7 DIY Pillows You Can Make for Your Home

There’s no doubt about it.  Throw pillows can add a punch of pizzazz and personality to any space.

Pillows require only a small amount of fabric, so DIY pillows are a great budget friendly home decor idea. Even if you aren’t a master seamstress, you only need to sew a straight line for these. With just a bit of DIY spirit and basic sewing knowledge, you can whip some up real quick.

5 DIY Pillows you can Sew for Your Home

Here are a few pillow tutorials I’ve done over the years:

Simple Pottery Barn Knock off Pillow tutorial

DIY Pillow 1: Envelope Pillow with Faux Button Closure

This Pottery Barn Knock-off Pillow perched itself on my living room couch for years. The vintage button is a special one from my friend’s special button collection.

handpainted pillows made out of flour sack towels!

DIY Pillow #2: Hand painted flour sack pillows

These hand painted pillows were made out of flour sack dishtowels. They were a fun project as they were first tea dyed, then painted! The sky is the limit with whatever you’d like to paint on them!

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DIY Pillows #3, 4, & 5 – Bedroom accent pillows

The simple aqua linen pillow, envelope pillow, and grommet curtain turned pillow were additions to our Beach Cottage inspired Master Bedroom. They all made use of fabric I had sitting in a drawer and were a pretty addition to the neutral space.

DIY Pillow #6- Burlap Pillow with Applique Anchor

This project was a special bridal shower gift for a friend. It was inspired by one at a fancy gift shop in town. The applique was done with an iron on process, and the rest of the pillow was sewn with just simple straight lines. You can get more details here.

DIY Pillow #7: No Sew Pillow Cover with Printable Iron on Transfer

If sewing just isn’t your thing, then this pillow is for you! It uses a pillow cover from IKEA and a free printable attached with an iron on transfer process. It is so quick and easy to make!

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3 Comments

  1. I think pillows are one of my favorite ways to decorate! They’re so easy to whip up, come in endless color & pattern combinations, and can be changed out quickly for the seasons!

  2. I think pillows are one of my favorite ways to decorate! They’re so easy to whip up, come in endless color & pattern combinations, and can be changed out quickly for the seasons! Plus they’re an inexpensive way to bring in trends!

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