Anyways, I wanted to share these comfy and cute floor pillows I made with you. These are perfect for adding extra seating in a social space without having to buy actual chairs and furniture. These were super cheap for me to make because I used fabric, sewing supplies, and stuffing that my mom already had, and I only had to buy two extra bags of stuffing.
I don't have any pictures of the making process, so I'm just going to have to give you written directions.
First off, here is the list of materials:
1. Fabric (at least 3 yards-ish, and not too thick)
2. Thread
3. Sewing Machine and/or Sewing Needle
4. Sewing Pins
5. Fabric Scissors
6. Long Upholstery Needle
7. Upholstery Thread
8. Ruler
9. Chalk
Okay, first step is to measure your fabric. You'll want to measure two 30"x 30" squares. You can do this by using the chalk to draw your lines. After you measure the squares, cut them using sewing scissors.
Next, you will want to measure a very long strip with dimensions of 122" x 9" (the extra 2" in the 122" is for sewing, and just in case you make a mistake. Lord knows I made quite a few). If you want to make your floor pillows thicker and gushier, you can make this strip wider than 9". Once that's all cut out, you are ready to start pinning.
You will want to start pinning one side of one of the squares to the long side panel strip, wrong sides together. After you finish the first side, you are 25% there! Finish pinning all four sides of the square to the side panel, and you are ready to start sewing.
When sewing, use a straight stitch. I'm not going to instruct you on proper machine settings or anything like that because every machine is different. Plus, I'm in a love-hate relationship with mine, so I'm not the best person to help you guys get along with your sewing machines.
Once you finish sewing the first square to the side panel, do the same exact steps for the other square (pin wrong sides together, sew). When you're sewing this square, make sure to leave about 5" to 10" unsewn so that you can stuff it. I did one pillow leaving the extra space in the middle of a side and the other one on the end of a side. Both worked fine, so it's up to you where you have the unsewn space.
After everything is sewn together, turn the soon-to-be pillow inside out and start stuffing. I didn't stuff mine nearly as much as I should have, so when you are stuffing, if you think you have enough, add more.
When completed with the stuffing, sew up your open space. You can either do this by hand, or have someone hold the pillow while you sew that space shut using your sewing machine.
With this step completed, you're nearly there. Last step is to use the long upholstery needle and thread to create the cute little indent thingys in the pillow that make it look all pudgy and cute.
What you need to do is thread the upholstery needle, using a generous amount of upholstery thread. Then, stick the needle in the pillow on one side where ever you want- I tried to do a 3x3 configuration.
Once the needle is through on the other side, bring it back to the first side, cut the thread, and tie a knot as tight as you can. Do this for as many indents as you want (goodness, what are they actually called, though).
And now you are done! You created extra seating for probably around $20 (unless you didn't already own a sewing machine, then hopefully it'll pay for itself in the long run). I hope you guys recreate this project and have at least some fun doing it. I had about 60% fun and 40% frustration and anger. But it was all worth it in the end.
If you do make these, I would love to see them. Tweet me pictures of your beautiful creations @fly__a__kite.
Wow, I sounded so millennial and like such a blogger. Felt a little weird, to be honest, but the sentiment still stands. Anyways.
k, bye.
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