How to sew a pillow in five minutes

In our life there are things that at first glance are insignificant, but have a significant impact on it. Our mood depends on them, sometimes even our well-being, and with some of them we spend a significant part of our time, often more than with relatives and friends. One of these things is an ordinary pillow. Just think, we hug this item every day for at least eight hours! Perhaps these are the longest hugs in our lives, so how to sew a pillow so that it is not only comfortable, but pleasing to the eye and evokes positive emotions?

In fact, sewing a pillow is a rather simple matter, and any person can cope with it in just five minutes, even those who have never held a needle in their hands, if there is a desire! How to sew a pillow, let's look at the example of a regular rectangular or square pillow.

1. You need to take two identical pieces of any fabric of the size you need and add one and a half centimeters to each side for the seams.

2. Fold the parts right sides inward, fasten with needles and sew, leaving a hole of about ten centimeters on one side.

3. Turn the cover inside out and fill the pillow with padding polyester or other suitable material at hand through the hole. Sewing up the hole. The pillow is ready.

Pillow decoration

Now you know how to sew a pillow, and it's time to move on to a more exciting activity - decorating. Any person, even with a complete lack of tailoring skills, is able to turn an ordinary pillow into a real interior decoration. So, let's begin.

classic pillow cover

If the question of how to sew a pillow is irrelevant for you, and you know how to sew at least a little, making such a pillowcase will not be a problem for you. The easiest way is to sew it from a single piece of rectangular fabric, but in our case the pillowcase consists of several parts: the front, its size matches the size of the pillow and is sewn from bright fabric, and the back, consisting of two parts, overlapped. For her, they picked up a plain fabric. Don't forget to add an inch and a half seam allowance on all seams.

For those who can't sew

Try to choose a fairly thin fabric, otherwise the product will look rough. The size of the piece should be 3.5 - 4 times the width of the pillow and 2.5 - 3 times the height. If the fabric frays, process the edges in a way that is available to you, you can simply apply PVA glue to them.