Handmade Pillows

Cute and inexpensive pillows!

 I bought this entire bolt of fabric for $2 at the Habitat For Humanity store.I decided how large to make the pillows by measuring the arm of the sofa.

Then I folded the fabric over and marked measurements with a pencil. Fold the pretty sides facing each other. Because it's folded you will have three sides that need to be sewed.

     

 Sew up both sides and then the bottom, leaving a hole large enough to fit you hand through (so you can stuff later).

Trip corners and then flip the pillow inside out, with the pretty side now on the outside.

I bought transfer paper (you can purchase at Staples, Walmart, etc.) I then googled "Antique French Stamps" and then clicked on "Images." I saved images I liked to my computer. Be sure to flip the image  (so it's backwards) and print the on transfer paper.

It will look like this. It looks backwards, but when it's ironed onto the fabric, it will look right.

Lay the transfer paper on the fabric and measure to ensure you align it properly. Also, make sure the fold it at the top.

Iron on the transfer according to the directions.

Stuff your pillow. You will have the gap at the bottom to sew up. You can hand stitch this.

Voila, a pillow! It only cost about $1.00 to make!