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Sewing Pillows, How to Sew a
Pillow
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Ribbon sewn across sections of a 100 % cotton denim pillow. |
| About Pillows
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Pillows come in
all different shapes and sizes. Pillows are fun to make and are a
great first project for beginner sewers. Some pillows require
stuffing a lot for a harder pillow and some you need to stuff a
little for a more softer pillow. |
| Best type of
Fabric to use- |
Just about any type
of fabric can be used in making pillows. It is NOT recommended to use a
knit or stretch fabric because your pillow will not hold its shape and it
will stretch out of shape. |
| Easy type
Pattern - |
An easy type of
pillow pattern would be a simple square or circle with no appliqué or
added pattern pieces. One would simply sew around the sides, leave
an opening, turn to pretty side out, stuff the pillow, and hand sew the
opening closed. |
| Difficult type
Pattern - |
A more difficult
type of pattern would be a pillow of an "odd" shape with lots of curves
and corners, or one that has many small pattern pieces. |
| Pattern Pieces -
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Pattern pieces for pillows can
be as little as one. One pattern piece being the easier pillow to
make. |
| Cost & Fabric usage - |
Pillows can be as little as 3
inches for a doll which of course you could make that out of fabric
scraps, or as big as a body pillow. The body pillow costing
more money to make in fabric, and don't forget the cost of stuffing too!!! |
| Comments - |
Pillows really are a great
project to begin sewing with. I recommend ALL of my students to make
a pillow when they first start sewing. It help them sew on a
machine, learn about stuffing, and learn to hand sew the opening closed.
Please visit the photo pillow pages for lots of ideas about sewing
pillows. |
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Remember when making
pillows most of the time you will sew them pretty sides together. It is
best to leave an opening in the middle of a seam, not at a corner.
It is much easier to hand sew the opening closed if it is in the middle of
a side seam on your pillow. Many easy sewing patterns for pillows
can be found at your local fabric store. Pillows can be made as stated
above or by buying pillow forms and making covers for them. |
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Pillows can be made into any shape. This blue star pillow was painted with
glitter for added sparkles. |
I made these "Ballet
Slippers" pillows for my daughter who is an awesome dancer, but hates
ballet which is the basic of all dance. ( make sense?) |
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We Highly recommend
these books on Sewing and Making Pillows to anyone who wants
to learn to sew or is just getting back into sewing. They are
an excellent resource to get you on the right track for your sewing skills.
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Since pillows are sew much
fun to make, Here is FREE photographed instructions on
making a 9 patch pillow from your own home that you can view by clicking below.
Take your time and have fun with it!!!! This
would be for a beginner to intermediate sewer.
Click
here for Free Directions for a 9 patch pillow
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Would you like
to see your Handmade Pillow
Photo on LovetoSew.com? Click
Here
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