How to Sew a Pillow

by allthingsdiy in Craft > Embroidery

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How to Sew a Pillow

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Hey, today I'm going to show you how to sew together a small pillow enjoy

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You will need:
-Stuffing
-Old clothes you're allowed to cut up
-Scissors
-Cotton
-A needle

Cutting the Fabric

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Cut a small square with your scissors

Do the Same

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Get a texter you can draw on clothes with. Trace around your first square and then cut that out. Now you have 2 squares.

Sewing Part 1

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Get your needle and cotton and cut a small amount of cotton. Thread it through your needle and pull it up till it is halved. Tie a small knot at the end.

Sewing Part 2.

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If you want a little design on your pillow, then cut out some more fabric. Get the first square and put your dot on it.

How to Sew

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Hold your dot and turn your square over. Poke your needle through the bottom and pull up through the top until you feel the pull of the knot. Poke your needle down from the top and pull it out of the bottom till you feel the knot.

Repeat

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Do this again until you have covered the whole perimeter of your circle.
Whne you have finished sewing a dot, turn your material over and tie a know in the cotton. Then cut just above the knot

Sew It Together

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Put your first square over the second one and thread some new cotton into your needle. start sewing the sides and the bottom. Do not sew up the top.

Stuff It Up

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Once you've sewn your sides together open it up and start putting in some stuffing. Stuff until full. After you've stuffed it pull together the row and and sew that up.

Done!

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Congrats! You have your pillow. If you liked this tut, please follow and comment :)?

If You Made a Big Pillow..

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If you made a big pillow, this would probably be the max size if you went for really big. To make this you just follow this tut but you can adjust the the size you cut your fabric.
Happy making!!