Domino Dalmatian Pillow

 Some minor attempts at repairs had been made, but it needed an overhaul. I deconstructed it. I carefully picked and cut out the hand stitched repairs. I hand washed the front and back panels. I wet blocked the front panel, and carefully straightened out the torn pieces. I carefully pressed the panel to about 3/4 % dry. I then finished pressing the panel with a light weight fusible stabilizer behind it. This will strengthen the old panel. Several areas were showings signs that it would tear more and soon.

I then scanned the stabilized panel into my computer. I cleaned up the graphics to have only the dog in true colors.

This was machine appliquéd over top of the original panel. I added a layer of cotton batting with a muslin backing. I quilted the panel by stitching around the dog and the square border. Then I stitched over the child's name on the back of the pillow as the hand stitching was coming undone. I stitched around both panels to create the pillow pocket and stuffed it with a polyester stuffing that is made for pillows. It won't lump up in wads later. The final touch was hand stitching to close the pillow.

Voila! A restored pillow is ready for a cute little boy.