A few weeks ago, I tried the freezer paper stencil technique on a tote bag and it was a big, fat fail. So I worked up the courage to try again, this time on a pillowcase! And I learned a few tricks along the way that helps make this technique much easier to do. It quickly became one of my favorite projects!
My pillow cover was about 14×14 inches, so in studio I used the 12×12 mat as a guide to create my design.
I placed a piece of freezer paper on my light hold cutting mat. If you search for this technique on google, you will find so many different settings and ways to cut the freezer paper on your Silhouette.
I found the easiest way for me was shiny side down and using the printer paper setting.
After weeding the words out, I peeled the freezer paper off of the mat and using the hottest setting on my iron with no steam, pressed the freezer paper onto the pillowcase. Make sure you don’t forget to add all those little inside dots and shapes from the letters. I like to press the biggest piece first, then go back and add all the little extras.
Using fabric paint and a sponge brush, blot the fabric paint onto your stencil. Using the blotting method works a lot better than brushing it on and it also helps prevent the paint from bleeding under the stencil.
After letting it dry for at least 4 hours, peel the freezer paper stencil off. And that’s it!
I ended up making a pillow cover with this project! On the other side is a Halloween design that I made using this same technique! While you could make the same thing with HTV, I like how the paint gives the design a little bit of texture…and it’s a lot cheaper!
