Deco Pillows – Cut and Sew Panels

You can never have too many decorative pillows, right?

Especially when they stand out from the usual square or round pillows with their unusual shapes and designs. Many of my hand-drawn designs are already available as plushies, round cushions that are also suitable for floor cushions (poufs), bouquet pillows, or, as in this post, decorative pillows in the shape of lips, eyes, hearts, and whatever else will be added over time.

Of course, a homemade pillow also makes a great gift, and with my cut-and-sew panels, they’re super easy and quick to make.

(more Deco pillows Panels at the End of this Blogposts)

My deco pillow panels at Lillestoff (link leads to the lips panel as shown) are available in various fabrics, such as cotton woven fabric with a fine, smooth look, canvas, jersey, and summer sweat. However I would keep in mind that the larger the pillow, the greater the risk of jersey or summersweat bulging when stuffed or even during use.

Materials:

• 1 Deco pillow Cut and Sew Panel (e.g. Lips )
• Sewing thread
• filling fiber

Sewing the pillow

• Cut out the two cushion pieces at the white sewing allowance, place the pieces right sides together so that the shape fits perfectly and sew along the black dotted lines or if no sewing line is given, just use the seam allowance as a guide.
• To reverse the cushion, leave a straight section open on the bottom of the cushion.
• Cut in the seam allowances a little bit, then the seam will lay nicely in the corners and curves – but don’t cut too close to the seam, otherwise the fabric could tear out over time!
• Fill the cushion with filling fibre or filling cotton and close the opening with hidden hand stitches or topstitches along the edge.

The left over fabric can be used to sew little gift bags or in combination with other fabric for jeans upcycling bags or sustainable shopping bags. Just take a look at my blog for more ideas.

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Have fun sewing and if you post your sewing projects from my designs on Instagram, I would be happy if you tag me @andreamuehlbauer. I will love share your post in my story.

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