Presidents Day Pillow

In honor of President’s Day I thought I would show my love of our country by making a patriotic pillow of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln with penny button details.

 

Materials:

3 Pennies dated before 1982

Doming Block Set (because of the copper content in them)

Heavy Hammer

Metal Polish (I use Haas)

Soft Cloth for polishing

Material for pillow (I used canvas dropcloths)

Cording for pillow (optional)

Heat Transfer Material

Silhouette machine (optional)

Thread

Needle

Sewing Machine

Electric Drill

Small Drill Bit

Pillow Form

 

1.  I purchased my doming block from Harbor Freight.  I think it was around $25 on sale.

2.  Place the penny (heads up) into the doming block and take one of the dappers (I used #18) and hold it tight to the middle of the penny and pound away with a heavy hammer.

And it will slightly dome your penny like so…

3. Next polish up your penny with the metal polish and a soft cloth.  Drill two small holes into the sides of Abraham’s head for the button holes using an electric drill and a small bit made for metal.

4. Next up I used my digital Silhouette machine to design and cut out Abraham Lincoln and George Washington’s silhouettes.  Email me if you would like the files.

5.  Then I ironed my transfers onto my pillow front.  And peeled back the plastic protective sheet. 6.  Prior to that I pressed each side under 1.5” and then made three buttonholes with my sewing machine. 7.  Then I added cording and sewed my pillow all up.  I turned it right sides out and admired our founding fathers.

8.  I hand stitched my penny buttons in place and added a 12” x 16” pillow form.

And there you have it…a President’s Day Pillow.