DIY: Decorative Pillows

Have you ever bought a t-shirt that is either too small or too big but you keep it anyway and don't know what to do with it? This is a great way to repurpose your t-shirt and it can end up looking really cute.

This project is relatively easy, but can be very time consuming if you choose to hand sew over using a sewing machine. I did two pillows and it took me about an hour and a half per pillow sewing by hand.

Here's what you'll need:

• t-shirt
• one 20oz bag of polyester fiberfill per t-shirt
• scissors
• thread to match the color of your t-shirt
• needle (or sewing machine)
• pins or extra needles

 

Instructions:

1. Begin by cutting off the sleeves and collar from your t-shirt. For the sleeves, cut straight along the sides of the t-shirt. For thee collar, note where the scoop of the collar ends and cut straight across. At this point, your t-shirt should be shaped like a rectangle.

     2. Flip your t-shirt inside-out and pin the seams of the sleeves. This will help keep the seams together when you are sewing.

     3. Cut a long piece of thread, thread it through the needle, and tie a small knot at the end.
    
     4. Sew along the areas of the t-shirt that you cut in Step 1.

     5. Flip the t-shirt back out. At this point, your t-shirt should look like this:

 

     6. Take the polyester fiberfill and stuff the pillow to heart's content.

      7. Pin along the hem line once your pillow is stuffed. This will help in the next step.

 

 

     8. Using the pins as a guide, cut off any excess t-shirt material.

 

     9. Take your newly cut "hem" and fold the two sides of the t-shirt into each other and repin to help hold them together.

 

    10. Sew your pillow t-shirt closed.

 

    11. Once your pillow is all sown up, knead the pillow to spread out the stuffing as evenly as you can.

 

 

 

Happy crafting!