owns and operates Newton Custom Interiors, where she crafts custom interior decoration that helps turn houses into homes. Jann has written articles for Drapery and Design Professional magazine and shares her insights and detailed decorating tutorials on her blog.
Bonus Materials available for download after purchase.
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