No Sew Cactus Pillow

by Sarah Vanderkooy

3 Materials

$10

1 Hour

Easy

Let's make a no sew cactus pillow.

How to make a cactus pillow with free cactus template

Gather the supplies.

Pillow cover
Variety of cotton printed fabric for cacti
Cactus pillow template
Heat n Bond
Iron
Pencil
Scissors

cactus pillow supplies

Start by downloading the cactus pillow template, there are 3 pages total, and cut out the shapes.

Next, lay out your printed fabric. I chose a dark shade of green for the larger cacti and a light print for the one in the foreground. I also used a coral print for the flowers.

Adhere the Heat n Bond to the back side of the printed fabric. Lay the Heat n Bond so the shiny side is touching the backside of the fabric. Iron lightly so the 2 material stick together. You should be left with a paper backing.

Cactus pillow using cactus template

Trace your templates onto the paper backing and cut them out. I like to conserve my Heat n Bond. For this cactus I used leftover pieces and fit them together. The hold is just as strong.

assemble a cactus pillow

Carefully remove the paper backing from your shapes and arrange them on your pillow cover. There are so many options here, just play around with them until you are happy with the result. Once you are satisfied with the placement, iron the cacti to adhere the fabric to the pillow cover. Follow the instructions on your package of Heat n Bond for specific ironing instructions.

cactus pillow with fabric applique

To finish this pillow you could top stitch around the cacti, but you do not have to. Heat n Bond holds up well for me and the pillows in our home get a lot of use.