Plaid Pocket Pillow
I'm going to teach you how to make a Pocket Pillow today. These are fairly simple to make because there is no hand sewing, zippers, Velcro or buttons to add. All you need is fabric and a sewing machine.
I purchased this plaid fabric as well as this large picnic basket at a thrift store recently. And you should already know that I was super excited about the plaid lining on the inside of the basket.
Yes, I am Mad for Plaid!
Somebody else certainly favored my basket too.
OK, so Step 1. Measure.
I laid my insert pillow onto my fabric and cut leaving about 6 extra inches around and about 2 extra inches on each side.
Step 2. Hem the edges.
Fold (and iron if you wish) 1 1/2 inches from both sides of the fabric that fold over the pillow. Then sew down.
Step 3. Find the center of your pillow. Mark it with a pin.
Fold one side over (front facing in) 3 inches past your center mark. Pin into place
Repeat on the other aspect, once more three inches past the center mark.
Step 4. Sewa 1 inch hem down both sides of the pillow.
It should then look like this.
Last Step. Stuff your insert pillow into the open slit of your new pillow cover.
This is what the returned aspect of the pillow looks as if.
I've brought my pillow and new picnic basket into my Living Room.
More snap shots of the room to come.