To diversify the interior of the living room, it is not at all necessary to rearrange the furniture or change the wallpaper. Original and unusual pillows that are easy to sew with your own hands will help to add flavor to your recreation area. How to do this is very simple, show a little imagination, and bright fabrics and shreds will also help you.
The shape of the pillow can be very different - from simple rectangular to stylish and unusual hearts or animal figures. Take the material for it rather dense - satin, brocade, fleece, you can sew fur pillows or products from rags. Choose the color scheme at your discretion, but the fabric should be in harmony with the overall interior of the sofa and the room in shade. Cool fabrics like satin or silk work well for summer. The pillow should be stuffed with padding polyester or padding polyester, you can also use foam rubber or faybertek. These fillers perfectly keep their shape after washing, give the product fluffiness and softness, they are hypoallergenic. Do not stuff with feathers or cotton wool, they quickly crumple, lose their shape and can cause allergic reactions. The pillow can be decorated with various elements. For example, embroider the finished garment or sew on a figurine cut out of fabric. Suitable for decorating zippers, bows, buttons, beads, lace.
Decide on the size of your pillow. The optimal size for a sofa is a square of 40x40 cm.
Fold the plain fabric in half, right side inward. We mark on the fabric a square of the required size, plus 2 cm on each side we leave for allowances. We cut out the square with sharp scissors and fasten it with pins around the perimeter, or you can sweep the parts with a free seam. We sew the base of the pillow on a typewriter, leaving a small space for stuffing, turn it out and fill it with filler. The hole through which we stuffed the pillow can be sewn up by hand, or you can sew in a zipper - this way it is more convenient to replace the filler and wash the pillow. The main part of the product is ready. Now we start sewing a bright pillowcase or pillow cover. The cutting principle is the same - we cut out 2 squares, 3 cm larger than the base in size. You can make a cover with a zipper, or you can cut out the back part 20 cm longer and fold it like a regular pillowcase. We sweep the cut out parts with our hands and sew on a typewriter. Sew the zipper into one side. Turn out the finished pillowcase and put it on the pillow. A stylish do-it-yourself sofa pillow is ready.Decorate the pillow with a piping or lace piping sewn around the perimeter. Or sew any other interesting items onto the case. Also, with a little practice, sew a pillow of an interesting shape - round, oval, in the shape of a heart.
