Thursday, April 6, 2017

DIY Heart Pillow Cover

DIY Heart Pillow Cover


I am not one to go overboard for Valentines Day. Its a fun day and the kids love it but I dont think Ive ever decorated my home in hearts or anything like that. Until now. Im a minimalist by nature but who can resist a little (or big) hot pink heart here and there? Not me.


This tutorial is SUPER easy and is a quick way to add some pop by dressing up a plain pillow cover.


What youll need:
  • A plain pillow cover (I prewashed mine). If you dont have one on hand and dont want to buy one, there are a ton of great tutorials online for sewing pillow covers (Im not that ambitious).
  • Pillow insert (both my pillow cover and insert came from IKEA but you can find them all over)
  • Felt - I used Rainbow Classic eco fi felt on this one because Ill probably need to wash it
  • Sewing machine (you could always hand sew it if you dont have a machine)
  • Scissors, pins, and paper


      Getting started:

      My pillow cover measured 20 x 20 so I taped four sheets of paper together to measure the same. I hand drew a heart on the paper. You can  get a heart template online but I like the wonky style of a hand drawn heart.


      Use your template and cut out the heart from your felt.


      Place your heart on your pillow cover and pin it into place (be sure to pin it to just the top of layer of the cover).


      Slide the opening of the cover onto your sewing machine arm and sew into place. This part was a little tricky because my pillow cover is really thick so I really had to maneuver it around the arm of my machine. Be extra careful to only sew it to the top layer of the cover.



      Stuff your pillow inside and youre finished.


      Super easy and fun. Quick enough and inexpensive enough that Im happy to have it out for just a few short weeks.

      Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers!

      Available link for download

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