Application on a fabric pillow with drawings. DIY decorative pillows: how to set the mood for any interior? (100 selected photo ideas and master classes)

To bring the design idea to life decorative furniture, it will take a little time, money, the main thing is fantasy.

Why are they needed?

You can arrange decorative pillows on sofas, armchairs, ottomans, in any room, especially a nursery, in a hall. Why do some choose not to buy? finished models but how about making them yourself? First, create original version, made with love, can only be done by hand. Secondly, it is cheaper to remake the old unnecessary thing or create it yourself from improvised materials.

Decorative furniture will good option gift for relatives, friends. The main rule is that they should fit the design of the room in which they will be located. Therefore, to make it easy for yourself, when preparing a gift, you must first find out the design of the room for which they will be intended.

Schemes, patterns

The first thing to do is create a pattern. Only experienced professionals can engage in tailoring any products “by eye”. And then far from always the result of such a negligent attitude will be an even, neat thing. It is convenient to use the pattern - it is enough to calculate the measurements on paper in order to avoid mistakes.

Thanks to the modeling of the pattern, it will be possible to facilitate the sewing process. It will also be possible to create as many identical products as you like according to the same scheme.

Creating a pattern takes place in several stages:

• We determine the size, draw a square, a rectangle on paper, add 1.5 cm on each side.
• We transfer the pattern to a double fabric, sew, leaving a small opening for stuffing, turn inside out.
• We are making a pillowcase. We make a second pattern, which differs from the first in size - each side should be a couple of centimeters larger.

If you have experience in creating similar products, it is not necessary to be limited to a square or rectangular shape. It is better to start with it for beginners. You can create more interesting patterns:

• owl;
• "boa constrictor" - under the head;
• elephant, etc.

To fulfill any of your ideas, you just need to draw them on paper, then transfer them to the fabric. Nevertheless, in most cases, when they are intended for the decor of the hall, living room, it is better to choose the classic options. They will be rectangular, square in shape.

Master classes. How to sew?

The easiest way is to take a finished thing, decorate it, making it suitable for the design of the room. Some needlewomen decide to create everything with their own hands, for this it is not enough to create a pattern. It is necessary to pay attention to such moments as the choice of fabric, stuffing, threads. It is necessary to proceed to the solution of decoration issues only after a successful attempt to sew it.

Textile

When deciding which fabric to choose, it is necessary to consider not only the availability of the material, but also its suitability for the chosen style. Texture, colors should be suitable, complement overall design premises.

The most commonly used materials are:

• cotton;
• sackcloth;
• velours;
• fleece;
• jeans;
• atlas;

Advice

As for the use of fur, it can use both artificial and natural. However, for children's rooms, people with allergies, artificial can be harmful.

In some cases, several types of fabrics may be used, however, it is important to ensure that they are compatible. Otherwise, they will not be easy to sew, ready product it will turn out sloppy, it will be difficult to decorate it. Experienced seamstresses adhere to the following rules:

• The selected fabric may not match the upholstery of the sofa, other furniture, which will complement the product. It is in itself a design decision, the peculiarity of which can be emphasized.
• The color of the fabric may also differ from the shade of the furniture, but they must be combined with each other. If the sofa is brown suitable color additional elements will be orange, yellow, beige.
• If there is a pattern on the fabric, it should not be too sticky. A bright, multi-colored pattern becomes a separate design element. In this case, further decoration with different techniques is inappropriate.
• It is necessary to pay attention to the rules for the care of the selected material. Sooner or later it will have to be washed, especially if it is made in light colors. The simpler the material, the easier it will be to care for it.
• When choosing a fabric, it is important to think over the stuffing of the product in advance. If hard feathers are to be used for it, the material must be strong enough to hold them.

Over time, all living creatures start up in natural stuffings, especially if the products are not given to dry cleaning, they are not provided with proper care. The result may be that a person will have an allergy, even if he is just in a room, no one sleeps on it.

If you want to stuff from natural material, be sure to use a new one. Do not forget to provide him with the necessary care.

Plant stuffing has a short service life, because the plants need to be replaced. Often used:

• medicinal herbs;
• bamboo;
• hop cones.

It is believed that such material is very beneficial for health. It is important to consider that if medicinal properties really present, but not for long. In this case, a small amount of moisture will be enough to form rot.

Synthetic materials have the least disadvantages, which is why many people choose them. The most commonly used synthetic winterizer, foam rubber, holofiber. These stuffing materials are affordable, budget-friendly, and do not cause allergies. If it is not possible to purchase such materials, you can use those that you have at home:

• cotton wool;
• silicone balls.

Threads

When choosing threads, two important factors must be taken into account: they must be of high quality so that the product does not come apart at the seams. Also, they should be combined with the selected fabric. The main rules are:

• The threads should match the fabric in color. The more suitable the shade is, the less attention the applied seams will attract.
• If it is not possible to use a precisely matched shade, you must choose a few tones darker. When the thread is lighter than the fabric, unnecessary attention is focused on it.
• The threads must match the width of the fabric. Too thin will not be able to firmly fasten the matter, too thick will simply break it. Those used for decoration should also fit in width so that the embroidery or other pattern looks neat.
• If a machine will be used when sewing a product, the correct needle must be selected for the thread. In addition, the top and bottom threads must be the same.

The most common type of thread suitable for sewing many products is cotton, especially combined with natural fabrics: linen, cotton. Depending on the material, polyester, viscose, silk, woolen threads can also be used.

Step-by-step instruction

After choosing the fabric, stuffing and threads, you can proceed to sewing. The easiest way is to use a machine. But if this is not possible, you can make neat seams with your hands, no worse. If you make a product with your own hands, you will need the following tools:

• scissors;
• ruler;
• marker or chalk (depending on the density of the selected fabric);
• needle.

Sofa option

The principle of sewing sofa products does not differ from the above: first, fabric, stuffing, threads are selected. Then a pattern is created, according to which the product is sewn.

Rules

• Fabric compatibility. It is possible that you will not be able to find exactly the same material from which the sofa is made. In any case, the fabric should be dense, silk, satin will be inappropriate options.
• Color. The shade of sofa accessories is often different from the sofa itself. On brown it can be beige, on green it can be yellow, on black it can be red. Therefore, the color does not have to be identical, the main thing is that they are combined.
• Stuffing. They must be dense, so it is best to use a dense synthetic winterizer, another similar material.

Sofa cushions are difficult to leave solely for the decor of the room, everyone who sits on it will lean on them. This must be taken into account when decorating, perhaps a good option would not be a separate decoration, but simply a choice of multi-colored fabric with a pattern.

Pillow Decorating Methods

The easiest way to decorate is to use different colors. You can make several pieces that differ from each other, you can combine different colors in one. For a hall with a set of furniture: a sofa, armchairs, you can play with colors, changing them for each item.

For children's rooms interesting option there will be a cartoon coloring - you can make several options with different characters of the same cartoon. You can use multiple scenarios.

More complex options decorations are:

• applications;
• knitting;
• embroidery;
• relief creation.

Despite the complexity of implementation, many note that each time it becomes easier to use these techniques. They can be used to create beautiful compositions for different interiors.

Applications

Applique is a good and easy way to decorate. You can pick up any drawing for it, come up with it yourself or find a ready-made template on the Internet. The only caveat is that you should not opt ​​for too sloppy images in which there are a lot of details. If you make the slightest mistake, you can completely ruin the product.

Some needlewomen never throw away worn clothes, they give it a second life - they cut out large and small parts. If you collect them for some time, by the time of sewing, the elements for the appliqué will be selected.

Form, fragments

The more complex the shape, the more difficult it is to sew and care for. However, it is the products original form look unusual. If you are good at sewing square, rectangular pillows, you can try moving on to more complex ones.

Technologists distinguish four main forms:

• Square. Counts classic version suitable for sofas, armchairs, ottomans. A product of this form is also practical - it is convenient to lean on it, sit down.
• Rectangular. It is also a classic option used for furniture of massive sizes. Rectangular pillows can balance large dimensions, give an aesthetic appearance to the largest sofa.
• Round. The main disadvantage of this form is the difficulty in creating a pattern, sewing. When sewing a product with right angles, it is easy to manipulate the seams, create bends, with round shape everything is more difficult. However, round decorative items – good way smooth out the sharp straight lines of sofas of strict design.
• oval(roller). The main place of application of pillows of this form is the decoration of leather sofas.

An interesting design option is the creation of geometric fragments that change general form pillows. This addition looks especially good on corner sofas.

Another wide area for creativity is hand-made pillows. Making pillows with your own hands is interesting, exciting and, most importantly, grateful. Believe me, your family will appreciate your work! So, there are a lot of options for making pillows! You can simply pick up a beautiful fabric and sew an elegant pillowcase out of it. You can knit and embroider the same pillowcase with beads and beads. You can sew a patchwork blank and make a pillowcase out of it. A pillow with ruffles will suit a vintage interior. In the children's room, you can sew a dog pillow or an elephant pillow. You can paint the pillow with acrylic paints in any genre - from landscape to abstraction. The field of action is limitless!

One of the easiest ways to make a room feel cozy is by sewing and decorating sofa cushions. Beautiful, graceful pillows always attract attention in interior design. In order to sew pillows with your own hands, you do not need a lot of skill. We will show you how to decorate pillows using different types fabrics, braid, lace, trimmings, satin ribbons, etc.

In order to sew the pillowcase from the top photo you will need crinkled velvet, satin ribbons and plain velvet. In the center, you can sew a flower from the remnants of scarlet-colored fabric.

On a small pillow - a “dumka”, a lot of fabric is not needed, it is enough to make one side 15 cm long and the other 40 cm long. And you can decorate such a pillow simply with inscriptions written with an acrylic outline on the fabric.

An interesting decor of a plain pillowcase can be obtained if you use the remnants of multi-colored braid. Some braid can be sewn on by tying knots at an equal distance.

Using several types of tape different color and textures can decorate any pillowcase. In some places, you can put buckles on the braid that are left over from old belts or buy new inexpensive ones in a sewing accessories store.

The cushion cushion can be changed by simply sewing a new fabric onto the surface in a circle.

A pillowcase with an appliqué made of fabric with a pattern, superimposed on a plain fabric of a suitable color, looks beautiful.

A small piece of brightly patterned fabric can make a pretty pillow-roller if fringe is sewn to the side edges.

Combining braid and lace, you can decorate a plain pillowcase. You can apply braid and lace in a chaotic manner - everything together will look good in any case!

Any pillow can be changed by stitching it through the center and sewing on a suitable button. You can combine two types of fabric, and sew a satin ribbon at the junction, tying it on a bow, as in the photo.

And roses bloomed on this pillowcase! Such roses can be made by sewing a thin strip of fabric or satin ribbon in a circle. And thin green ribbons will be associated with the stems.

If you sew ruffles very close to each other on a pillowcase, you will get such a fluffy pillow!

DIY vintage pillow decor

It's so nice to see household items made by human hands in the house! And if the hostess is also personally engaged in interior design, then such a house becomes attractive to all acquaintances and friends. not to mention family members. It is nice to see pillows in the interior, sewn and decorated by the hostess with her own hands and with great love.

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Felt pillow decor

These picturesque pillows are decorated with floral felt decorations. Actually, these are wedding accessories, but I think such pillows would look great on the sofa in the living room. Author

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Pillows crochet motifs

Well, how could I pass by such magnificence? Of course not! Stunning pillows crocheted from threads of bright bold colors. I really want to knit a couple of such pillows for the winter, it's time to stock up on yarn! Found

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Handmade owl pillow

This very cute owl pillow is made from leftover fabric and its eyes are made from fabric-covered computer mini-discs, and embroidered with beads and rhinestones.

Cushion embroidery

Baby pillow - scheme for embroidery

schemes are increasing

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

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 have a great holiday 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

A very common type of sofa cushions. They are sewn quite simply, the main thing is to have the alphabet with the right language. And increase the letters to right size, certainly.

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 the 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. 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:

I want to show you where to buy great materials to create super-soft and delicate pillows that are indistinguishable from store-bought ones. I bought this myself wonderful fleece- I'm not overjoyed, he's so glorious. The most important thing is - color palette on high.

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

Any hostess wants to give the interior of her apartment additional comfort. This is pretty easy to do with decorative pillows. A variety of designs and shapes allow you to decorate with pillows not only the living room or bedroom, but with a certain thematic focus, even the kitchen with a bathroom. Making decorative pillows is not as difficult as it seems at first glance, for this you do not need to have professional seamstress skills, it is enough to have the desire and a sewing machine.

How to choose a pillow design? What are the patterns? What to fill the pillow with? You will find answers to these and many other questions in our article.

Before proceeding directly to sewing, make sure that you have all the materials necessary for this:

Tools

The main tool of any seamstress, of course, is a sewing machine. But if you don’t have it, then you shouldn’t be upset, you can also make a decorative pillow by hand, it just takes more time. Referring to the list below, prepare the following tools:

• A set of needles.
• Scissors.
• Marker, chalk or pencil.
• Pattern paper.
• Knitting needles or hook (if a knitted product is made).
• Iron.
• Tailoring meter.

The process of making a decorative pillow

Decorative pillow can have many shapes and designs, but the principle of its production is no different from the usual one. The pillow should have a main pillowcase filled with padded material and one or more removable pillowcases, for possible frequent washing. Many housewives make a common mistake by sewing decorative elements onto the main pillowcase, which is why they have to wash the pillow along with the filler. This is fraught with incomplete drying of the pillow after washing and the formation of a rotten smell. Based on the foregoing, we will consider the process of making a decorative pillow with a removable pillowcase.

Making the main pillow

1. Choose the design, shape and size of the pillow.
2. Transfer the dimensions of the pillow to the fabric, marking it with a tape measure and crayon. If the pillow has complex shape, consisting of several parts, then additionally make a paper pattern.
3. Using scissors, cut pieces of fabric along the lines of the pattern.
4. Lay the pieces face to face.
5. Sew on the machine or by hand three sides of the pillowcase (leave one side for stuffing).
6. Turn the pillowcase inside out and stuff it with the material of your choice.
7. Sew the remaining side of the pillow with thread or sew a zipper to it and fasten the pillow.
8. Check the elasticity of the stuffing, if the pillow is too soft, add some stuffing inside.

Making a removable pillowcase

1. Measure the length and width of the main cushion.
2. According to the dimensions obtained, cut out two pieces of fabric.
3. Lay the pieces of fabric right side together.
4. Sew the three sides of the pillowcase with thread.
5. Sew the zipper into the open side of the pillowcase (buttons or ties can also be used instead of the zipper).
6. Turn the pillowcase right side out.
7. Decorate the pillowcase with decorative elements.
8. Place the pillowcase over the main pillow.

Having performed these simple actions, you will receive a decorative pillow for decorating the interior.
You can also learn about making a decorative pillow from the video:

Design and types of decorative pillows

It should be noted that the main function of a decorative pillow is to decorate the interior of the room where it is located. For this reason, the design, shape and decorative elements of the pillow should be taken seriously.
Below we provide a description and photos of the most original and beautiful decorative pillows, we hope that you will choose the option you need for yourself:

Hug pillow
• Hug pillow- made in the form of a torso and an arm. As a pillowcase, a half of a men's shirt was used, sewn up from below, with fasteners on the side. It is made by sewing together two pieces of fabric and filling with stuffing. The main difficulty is cutting and stuffing the arm and hand. Pillows of this type have many variations, from normal hand, to a complete imitation of the human torso. Mainly used to decorate bedrooms.

patchwork pillow
• patchwork pillow- made from flaps of one or more fabrics sewn together. The advantage of a decorative patchwork pillow is that it can be made from even the smallest remnants of any fabric. The disadvantage of patchwork pillows is the long production time, due to the stitching of many small pieces into one. This type of pillow is very popular in living rooms, but can also be used for the bedroom and even the kitchen.

Pillows in the form of animals
• Animal pillows- imitate cartoon or real representatives of the fauna. They are made by sewing to the main part of the pillow, additional parts, in the form of a head, tail and paws. Basically, animal pillows are sewn for children and children's rooms.

Pillows in the form of letters
• Letter pillows are quite difficult to manufacture and require a pattern. The second difficulty lies in right choice filler, which long time will retain elasticity and shape. Manufactured this species pillows by stitching the front, side and back sides. Used in children's rooms, less often in the bedroom or living room. Very well suited for teaching a child to read, but for complete learning you will have to sew the entire alphabet.

flower pillows
• Pillows in the form of flowers- A great decoration for any room. Pillows in the form of flowers are multi-component designs and smaller pillows and decorative elements. Do nice pillow only in the form of a flower experienced seamstress, so if you have little experience, then you should not start sewing with this option.

Pillows with applications
• Pillows with appliqué- one of the most popular types of decorative pillows. It is made by sewing on a pillow or pillowcase, cut out from another fabric, appliqués. This type of pillow is very suitable for beginner seamstresses. You can use appliqué pillows in any room, depending on the theme.

Cushion embroidery
• Pillows with embroidery- the pinnacle of seamstress skills. This is a very beautiful, but very time-consuming version of a decorative pillow, requiring high skill from the manufacturer. Embroidery is done by hand on a pillow or on a pillowcase. You can decorate any room with such a pillow.

Pillow embroidered with beads and stones
• Pillows with beads- an aristocratic type of pillows, which is suitable for rooms with a classic setting. Beads and decorative stones sewn to the pillow in the form of a pattern or ornament. The big disadvantage of such pillows is that you cannot sleep on them and they require careful handling.

rollers
• Pillows rollers - are used mainly for decorating sofas. They are made of three parts - the main and two round sidewalls. Sometimes, to stiffen, a rod made of wood or cardboard is used along with the stuffing. Making a roller with your own hands is quite simple.

Knitted pillows
• Knitted pillows- able to create coziness in the room on long winter evenings. For lovers of knitting, such pillows are just a godsend. Knitted pillows are made from a knitted fabric fastened on the sides with a thread. You can decorate such a pillow with both a knitted appliqué and other decorative elements. Knitted pillows usually decorate the living room.

Fur pillows
• Fur pillow - pretty original look pillows, which are made of artificial or natural fur. By the way, it is not at all necessary to cover the entire pillow with fur, sometimes only one side is enough. In order to be able to wash frequently, make the main pillow out of fabric, and a removable pillowcase out of fur. In this case, you can wash the fur every week. Fur pillows are suitable for decorating the interior arranged in medieval style.

sofa cushions
• regular sofa cushion- made for the convenience of watching TV and decorating the sofa. Cushion, this is your companion for the whole evening, so make it from a material that does not cause irritation and allergies in you. The shape of the pillow, choose whatever you like, as long as it is convenient for you to put it under your back or head.

Genuine leather pillows
• Leather decorative pillow - used to decorate leather sofas. It is made in the same way as any fabric pillow. Requires careful treatment, instead of washing it is processed with skin care products.

patterns

For your convenience, we have posted some patterns of popular models of decorative pillows:

In a single article it is impossible to list all existing species decorative pillows, because human imagination is limitless and every housewife will invent her own separate option. We have tried to bring the most common types of decorative pillows and hope that you have found something useful for yourself.

Do-it-yourself pillows and they will become bright accent in your apartment or country house. Even just by changing pillowcases on them, you can set the tone for the entire space - from gentle or playful to strict and restrained.

Advice! Buying designer pillows (they are, by the way, not cheap) is not at all necessary: ​​it is enough to arm yourself necessary materials and use your imagination.

We offer you a selection interesting ideas to create original decorative pillows do it yourself and we hope that soon these lovely new settlers will sparkle with colors in your interior and bring their share Have a good mood in house.

DIY decorative pillows: subtleties of materials

If you decide to make a decorative pillow with your own hands inside and out, you will need to stock up not only with ideas, but also with everything you need to create it. First of all, you need to decide on the material. For this purpose, fabrics intended for furniture upholstery as well as cotton linen and even sometimes jersey (carefully: the material is rather capricious). In addition, jeans, felt, fleece and canvas fabric are perfect for creating a pillow.

Advice! Sewing pillows from old favorite clothes is also a great creative idea.

Without combinations of different fabrics in this process, you are unlikely to be able to do without, so make sure that fabrics that do not stretch do not dock with stretch ones, otherwise, after stuffing, it may turn out not to be a pillow, but something shapeless. If you know how to knit, then this skill will be a great bonus, because knitted pillows look quite stylish and unusual. Yes, and try to use fur: a short pile or a long one - it's up to you, so long as it does not crumble.

What to stuff a pillow with?

It should be noted right away that it is better not to use cotton wool for stuffing - it will go astray pretty soon. Take better synthetic winterizer. True, if you use the pillow for its intended purpose, then it will also lose a little in volume.

Advice! The ideal option for stuffing will be a synthetic winterizer or fibertek, which can be purchased at a fabric store. These materials are unique in their kind, because they do not stray, do not cake, are absolutely hypoallergenic and, in addition, retain splendor and volume even after washing.

Tools

For work you will need:

• needles;
• Threads - they need to be selected according to the color and thickness of the fabric. In addition, you may need knitting or floss threads when it comes to making decorative stitches by hand or decorating a pillow;
• Scissors;
• Chalk (pen, pencil, marker or soap to transfer the pattern to the fabric);
• Also stock up on pattern paper and other sewing items that you normally use.
• Pick up all necessary tools for knitting or embroidery, if you decide to do them.

Note! Of course, it's great if you have a sewing machine at home, but if you don't have one, don't worry. You can also sew a pillow by hand, only it will take more time.

DIY pillowcases for decorative pillows

It is quite possible to make a decorative pillow out of an ordinary pillow, using a pillowcase made by oneself for this. In this case, its decorative effect will not decrease in any way, but the hassle with tailoring will be much less.

Fur

Do-it-yourself decorative pillow (pillowcase) made of fur is created in a few hours. To do this, you can use both artificial fur and natural.

Note! The fur material is specific, so special skills and tools are needed to work with it - you cannot sew such a pillowcase on a regular sewing machine.

A huge advantage of such a pillowcase is the ability to create it from pieces, so it will look even more original. Do not forget that the seams on the fur must be made strong and flat, then the pillow elements will not fall apart.

Jeans

Another fertile material for creating a pillowcase is denim. Decorative pillow case with your own hands from old jeans is original and stylish. Main advantages:

1. The ability to reuse the material. That is, for tailoring you do not need to purchase new matter, old denim items are quite suitable. Attrition will give the product charm.
2. Creation speed. Jeans can be sewn both by hand (although this is not easy, especially if the denim is tight), and on a sewing machine.
3. A denim pillowcase will look original.
4. From pieces of trousers, you can create an original product using the patchwork technique, due to the fact that the colors of the jeans are varied, and you can even make up a whole artistic composition.

Decor and design

Well, if you have a base (that is, a ready-made pillow), and you will create a pillowcase, stock up on all kinds of various materials and more - here the choice depends only on your imagination. So, lovers of embroidery can. A variety of techniques - satin stitch, cross stitch, decorative stitches - and a wide range of thread colors allow you to create your own small work art. By the way, an interesting effect when embroidering a pattern is given by a combination of thin and thick yarn for knitting. Only for this you need a thick needle.