It's so hard to believe that it's the tenth of January already. I'm sharing how to make a heart shaped pillow today as part of Ten on the Tenth where my blogging friends and I share our favorite things that cost $10 or less.
How to Make a Heart Shaped Pillow
This month we thought we'd share some thrifty ideas for Valentine's Day and I decided to make a heart shaped pillow. This is a great project for using up some scraps of fabric and that's exactly what I did.
I dug around in my stash and found some burlap fabric. You may not be able to see it in photos, but it has a shiny, reddish tint to it. I'd used the fabric several years ago to make a Christmas tree skirt and had just enough scraps to make some small pillows.
To make my pattern, I simply cut a heart out of newspaper and traced around it allowing ½ inch as a seam allowance. Then I cut out a front and a back for my pillow using scissors.
I decided to use some green pom pom trim around the edge of my pillow because I left up one of the Christmas trees to use as a Valentine's Day tree, and I'm planning to put red and green decorations on the tree.
To make the pillow, you will need to put the outside of the fabric facing inward. So once I determined which side needed to be faced up, I started pinning the trim to the fabric.
You can stitch the trim to the fabric by hand or you can use a sewing machine. It works either way.
After the trim is sewn on, the next step is to take the back of the pillow and turn it so that the right side is facing in.
Sew the front and back together but be sure to leave a large enough section open to put stuffing inside.
Gently turn the right sides out and stuff the pillow. Then pin the opening closed and then stitch by hand.
Then it's all done!
Unless, you are like me and can't leave anything alone.......
Oh, yes! I made some old fashioned yo-yos to adorn my pillow! I'll be back soon to show you how to make those cute, little things.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed seeing how to make a simple heart shaped pillow with pom pom trim.
Barbara Warner
Beautiful pillow! and I love that you added the yo-yo (?) flowers! Just so bright and happy-looking! Great job.
Audra @ Renewed Projects
On your first picture, the "Pin It" button is nearly centered on the heart pillow and I thought you'd intentionally added a Pin It label to the pillow! The colors coordinate so well! How funny! Cute pillow. Burlap is such a fun look.
Susan
What a sweet pillow! I love the green pom-poms!
Carol@BlueskyatHome
Jane, What a cute pillow. I love work with burlap and pom~pom trim. Looks easy and fun to make and what a sweet addition for Valentine's.
Kathleen G
Cute, cute heart pillow, Love the trim!
My sister made a yoyo quilt and runner for me, so the yoyo accent is darling:).
Kathleen in Az
Francis Moore
I enjoyed all the ladies that were linked to your post. Good Job.
Patti @ Pandora's Box
Cute pillow!
Mary
I love the green pompoms, they make such a great contrast with the burlap and really make the pillow special. But when I saw your yoyos at the bottom, well that just really warmed my heart. It looks perfect now!!
Laura
This is fabulous!
I love pom poms:)
And the yo yos are wonderful.
What talent you have!
Lisa
AHHHHHHH! This is so cute! You had me at pom poms. I'm pinning this to remind myself to sew the trim on before stitch up the entire pillow. (ask me how I know this)
Katie Mansfield
The yo-yos are so adorable on this! I just think it is too cute. The Valentine's Day tree is going to be a darling! Thanks for sharing.
Shirley@Housepitality Designs
Great pillow Jane! Love the yo-yos that you added! The pillow so reminds me of the little heart pillows that you made years ago that my friend Ruthie fell in love with. Every time I see a heart pillow I think of her and her beautiful soul. She loved your blog. Have a great day Jane!
Stacey
I just love this!! The pillow is adorable without the yo-yo's but when you add those on...well I just need to learn how to do this. I'm so glad you shared this fantastic idea for Ten on the 10th! 🙂
Eilis@MyHeartLivesHere
Hmmm...I have some left over white pom pom trim, now I know what to do with it. Your heart shaped pillow is adorable. Thanks for the inspiration.
Kim
Oh beautiful! A heart shaped pillow has been on my list forever. You've inspired me to dig in to my own scrap basket and get started!
Tammy
Girl! You had me at Poms, but those yo-yos sealed the deal! I may try to make one of these. So Cute!!!!