Soft toys pillows for adults with their own hands. Interesting ideas for making DIY pillow toys

This pillow can also be a toy for your baby.

Creating beautiful, unique, sweet little things is the most pleasant and exciting experience. Making a pillow toy, among other things, is a manifestation of love and care for your child.

In order to make a pillow toy with your own hands, you will need: patterns, threads, needles, fabric, filler, a little work and imagination. Your efforts will certainly be rewarded with genuine delight of the baby.

Ideas for pillow toys

By the way, why does the pillow toy seem to us only for children? After all, it can be a wonderful gift for a loved one, friend or close relative.

beautiful pillows for the crib, suitable for decorating the room of both a boy and a girl

Such a thing will always evoke warm and tender memories of you in them. A huge plus is that it is functional, you can take it on the road, put it under your tired back. In addition, such a pillow will certainly become beautiful decoration interior.

Toy Pillow Ideas

Sewing pillow toys for children is a win-win idea. For a child, it can become a favorite toy with which he will fall asleep with pleasure.

At the same time, pillows can be very diverse. Before sewing a pillow, remember the child's preferences, his favorite cartoon characters. Remember where he likes to spend his time, the more interested he is.

We sew a cat pillow

Based on this, choose the type of toy:

In the form of animals, objects and cartoon images, i.e. in the form of a toy.
Classical form, i.e. rectangular, round or square, but with appliqué, pattern or embroidery. The multi-layered and multi-colored looks beautiful. In this way, you can create colorful animals or fabulous landscapes, funny collages.
Educational pillows in the form of geometric shapes, numbers, letters, puzzles.
Splyushki. These are such cute toys. eyes closed that soothe and encourage the baby to sleep.
Floor. Children love to play on the floor, read, draw or play computer games. Such a pillow will never be superfluous in a house where there is a child. It can be small for sitting, or larger than the child himself, so that you can lie freely on it.
Hugs. These fun pillows long arms will help warm and dispel sadness not only for a child, but also for an adult.
Under the neck. Very comfortable type of pillow to support the head. And this species can also be diversified by making it in the form of a funny animal.
Mnushki. Such a little thing can lead anyone into the world of relaxation for a long time. It is filled with silicone balls, the touch of which is very soothing.
Decorative pillows can also be in the form of toys that will become original decoration interior. For example, rollers in the form of animals or objects. Or flat pillows with a small amount of filling, which are also suitable for decorating any room.

Baby pillows

To sew a pillow with your own hands, it is not necessary to run to the store for fabric, you can make everything from improvised materials. Children grow out of old clothes, so why not use them. Pieces of fabric, bows, frills, cuffs - everything is suitable for the details of a future creation. Not to mention the fact that only multi-colored patches can be sewn beautiful thing in fashion technology patchwork.

Pillow pattern is not difficult. You can draw it with your own hands, without having artistic talent, any flaws and inaccuracies that you notice, the children's mind perceives with humor. In addition, the child can, even need to be involved in production. A toy image made with his participation will become his favorite friend.

How to make a pillow comfortable

How to sew toy pillows with your own hands, so as not to cause discomfort to the child? To do this, you need to take into account some important points.

In fact, these are soft toys on which you can sleep. Therefore, first of all, nothing should interfere with the sweet sleep of the baby.

Pillows - toys made from natural materials

Materials should be soft and delicate to the touch, such as flannel, fleece, velvet, cotton. It is advisable to sew a pillow with a pillowcase that can be easily removed and washed frequently. If without a pillowcase, it should also easily withstand washing, not shed or stray.

Safe do-it-yourself cat pillow

Do not use buttons, rough stripes, any decor that can be imprinted on the face. Also parts that a child can chew off or scratch with them.

Considering that the child will carry it with him, throw it and wallow on it, the pillow should be light. Ideal materials for filling are sintepuh, sintepon and holofiber, not causing allergies and easy to care for.

Pillow for a child without decor

Floor cushions can be firmer and moderately padded. To do this, you can fill them with padding polyester, fur, pieces of fabric.

Pillow elephant

We hope our master class will inspire you to create a cute pillow that will be warmed by the warmth of your hands, threads of kindness and sincerity. This is what will make it a valuable gift for anyone to whom it is intended.

It is sewn mostly simply, rarely requires exotic materials. That is why an amazing journey into the world of pillow dreams awaits you.

Step-by-step master classes and patterns or how to sew a pillow with your own hands

A lot of master classes are waiting for you now. Let's start with baby pillows.

Pillows - toys for adults and kids

Soft plush friends are always in the price of children. But what if we make them a little more practical, but no less original? In this section you will see a lot of children's pillows in the form of toys and just unusual and bright designs for a great rest for your baby.

Children's pillow - toy "Rosalina"

With this shy beauty, children's sleep will always be a joy. To sew a soft zaya for a child, you will need:

velsoft (for the base of Rosalina, you can take faux fur and fleece);
thin felt (for muzzle decoration);
threads in the color of the fabric + black;
lace 2 colors (for decoration);
small rose (for the central part of the bow);
synthetic winterizer (for stuffing);
dry pastel (to give a gentle blush);
cotton pad (optional)
chalk or pencil (for transferring patterns to fabric);
needle;
pins (for chipping parts);
scissors.

Here are the patterns for Rosalina (click to enlarge):

Cut them out carefully, velsoft is a capricious fabric. We start with the ears. Sew them as below. Turn the ears inside out and stuff with padding polyester.

Put the ears inside the head. Pin along the edge, baste and sew, leaving a hole at the bottom.

Turn the head inside out along with the ears. I got it like this:

Stuff Rosalina with padding polyester, sew the bottom hole with a blind seam.

Now we have to make Rosalina's face. To do this, take all the details of the face, pin them to the head with pins (so that they do not move out), and then sew them with a small hidden seam.

To apply blush, simply take a pastel chalk and rub the bunny's cheeks, rub with your finger. If the pile on the fabric is not very long, you can do this with a cotton pad, after applying a pastel on it.

Rosalina definitely needs to make a pretty headband! To do this, cut the lace so long that it is slightly longer than the distance between the ears.

Sew the ends of this piece to the ears, as if pulling it.

Now let's make a bow! To do this, take another piece of lace, fold it in half and sew the ends.

Now simply sew a line of running stitches down the center of the bow. And pull off.

Quad cat

Necessary materials

What is useful to us for a pillow - a Quadrocat toy?

Here is the list:

fleece of 2 colors (for muzzle and head);
felt (for eyes and nose);
threads in the color of the fabric;
synthetic winterizer or synthetic winterizer (for stuffing);
white acrylic paint for the pupil (or rhinestones)
a glass of water (if you use paint);
second glue (if you chose rhinestones);
pencil or chalk for transferring patterns to fabric;
sewing needle;
paper for transferring patterns to fabric;
scissors.

Before you start sewing, you will need the patterns that I have prepared for you (click):

First of all, I want to say: this is only a quarter of the pattern (for the head and muzzle), for the nose it is half. For felt parts, allowances are not needed. For everyone else, half a centimeter should be enough.

First of all, cut out and sew the ears together. Trim off excess seam allowances. Turn out the ears.

Ears while you can put aside, take the muzzle and head. Sew the muzzle into the head as shown below.

In order not to get lost, you can make small notes in the same places on the muzzle and border.

This is what the cat's face looks like:

Now put the ears inside the Quad Cat where you like and sew them on. Also sew the cat along the edge, leaving a small hole at the bottom.

Turn out the pillow. While the Quadcat looks like this:

And now you need to fill the pillow with padding polyester as tightly as possible, since fleece is very sensitive to stretching and it can just turn out to be “orange peel” if the stuffing is not dense enough

And sew the bottom hole with a hidden seam. At the bottom you can see the already completely sewn hole.

Our cat is still without a face! Let's fix this. Take the eyes and nose and attach them where you would like to see the muzzle.

We will sew on the eyes and nose. To do this, bring the thread out, as below, and sew with a buttonhole, but VERY small. That is, there should be no distance at all between the stitches.

This process is quite painstaking, but it's worth it! Final photo:

Do-it-yourself letter pillows

Very common now sofa cushions. They are sewn quite simply, the main thing is to have the alphabet with the right language. And increase the letters to the right size, of course.

The most important thing is not to forget to cut right amount strips for the side jumper.

I found two such alphabets, but there are still very a large number of different fonts, each of which is applicable for letter art.

Photo of children's pillows

There will also be many inspirational photos at the end of the article, so don't miss it.

DIY decorative pillows: photos and creation schemes

There will be rollers, and flower pillows, and just unusual, practical and easy-to-do ideas.

Soft heart dear

Now we will talk about how to make a gift to your loved one with your own hands. And then Valentine's Day is about to come, and somehow I rarely prepare you for this)

What gift am I talking about? We will sew a beautiful pink pillow in the shape of a heart with frills from a veil.

Necessary materials

faux fur for the heart itself (the pillow is large enough, so the dimensions of the material are decent: 110 x 40 cm);
veil, chiffon or organza for ruffles and flowers (dimensions: 300 x 30 cm);
sintepuh or synthetic winterizer for stuffing;
threads in the color of the fabric;
satin ribbon for a bow;
rhinestones;
pattern paper;
pencil for translating patterns;
scissors;
needle;
pins for pinning patterns and frills.

You will need patterns (click to enlarge):

As you can see, this is only half of our heart. Therefore, when you cut it out, first translate one half, then the other. And so for both parts.

Cut out two pieces so that the direction of the pile on them is the same. Cut off a strip of the following sizes from the veil: 300 x 18 cm. Such a large length is needed so that, with further shirring of this strip, you can insert it into the edges of the pillow.

Now fold the strip in half lengthwise. Sew on sewing machine two lines at a distance from the edge and from each other by about 5 - 7 mm. But do not fasten the ends of the thread! And leave a larger supply of thread on all sides.

We haven't secured our stitches, so now we can tighten them. Just pull on both threads and slowly gather our frill to desired state(the length of the finished frill should be equal to the length of the edge of the pillow itself).

After the threads are tightened, tie all the threads into knots at the ends and cut off the excess threads.

Now you need to put the frill inside the pillow, as shown below, and stick it in.

And then sweep and sew, without sewing to the end. Leave a small hole. After everything is sewn, turn the future pillow inside out and stuff it with sintepuh.

Now sew together the ends of the frill, as in the bottom photo.

If you have a small spare of frill left, then you can hide the seam slightly by laying a small fold. It remains to sew up the left hole.

Our pillow, of course, is good, but there are not enough decorative elements on it, so we will make roses with you To make roses, you will need 3 strips of veil with the following dimensions: 9 x 50 cm, 5 x 30 cm and 4 x 17 cm. Process them as well as a frill for a pillow.

It's time to wrap our rose! To do this, start folding the rosette, as below. But when wrapping the flower, bend the edges of the rose to make it look more natural. Make all 3 roses in this manner.

The roses came out great, didn't they? I hope everything worked out for you too. By the way, I wrote about creating similar roses in one of my previous posts.

It remains only to sew or glue the rose to the pillow. It comes out very nice:

Other sofa cushions

It seems that a few more detailed master classes will not hurt you)

butterflies

Lamb

Bear and dog

Frill

roses

Roller “Princess Hotdog”(do not bother with the name, this is a character from one stoned cartoon)

I don’t have a detailed photo description, but I can say one thing: for the body you will need six elongated wedges and two parts (almost semicircles) for the muzzle.

Other fabric fantasies

It's nice to know that blog readers are inspired by my posts. The beautiful needlewoman Marina Grudzinskaya sewed pillows based on the works presented in this article. Come visit her (profile in In contact with And Instagram) and evaluate the products themselves:

Wanna show you where to buy excellent materials to create super-soft and delicate pillows, indistinguishable from the store. I bought this myself wonderful fleece— I'm overjoyed, he's so glorious. The most important thing is that the color palette is on top.

On this, Dear friends, I'm begging you. This time it turned out to be a very plump article on ideas (I personally counted about 50 ideas). I hope that you found exactly the option that you wanted. See you soon!

Sincerely, Anastasia Skoreva

And original, it will allow you not only to decorate your interior, but also to avoid spending money and time on their purchase. And with the help of various buttons, lace, bows and other inexpensive means, you can give them exclusivity. In addition, you can please your loved ones by giving them one of your masterpieces.

If you haven't been into needlework before, you can start sewing pillows using simple patterns. In any case, you will be pleased with the result, and you will see what a fascinating process it is. Gradually gaining skill, you can surprise anyone with your works.

Where to begin?

To start sewing pillows, you need to prepare everything you need in advance. This will allow you not to be distracted in the process of work. The most important thing is to have pillow patterns in front of you. Based on them, it is already worth choosing a fabric, filler and accessories.

Option 1

The fabric is better to choose wear-resistant. And the color and texture depend only on your taste or interior. The main thing is that the pillowcases on the pillows can be removed and washed.

The filler is better to choose one that retains elasticity and softness longer. Down or feathers are best. These pillows can last for decades. If you have old feather pillows that you don't use, you can use the pen of them. But you need to be extremely careful so as not to collect fluff throughout the house.

Option 2

If this option does not suit you, we recommend purchasing a sintepuh or holofiber. Sintepuh is polyester fibers rolled into small fluffy balls. And holofiber, in turn, is the same polyester, but already in the form of a thick sheet. These fillers are quite elastic and will definitely serve for 5-7 years.

Option 3

Another type of filler is silicone granules. They are convenient in that they are easy to fall asleep into ready-made pillows through a small hole. In addition, if necessary, they can be easily removed and washed from there, and the pillowcases on the pillows can be washed separately. The main thing is not to wash these granules in any case. washing machine! Only by hand!

Simple baby pillow

For beginners, we will tell you how easy it is to make baby pillows with your own hands.

dense plain fabric (length 64 cm, width 122 cm);
filler;
colored fabric, with cars or flowers (length 65 cm, width 145 cm);
threads;
scissors;
centimeter tape;
pins;
chalk.

Let's start with the "father"

Let's start from the beginning:

To do this, take a plain fabric and fold it in half. The length and width of the breastplate in the final version should be 60 by 60 cm. Everything else goes as a seam allowance. It turns out that the width of the piece of fabric will be 62 cm, and the length 64 cm.
Sew the sides of the fabric. On one side we leave a hole for the filler. We turn the cap on the front side. We iron well. Stuff the pillow with filler. The amount of filling depends on the density of the pillow you want. For small children, it is not recommended to make high models.
Now carefully sew up the hole.
Let's get to the pillowcase.
We will sew it with a valve, for ease of removal. First, sew the edges. We iron. Then we fold the piece of fabric inside out, so that we get an even square 60 cm by 60 cm, and another piece of 22 cm on the valve should lie on top of one of the sides.
We sew the sides of the pillowcase, taking into account the fact that 1.5 cm each is an allowance for the seams, and 2 cm so that the pillow fits easily into the pillowcase.
We turn the pillowcase on the front side, insert the pillow, fill the valve. Everything! We got a pillow 60-60 for children.

Important! Before you start sewing with your own hands, we recommend washing the fabric. Since the material for sewing pillows is natural, it can shrink.

Pillow with a heart

Here is another do-it-yourself pillow diagram. We take:

velor fabric;
felt;
scissors;
ruler;
sintepukh;
hot glue;
acrylic paint;
thread and needle.

Instruction:

We take a soft velor pink fabric. We cut out a cut of 1 m by 50 cm. Fold the cut in half and sew the sides together from the wrong side. Leave one side free.
Let's start decorating. To do this, cut out a muzzle of a rabbit, a heart or any other figure from felt. We have this heart. Along the edge of the heart acrylic paint draw strokes, they imitate a seam.
When our heart is dry, we use hot glue to glue it to the pillowcase. If you do not have hot glue, you can use Moment Classic glue or threads.
Stuff the pillow with filler. Sew neatly the remaining edge.

Now let's talk about how to make original children's pillows with your own hands.

Patchwork flower pillow

Almost all of us have pieces of various fabrics at home. It could be old clothes, curtains, etc. All of these things can be put to good use. For example, sew children's pillows with your own hands. You definitely won't find these in the store.

Today we will tell, from shreds.

For her we need:

5 different scraps of fabric;
yellow fabric;
synthetic winterizer;
buttons.

To make petals:

From the patches cut out 6 squares. We fold them into triangles with the wrong side up. We sew one side. Then we turn it right side out, fill it with padding polyester and sew it up. We sew all the resulting petals with each other - so that we get an inflorescence.
We do the middle. We take a yellow fabric and cut out a circle with a diameter of 60 cm from it.
We make stitches along the edge of the fabric with a thread, and then tighten it. Stuff with synthetic winterizer and sew.
We insert the middle into the inflorescence and sew together.
Next, we take shreds of fabric, preferably green, and cut out leaves 35 by 14 cm in size from them. Cut out the same leaves from foam rubber. Now we sew the leaves from the flaps on one side, then we put the foam rubber inside and sew it on the other side. Do the same for the rest of the leaves. We sew the leaves along the middle with one line.
From the same fabric we cut out two circles with a diameter of 24 cm. We sew them from the wrong side, leaving a hole, turn it inside out, insert the foam rubber inside. We sew to the end.
Sew the leaves to the flower. Sew a round base on the bottom.

You can also decorate our flower pillow by sewing red buttons along the yellow center.

Pillow doll

And another view is a children's do-it-yourself one. This will be the original hot-water doll. For her you will need:

a ball of thread;
synthetic winterizer;
light fabric, children's tights are also suitable;
weave flesh or Pink colour, you can take a sleeve from a blouse;
piece thick fabric;
slice soft tissue;
cherry bones (they need to be boiled in advance, with the addition of vinegar, and then calcined in the oven);
threads;
needles;
scissors.

Let's get started:

We sew a doll-warmer. The body of our doll should be 24 cm high, 28 cm wide, 33 cm diagonally. Head circumference 22 cm.
We cut out a cover from dense fabric, which we will fill with bones.
Sew the edges from the inside out, leaving a hole. Turn right side out and fill with cherry pits. We sew up.
We make overalls for a doll from soft fabric. But we sew it a little more so that you can easily insert a cover with cherry pits there.
Sew from the inside out and turn inside out through the hole cut in the neck.
We cut the overalls from the neck down, a little short of the edge, so that you can put a cover with cherry stones there. To close the overalls, you can sew on a zipper or buttons. We process all edges.
We fill all 4 edges of the overalls with padding polyester. You don't need to hit hard. You should get 4 buboes. They need to be tied with thread.
Let's get to the head.
To do this, take a ball of thread and wrap it with a padding polyester.
If the head turned out to be the right size, then we tie it at the bottom with a thread.
We take a light fabric, better than tights, and put it on the doll's head, tighten it with a thread at the base.
We cut off the excess, leaving a small neck, and sew it up. To make the face embossed, we tie a thread in the middle of the head.
Now we pull a flesh-colored or pink knitted fabric over the head, so that there are no folds. Tie a thread between the head and neck.
Cut off the excess and sew.
Now we mark facial features with a washable felt-tip pen. At the same stage, you can cut out and sew the cap. We try it on the head and mark the place on the head where the edge of the cap will be.
From the same fabric as the jumpsuit, we sew a triangular cap for the doll. A frill can be sewn along the edge where it will be attached to the head.
We embroider the face with threads, hiding the knots in the place where the cap will be put on.
We sew the cap to the head, as close as possible to the frill.
We blush the doll's cheeks.
Next, insert the neck of the doll into the neck and sew.
The final stage is to insert a cover with bones inside and fasten the buttons.

To make the pillow doll become a heating pad, the cover with bones can be placed on the battery or in the microwave for 2-3 minutes and heated. This heating pad can be used for colic in the stomach or simply put in the winter in the stroller to the child and go for a walk.

Pillow letter

Pillow patterns are varied. Finally, we will tell you how to sew children's pillows with your own hands in the form of letters.

Let's take the letter "R" as an example. We will need:

colored fabric;
plain fabric;
filler;
thread and needle;
ruler;
scissors.

Initially:

Cut out capital letter R on paper. Then we transfer it to the fabric. Cut out the letter.

Cut out a strip from a plain fabric. We sew this strip from the wrong side to the letter. Sew the second edge of the strip to another letter, leaving a place unsewn through which you will stuff the pillow. With a round hole in the letter "R" will have to tinker. It can be sewn to the second part of the letter through the space left for the filler.

We twist.

Stuff the pillow with filler.
Sew up the remaining edge. The pillow is ready.

On the side of it, you can do embroidery with full name child.

Now such pillows are gaining popularity and many sew them to order.

Decorative pillows have long been an important part of the textile design of many rooms. You can meet this functional and at the same time decorative element not only in living rooms, but also in bedrooms, children's rooms, dining rooms and even kitchen areas modern dwelling. Decorative pillows. In addition to performing their main function - providing the most comfortable location in the recreation area of any room, they can act as an accent element of the interior (performed in a bright or contrasting form) or serve as a guide in choosing stylistic direction in the design of the space. In a word, decorative pillows we need not only for convenience, but also for beauty. It is especially pleasant that you can make this simple decoration item with your own hands. We have collected 100 ideas for you to create practical and beautiful, stylish and artsy, bright and neutral, smooth and textured, pillows for every taste, for various design options for your homes. Get inspired, get inspired and create beauty for your own home.

How to use decorative pillows

It is a misconception that decorative pillows should only be placed in the seating area of the living room. Beautiful pillows and cushions can become part of the textile design bed. Comfortable cushions can be used for comfortable seating in the dining room or kitchen (for example, in the dining area with the so-called "corner"). Decorative pillows can be used not only in the interior of the home, but also outside it. For example, to increase the comfort of a recreation area with garden furniture exhibited on open veranda or terrace, you can use various types of pillows, including decorative ones.

With the help of bright decorative pillows, it is easiest and quickest to change the character of the interior. If the whole room is executed in bright or neutral colors, then bright textiles in the recreation area will easily become an accent element. For a global change in color temperature and design dynamics, it is enough to change the covers on the pillows that provide the comfort of the recreation area.

With the help of pillows on a sofa or bed, in small armchairs or large-scale ensembles, on personal chairs and even swings, you can unambiguously determine the stylistic design of the interior. For example, the presence of a marine or beach style will be indicated by textile design using a blue and white stripe, images of ships, anchors, shells, inhabitants of various reservoirs.

Variety of options

knitwear

From knitted slipcovers for pillows and breathes homeliness and comfort. Ideal for the Scandinavian style of interior design. But many variations modern style will easily accept such decor. Beautiful textured knitting in neutral colors will be a harmonious addition to the design of the recreation area, and bright threads will help create the necessary color accent if the image of a sofa, armchair or bed was destined to stand out against the general background.

What do you associate the word yarn with? What about wool? Surely many will say that sheep's fleece was introduced to the Sazu. Knitting from woolen threads sheep-shaped pillows - incredible harmonious solution. And there is no need to talk about the originality of the result obtained - such decorative pillows will cheer you up even on the gloomiest day.

Pure white handmade lace will look great on linen or cotton cushion covers.

If you don’t know how to knit or don’t want to, but you have knitting threads and a desire to use them to decorate decorative pillow cases, the easiest application will be to make pompoms. The technique is simple, even a child can handle it, but the result is a wonderful, textured decor that uplifts the mood and transforms the neutral design of the room.

The most common way to create texture on pillow covers is to use the fabric itself. Folds and various bends, bows and all kinds of weaving (from the main fabric), even knots - to create creative design everything is in motion.

A method in which there is practically no need to sew has gained great popularity - the pillow is literally wrapped in fabric, but in an original way.

Ordinary ruffles and frills can be the basis for creating an original and stylish item decor. It is enough to sew strips of fabric gathered into ruffles onto the simplest pillow cover, and a boring interior detail turns into its decoration. This way of decorating is also suitable for those. who just tries his hand at sewing.

With the help of many bright circles cut out of felt (or other material that holds its shape well and does not require processing at the edges of products), you can make an incredibly textured, original pillow able to decorate any interior.

Embroidery, applications and combination of materials

Application is a great way to create a unique decorative element from improvised means. If you have leftover fabrics, felt, beautiful threads, beads, rhinestones, braid or ribbons - any of these materials can become the basis for creating an appliqué. You just need to decide on a theme. It will depend on the chosen stylistic design room for which the decorative pillow will be made. But there are many universal options- images of plants, flowers, geometric figures, abstract patterns…

Image of animals…

Christmas themed...

Hearts, as a symbol of not only love, but also the holiday of Valentine's Day ...

Button appliqué is an easy way to decorate that even a child can handle. Especially if the buttons are not sewn on, but glued on. Ask the children to help you and get not only an original decorative but also practical element interior, but also invaluable moments of joint creativity spent with the child.

The decoration of the pillow fabric with beads, rivets, sequins looks even more textured and luxurious. It may not be very convenient to use such pillows for their intended purpose, but they will certainly decorate the interior.

An excellent opportunity for the rational disposal of leftover fabrics of different colors is the use of pieces to make a patchwork-style pillow. Patchwork looks original and invariably brings warmth and comfort to any interior.

The easiest way to combine fabrics is the arrangement of translucent lace on a plain background. The design looks elegant and even modest, it will organically fit into almost any interior of the room. If you are not sure about the possibility of combining fabrics different colors and prints to create decorative pillows, then use a more or less neutral option that will look organic in modern interior any room. The black and white print is quite conservative and is able to successfully fit into various options furnishings and color palette of the room.

The combination of fabrics of not only different colors, but also textures looks luxurious. For example, elements made of leather or jeans look great as decor against the background of a plain dense fabric.

Drawings and other ways of color variety

Drawing on fabric is not one of the types of children's tricks for "transforming" the surrounding space, into an activity for quite adult people who want to create truly exclusive decor items for their homes. There are quite a few fabric painting tools on the market that can be used on various types textiles. The pillows can then be washed. The drawing can be abstract (this can be created by a person without art education, but with the obligatory desire to create an original, personalized thing for his home) ...

The print can be quite specific. interesting way creating a picture or pattern - using a stencil. As a blank for transferring the pattern to the fabric, a twig or leaf, letters, geometric shapes, in a word, any image that is convex enough to leave prints on the pillow cover can act.

Second life for old things

Do not rush to throw out damaged or simply out of fashion items - they can become the basis for a new piece of furniture, for example, a decorative pillow cover. The advantage of this approach is not only in obtaining a new decorative element(with a functional load meanwhile), but also in that you will not need to spend money on consumable. See what original products can be sewn from an old shirt, dress or sweater

Pillows for children's room

Making decorative pillows for children is a special pleasure. After all, such a textile element of the interior will not only perform its main functions, but also decorate the child’s room, it can become a favorite toy, the reason for gaining new knowledge and skills, sensations and impressions. When making pillows for decorating a children's room, it is important to understand that they will be used not only for their intended purpose, not only on the bed and sofa, in an armchair or chair, but also on the floor, they will take an active part in games.

Recently, the production of letters-pillows has gained great popularity, which can be used both for its intended purpose, and in the form of decor and toys. Most often, letters are made for children's rooms, from which you can make up the name of the child or one capital letter of the name is sewn.

Pillow toys will undoubtedly transform your interior, making it more joyful and bright. When creating a do-it-yourself pillow-toy, Special attention take the time to choose an idea. Textiles in general play an important role in creating a certain home atmosphere. And with the help of decorative pillows, you can emphasize a certain mood that reigns in the house.

To realize, you need only a little creativity, creativity and imagination.

Soft pillows, which can be located in all rooms, can have a completely unexpected appearance. In addition to boring and monotonous square and round products, you can quite unexpectedly sew a new and intricate thing.

It will play the role of not only textiles, but also soft toys for the little ones in the house. Such products provide an element of the game, while you can easily take them not only with you to bed, but also play them on the floor.

DIY pillow toys - looking for inspiration

Specialty stores and children's supermarkets have long offered a wide range of pillows in a playful format. Most often, they are presented in the form of large soft toys with 4 legs, which can be fixed with Velcro, thus creating a perfect square shape.

With such creative pillows it is much easier and in a playful way to put a child in bed or simply decorate your bed or sofa in the living room with them. A large number of such pillows in the same style help to create a certain comfort, helping to comfortably sit and enjoy your vacation.

However, toy pillows can also be made independently with your own hands, just armed with necessary materials, patterns and patience. Most often they are made in the form of soft animal toys, which have a wide body-base with soft and pleasant stuffing.

The main advantage of such products is that you can spend the remnants of fabric and flaps on them, harmoniously and correctly stitching them into a single composition. With the help of these pillows, the child can learn colors, as well as develop the sensitivity and motor skills of their hands, playing with bows, ribbons, buttons or other decorative elements on it.

DIY pillows for children may also be in the form of letters. This is quite a fashionable and widespread trend among young parents lately. The letters of the name at first simply decorate the bed of the crumbs, and in the future they serve as toys and pillows for him while playing on the floor. They may have different height and padding thickness. The main thing is to arrange them correctly and harmoniously, combining them with a common fabric element or other accessory.

Another type of modern and fun toy pillows is draft rollers. Most often they are performed in the form of funny animals on a twine or animals with a long body. Such colorful rollers will not only protect you from blowing on the windowsill, near the door or balcony block.

Important! If the pillow is used purely for sleeping, then it is worth avoiding the use of hard materials - buttons, dense fabric, plastic bets. They can injure the skin while resting.

A separate place is occupied by pillows for travel in transport. They often resemble standard products for adults, only they are made in the form of the letter “C”, where the shape is repeated by the animal twisted into a ball or its long and fluffy tail.

Such pillows will help little travelers with pleasure to gain strength at any time of the day, in an unusual position of the body.

Do-it-yourself pillow toys - how to choose the right fabric for sewing?

When embodying interesting ideas for do-it-yourself pillow toys, it is important to understand what materials you should work with. The durability and strength of the finished product depends on the tooling and quality of the fabric used.

Concerning colors, - then any solution and variety can reign here. The main thing is to initially decide for yourself what functions the pillow will perform.

If she decorates the room or upholstered furniture, - it must be combined with the general tones of the interior. If this is just a funny and bright children's toy, then it can have the most unexpected incarnation.

Quite often, the funniest and cutest DIY pillow toy ideas come from plain old scraps of fabric.

They can remain from old sewing crafts, cuttings, worn out, but bright things. They can be cheaply and angrily turned into a new funny thing.

As for the filler, here it is necessary to foresee the functionality and direct appointment finished product.

If you want to fill it with down or feathers, then it will not hold the desired shape that you want to give.

To diy pillow toy ideas were brought to life strictly according to the plan, then they should be stuffed with silicone, thick cotton cloth, or foam rubber.

If the design of the finished pillow toy can allow a cover or removable elements, then it is better to think about it in advance and calculate it when sewing.

This will help to clean this thing more often from dirt and dust, keeping its original appearance as long as possible.

Most often, pillowcases or covers are made from dense and high-quality fabric - fleece, jeans, drape or linen, which, with frequent washing, will not lose their shape and original appearance.

If you want to create a "cool" pillow for hot summer nights, then take silk fabrics as a basis.

They will keep you feeling cool long time. Brocade products for children should not be made. They are better suited for the usual decoration of furniture in certain classic interiors.

Using pillow fillers

In addition to using standard fillers (feathers, down, foam rubber, etc.), you also need to know certain rules and the secrets of filling a pillow-toy with your own hands.

The main requirements and criteria for the work performed look something like this:

First of all, the material used for stuffing the product must have hypoallergenic properties. This will avoid unnecessary problems and will not expose the health of the household;
The filling should have a medium degree of rigidity. Too hard base will not be comfortable and orthopedic. Soft stuffing - over time, it will completely lose the shape of the sewn thing;
The ideal filler should not lose its original shape and volume even after washing or dry cleaning;
The interior should be easy to clean a large number of times.

These criteria can be met by polyester materials of various processing - synthetic winterizer, foam rubber or synthetic winterizer.

Very often, many needlewomen, making a pillow for the house with their own hands, make one serious mistake - they use cotton wool for stuffing. However, products with such a "stuffing" will last a very short time, in particular, if they play the role of a child's toy. Over time, cotton wool begins to roll and stray into one specific corner. The product with it will lose its shape, and become dense and unpleasant to the touch.

A little less often, instead of stuffing, old fabric patches or fur are used, but they also do not tend to keep the shape of the pad for a very long time with frequent use. An alternative would be silicone balls, which have different size and diameter. They contribute to the development of motor skills in children and quite easily give the product the desired shape.

Decor Pillow Ideas

It is difficult to imagine a pillow-toy for children that is monophonic and inexpressive. Needlewomen often try to give them brightness and similarity with different cartoon characters or animals.

For this, quite different materials and tools, the main thing is to determine the direct purpose of the product.

The basis for the decor can be bows, colorful ribbons, laces, buttons, zippers, lace, beads or beads. It is better to deprive products for very young children of small accessories in order to protect the baby from swallowing small particles.

And for older kids, everything is best additional elements fix well - sew or glue to prolong the life of a funny animal. From these auxiliary things, you can make facial features, clothes, bows, flowers and other cute applications.

What do you need for tailoring?

Do not worry if you do not have the necessary experience in sewing or a wide range of tools. You can sew a funny toy pillow quite quickly and easily with your own hands, even if there is no special sewing equipment at hand.

This is especially easy to do if you sew a toy from different pieces of fabric. The main thing at the same time is to iron all the seams with an iron and carefully sew everything with dense threads. Separately, the seams can be decorated and reinforced with tape. It remains only to fill the product with filler and do the design of the appearance.

If the pillow is ready-made must have absolutely simple form- a long roller, square or rectangle with the paws of the animal sewn separately, then it is quite appropriate to use a zipper or buttons for fixing.

These things are right geometric shapes provide only the correct packing, which should have its own clear radius and length. More complex pillow toys should be sewn according to certain sketches or tips.

Ideas for creativity can be taken from specialized literature, magazines for needlewomen, or simply on the Internet. To do this, there are a huge number of sites and forums where you will be offered schemes and patterns for every taste.

Decorating your home or giving your child a real soft friend made by hand is very easy and simple. Create and embody your imagination in creativity and needlework. This will give you a lot of positive emotions and a great mood!

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