By Katja Kromann

IKEA idea: sew on a Swiss cross to a GURLI pillow

IKEA idea: sew on a Swiss cross to a GURLI pillow

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I made some new pillow covers for B's bedroom. I have been very inspired by Swiss crosses the past few months.


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And check this out: a friend of mine, Julia at cuckoo4design, posted this breathtakingly beautiful new hall way make over. Check out all the pictures of her Swiss cross hallway.

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And let's not forget my post last fall where I went Trend spotting in the 1800s. Check out the sweet Swiss cross air ventilation in this building from the 17 or 1800s. Cute right?

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I made some pillows to match that building ;) I got some GURLI pillows at IKEA because every great project starts with a trip to IKEA, right :) At just $3 dollars each, they are quite a steal.

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Next I made a Swiss cross by stacking three blocks of 3x3 inches on top of each other. I printed it out twice, rotated one of them and voilá a Swiss cross. If you want to make this project, I stuck the template at the bottom of this post where you can download it for free. It is also hanging out with all my other free printables over at Printables.

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Then I cut out three crosses from some red linen that I got at JoAnns last year.


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I added some batting to bulk up the crosses just a tiny bit.

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Then I used embroidery floss to stitch it on leaving the edges exposed to fray over time.

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On the back I left a bit of a tale of the floss and when I came back around I tied a triple knot to secure the floss.

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Then I ironed them and added the inserts. Here they are in his room and here is the template for download (FREE)


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I made over B's room last spring and here are just a couple of the projects I did:



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About Katja Kromann

I am a Danish American decorating life in Seattle. I love all things design and DIY.

I can’t think of anything more fun than coming up with project, making it, photographing it and sharing it with you on my websites.

I am a Graphic Artist, a remodeller and home maker by day.

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