How to sew a pillow with your own hands
To diversify the interior of the living room, it is not at all necessary to rearrange the furniture or change the wallpaper. Original and unusual pillows that are easy to sew with your own hands will help to add zest to your relaxation area. How to do this is very simple, show a little imagination, and bright fabrics and shreds will also help you.
The shape of the pillow can be very different - from simple rectangular to stylish and unusual hearts or animal figures. Take the material for it dense enough - satin, brocade, fleece, you can sew fur pillows or patchwork products. Choose the color scheme at your discretion, but the fabric should be in harmony with the overall interior of the sofa and the room. For summer, “cool” fabrics, such as satin or silk, are well suited. The pillow should be stuffed with synthetic winterizer or synthetic fluff, you can also use foam rubber or fiberglass. These fillers perfectly keep their shape after washing, give the product splendor and softness, they are hypoallergenic. Do not stuff with feathers or cotton wool, they quickly crumple, lose their shape and can cause allergic reactions. The pillow can be decorated with various elements. For example, make embroidery on the finished product or sew on a figure cut out of fabric. Suitable for decorating zippers, bows, buttons, beads, lace.
- Dense plain fabric for the pillow itself;
- Bright and original fabric for a pillowcase;
- Decor elements;
- Threads that match the tone;
- Filler;
- Needle, pins, scissors, thread;
- Sewing machine.
Decide on the size of the pillow. The optimal size for a sofa is a square of 40x40 cm.
Fold the plain fabric in half, right side inward. We mark on the fabric a square of the required size, plus 2 cm on each side we leave for allowances. We cut out the square with sharp scissors and fasten it with pins around the perimeter, or you can sweep the details with a free seam. We sew the base of the pillow on a typewriter, leaving a small space for stuffing, turn it inside out and fill it with filler. The hole through which we stuffed the pillow can be sewn up manually, or you can sew in a zipper - it is more convenient to replace the filler and wash the pillow. The main part of the product is ready. Now let's start sewing a bright pillowcase or pillow cover. The cutting principle is the same - we cut out 2 squares, 3 cm larger than the base. You can make a cover with a zipper, or you can cut out the back part 20 cm longer and bend it like a regular pillowcase. We sweep the cut parts with our hands and sew them on a typewriter. We sew a zipper on one side. We turn the finished pillowcase inside out and put it on the pillow. A stylish do-it-yourself sofa pillow is ready.Decorate the pillow with a ribbon or lace piping, sewn in around the perimeter. Or sew any other interesting elements on the case. Also, after practicing a little, sew a pillow of an interesting shape - round, oval, in the shape of a heart.