Making a Pillow Form

Craft: Small Handmade Pillow Form

R Barbara
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August 31, 2014

finished pillow form I am planning to provide a photo documented project similar to a one found on Thriftyfun, submitted in 2009: Handle Pillow. In preparation for that project I needed a 6 x 8 inch pillow. Making my own pillow form was the obvious way to begin.

Total Time: 1.5 hours

Supplies:

white muslin fabric
cardboard for template
ruler
pencil
polyfil
scissors
sewing machine
needle
thread

Steps:

First I drew my template on a piece of recycled folder paper. I wanted my finished pillow to be roughly 6 x 8 inches. The template was drawn to include seam allowances of 1/4 inch, so the finished template measured 6.5 x 8.5 inches.

ruler on template paper to draw lines for pattern

Pin template to muslin, cutting two rectangles.

pillow form fabric cut out and still pinned to template

Pin muslin pieces, right sides together and stitch on your machine, taking a 1/4 inch seam. Leave a 3 inch opening to stuff your pillow.

fabric pinned together with opening left for stuffing

Snip corners.

Turn pillow cover right side out and finger press seams. You can also use an iron or a fabric seam pressing tool.
Stuff the pillow cover to your satisfaction, adjusting the polyfil to get an even coverage.

The final step is to stitch the opening closed.

You have finished your pillow form.

Pin it!