Making a Burlap "Paris" Pillow

So today I started to write about the first slipcover that I made
which was for my settee

but it looked so bare without a pretty pillow :(

I decided then and there to make a burlap pillow to match the

settee's burlap skirt.

I cut the fabric to size. 

 Then I printed  "PARIS"  in the font "Castellar" at 200pt size.

This seems a good size for my 10"x17" pillow.

Using a single edge razor blade I cut out just the thick bits of the letters.

I pinned the paper to the burlap.  Can you see the burlap showing through the thickest parts of the letters?

I mixed some acrylic black and gray paints together.  I think straight black might be too stark.  Then I painted my "stencil"

Freehand painting the straight, thin lines was a breeze.

Next I printed an oval shape, cut it out and painted around it.  I removed the oval and thickened the line partway around the top and bottom.

I sewed up the pillow 

et voilà

Soon I will show this off on my settee!