Sweater Pillows

by Honeybear Lane

3 Materials

10 Minutes

Easy

I’ve always loved the idea of sweater pillows. I went to DI (a Utah thrift store) and bought a bunch of sweaters and shirts for my Christmas projects this year. I wanted to bring in some cozy and soft fabrics that are a little more ‘natural’ looking. I love glimmer and glitz and you definitely will be seeing that in my decor but I also love natural and rustic. And yes, my Christmas tree is already up.

So from one of the sweaters, I made a sweater pillow. I know this isn’t a groundbreaking idea, but it is a VERY simple one and one that anyone can whip up in minutes. Ten minutes, to be exact.

List of Supplies:

1 old Sweater–I like the kind with buttons, like a cardigan.
1 fat quarter of fabric for the backing (a fat quarter is 18×22)
1 16×16 pillow form

This tutorial is for a 16×16 pillow. However, if you want to cover a pillow you already have, just measure by putting the pillow inside the sweater and marking where to cut. Cut the front of your pillow by laying your sweater flat. Cut off the arms and a straight line across the top, below the neck. Cut a 17×17 square for a 16×16 pillow. Mine is a little more rectangular so it’s more like 17×20.

I liked the hem of the sweater so I incorporated it in.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE BUTTONS ON THE FRONT –>Then cut your fat quarter in half so you have two pieces that are 17×11. Hem two ends like in the 10 minute pillow cases tutorial. Then overlap the two hemmed sides so it measures 17×17. Pin in place and you can sew the overlap so it stays put.

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1 old Sweater–I like the kind with buttons, like a cardigan

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1 16×16 pillow form

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