Puerto Rican Travel Pillow

Cover top, (bobbin rest), with several layers of batting (3 1/2" x9") and 1 layer of felt cut 7 ½ " square so it just overlaps edges. If desired, glue edges to edge of board to keep in place while covering.

Cover with fabric cut 14 x 7". Secure the front and back edges underneath with staple gun or carpet tacks. Place bobbin rest in place on base and secure sides to base with staple gun or carpet tacks. You can glue ribbon or trim over edges to cover raw edges and staples, or turn under raw edges if using tacks.Cut batting and felt in strips 6" wide.

To Make Bolster
Wrap dowel with quilt batting fairy firmly (or old blanket scraps) after securing to dowel with a couple of staples, until ½ " from the edge of the side circles.
Using felt now, continue wrapping tightly , until even with sides,to make a firm pinning surface.

Wrap with cover fabric ( 9" by 14" ) turning under the overlapping edge. Staple to circles and cut fabric even with outer edges of circles and cover raw edges with ribbon or trim.





<----------- Whipstitch the turned under edge to finish.

This pillow can also be resized to make it full size. The pillow shown in these pictures belongs to the sister of one of the "Lace Map of the world" by the Boriquen Lacers, a group of lace makers in San Juan, Puerto Rico written about in this article
http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/052497...

Another project by the Boriquen Lacers will be written about in Suite101.com later this year.

Bobbins made from dowling and hand carved.

For a printable version of the artical see here:
http://lace.sewdoll.com/PuertoRicanPillo...

Next article will be about Spanish Lace and lacemakers. Another future article will be directions for a lace stand.

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