What is a Quillow? A quillow is basically a fleece blanket that folds into a pillow. So, unfolded you have a fleece blanket. Folded up, it's a pillow. I thought these would be great to keep either in your car or on your couch. They could be used to take to a football game, too. You could sit on them; then if it gets cool, unfold and you have a nice warm blanket to use.
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| Fleece blanket folds inside pillow covering |
- Fleece blanket - I purchased mine at Walmart for $5.88. Unfolded it's the size of a twin blanket.
- Two fat quarters - or two 18" x 18" square fabric pieces.
Steps:
- Sew the two fabric pieces or fat quarters right side together. Leave a 2 inch opening for turning. Once sewn, turn right side out and top stitch along the side that had the opening. This creates your pillow portion.
- Fold blanket in half to locate the center (at top of blanket). Pin to mark.
- Fold the pillow in half and pin to mark center.
- Alien the centers of pillow and blanket and stitch around 3 sides. Leave the top open - you'll need it to inset the blanket when folding.
Fold:
- Lay your finished quillow down with pillow side on underside.
- Fold blanket into thirds length-wise. This basically folds each side up to seam of pillow.
- Starting at bottom, start folding the blanket up until it is the same size as the pillow.
- Turn over to pillow side and flip pillow over to enclose the blanket.
Need a visual on how to make this? (Me, too)
- Here's a YouTube example. There are several others on YouTube. DIY Fleece Pillow Blanket
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| Finished and folded Quillow |
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| It's a pillow when folded and a blanket when unfolded |
Thank you for visiting today! ~ Marilyn