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Pyramid Weights

September 27, 2019 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 4 Comments

Pyramid Weight sewing tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar

Welcome to the start of the Tilda Old Rose Showcase. Over the next couple of weeks, designers will be sharing projects made with this sweet range. Soft vintage roses and romantic florals in beautiful shades of violet, periwinkle, jade green, deep rose, and cream. Such a pretty collection that will be available October 1.  I have made a few projects with this gorgeous range – first up is a new sewing tutorial for Pyramid Weights. I also have a new pattern which will be released very soon (stay tuned!)

These little Pyramid Weights can be used to keep your book open or to hold your pattern pieces in place. Alternatively, fill with dried lavender and use them as a scented sachet in your wardrobe or linen drawer to keep everything smelling fresh.

Pyramid Weight sewing tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar

To make your own Pyramid Weights, you will need:

  • cotton quilting fabric (I used pretty florals from Tilda Old Rose Collection)
  • small tassel (or make your own using a skein of embroidery thread and the Clover Tassel Maker)
  • dried (uncooked) rice to fill the weight or toy stuffing pellets (alternatively use dried lavender)
Pyramid Weight sewing tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar

From your fabric, cut an equilateral triangle with equal sides measuring 7 inches (all angles will be 60 degrees). These are easy to cut using the 60 degree angle on your quilting ruler.

I made my own tassels using the Clover Tassel Maker and coordinating Cosmo embroidery thread.

Pyramid Weight sewing tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar

With the right sides of the triangle facing, fold in half (bringing two of the corners together) and stitch in place using a 1/4 inch seam.

Pyramid Weight sewing tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar

Bring another corner of the triangle up to meet the other sewn corners. Pin edges together and stitch in place. You will now have two sides of the pyramid sewn, leaving the third side open.

Pyramid Weight sewing tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar

Position the tassel on the inside of the pyramid as shown in the image below. The hanging loop of the tassel will come out the top next to the sewn corners. Pin the remaining side of the pyramid and sew the seam, leaving a 1.5 inch gap for turning.

Pyramid Weight sewing tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar

Turn the pyramid out the right way through the gap in the seam. Fill the pyramid with rice or other weighted stuffing. You can use a funnel or roll up a piece of paper to form a funnel to make it easier to fill. Hand stitch the gap in the seam closed.

Pyramid Weight sewing tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar

Pyramid Weights are an easy sewing project and makes sweet little gifts. This is a beginner friendly project and they can be easily made in under 30 minutes. It is hard to stop at one! With Christmas coming, they would make lovely little stocking stuffers.

Pyramid Weight sewing tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar
Pyramid Weight sewing tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar

If you loved this free sewing tutorial, check out our newest pdf pattern using Old Rose Fabric – Flower Power Pouch.

Flower Power Pouch pdf Sewing pattern by A Spoonful of Sugar - available in our Etsy store.

Disclaimer: Thanks to Two Green Zebras for providing the Tilda Old Rose Fabric that is used in this project.

Hope you will follow along with the Old Rose Showcase. Here is the schedule of designers:

Tilda Old Rose Showcase
DATE DAY DESIGNER
27th Friday A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR
28th Saturday MOLLY AND MAMA
29th Sunday RUBY SEW OH
30th Monday FRANCES LILLY DESIGNS
1st Tuesday ELLIES HANDMADE
2nd Wednesday A SWEET LIFE
3rd Thursday A LITTLE PATCHWORK
4th Friday ARABESQUE SCISSORS
5th Saturday LILABELLE LANE
6th Sunday KASHZALE HANDMADE COSMETIC BAGS
7th Monday PICCOLO STUDIO
8th Tuesday GWAWR
9th Wednesday PRETTY LITTLE POPPETS
10th Thursday JENNY OF ELEFANTZ
11th Friday CHERUB KISS
12th Saturday PETALS AND PATCHES
13th Sunday DEER DARLING DOLLS
14th Monday THE BIRD HOUSE
15th Tuesday AQUA PAISLEY

On Instagram you can follow these hashtags:

 #tildaoldrose #tildaoldroseshowcase #tildafabrics

Filed Under: Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: Clover, gifts to sew, sewing tutorials, tassels, tutorial

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Comments

  1. Janet says

    July 31, 2022 at 1:52 pm

    Thank you for your email. Wonderful projects and material. I am definitely going to have a go at some of them.
    Thanks Janet

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  2. Bev M. says

    February 27, 2023 at 8:02 am

    I happened across your site looking for a method of sewing a DIY activated charcoal air freshener, using activated charcoal for fish tanks. I stole the idea from another website, but she didn’t give any instructions for making them beyond that. I’ll have to play around with the size once I figure out exactly how much charcoal I’ll need for each room, but this pattern looks promising. Bookmarked.

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  3. Kathleen Zeile says

    May 3, 2023 at 11:51 pm

    I came across your site while searching for sewing patterns that I would be able to sew and sell. I want to make sure that is the case. Can I sell the weights online (or at craft shows)?

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      May 7, 2023 at 8:23 am

      Hi Kathleen – You are most welcome to sew and sell any items you make from my patterns. I would appreciate if you included inteh advertising that they were made using one of my patterns/tutorials.

      Reply

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