I had several pieces of fabric, which I bought from fabric carolina, leftover from my Patriotic Rag Wreath. The fabric color scheme didn’t match the colors I picked for the wreath, so I thought I could use them to make Patriotic Throw Pillows. I don’t have a pattern for the throw pillows. I simple shored up my material and made each pair of contrasting fabric the same size, stitched about a 5/8-inch seam on 3 sides of the material and about 2/3 of the last side, then stuffed the pillows with handfuls of polyester fiberfill. Simone helped me sew by pressing her two little feet on the sewing machine foot pedal until she got tired. Then she helped stuff pillows until that bored her (actually, Jack and the Neverland Pirates came on).
The pattern on the front and back of each pillow is a contrast but maintains the color scheme. You can replace one piece of fabric with a solid color (red, white, or blue) that compliments the colors in the pattern. I also washed the fabric in cold water with detergent and rinsed with fabric softener. I machined dried the fabric, then I ironed each piece. Overall, the project took about one hour to complete four pillows (not including washing, drying, and ironing).
MATERIALS
16 ounce bag of polyester fiberfill
8 contrasting fabric pieces about 18 x 21-inch each
navy blue, white, or red thread
scissors or rotary cutter
straight pins
INSTRUCTIONS
Follow the steps below to make these easy Patriotic Throw Pillows.
STEP 1: Select two pieces of fabric for each pillow. Pick contrasting patterns with like colors or pick a solid color in either red, white, or blue for the back of the pillow .
STEP 2: Trim the fabric with the scissors or rotary cutter so that each piece of fabric per pair is the same size. The pillows could be different sizes. I found that the material I used was close to the same size, so I trimmed up the fabric with scissors.
STEP 3: Place the fabric with rights sides facing each other. Pin the fabric, if needed.
STEP 4: Stitch 3 sides of the fabric leaving about a 5/8-inch seam on each side.
STEP 5: Stitch about 2/3 of the last side (leave an opening large enough to fit your hand through it).
STEP 6: Turn each pillow inside out and fill with handfuls of the polyester fiberfill.
STEP 7: Stitch the opening closed either by hand or by sewing machine.
I shared this sewing tutorial at these amazing parties.
DISCLOSURE
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I love these patriotic pillows Sherry! Pillows are so easy to make and such a budget-minded way to easily decorate for the holidays. A great way to use up leftover fabric like you did as well!
Oh my goodness!!!! Love your pillows. The fabrics are amazing!!!
those throw pillows look great and so colourful thanks for sharing with us and linking up to #WednesdaysWisdom
Gorgeous fabric! I have few pillows waiting for a makeover and your tutorial is easy to follow. Sherry, I adore your blog! In case my pingback is not working, I nominated you for One Lovely Blog Award 🙂 No obligations whatsoever! Have an amazing day!
Thank you so much for the nomination:-) I’m so glad you like olives-n-okra!
Well deserved, Sherry! Thanks for partying with us at Thursday Favorite Things and I hope to see you again this week 😀
I’m dropping by from the link party on Live Laugh Rowe. These pillows are so cute and so fitting for the 4th of July. I’ve pinned this to my Pinterest board so that I can make some next year. (I’m currently traveling and won’t be home to make these for this year!)
I have a link party that I’m trying to grow. I invite you to share this idea (and a couple of others) at my Grandma Ideas Sharing Time link party at http://grandmaideas.com. My readers would LOVE this idea, too! The party goes from Wednesday through Friday at midnight. I hope to see you there.
All the best,
Nina
Thank you. I will definitely hop on over to your linky – Grandma Ideas Sharing Time:-)
These are awesome! We don’t do a lot of decorating for the 4th but I may have to start so that I can make and display these babies!
Your pillows turned out great. I wish I had more time to sew. I was planning to do some July 4th things, but time got the best of me.
Thanks. I had a list of crafts that I wanted to make, but I just didn’t happen.
Wow these pillows are great! Such a wonderful job! Thanks for playing with us at CCD Linky Party!
These are great patriotic pillows! I would love for you to link up to the Stitch It, Blog It, Share It Link Party Sunday nights at 7pm at BehindtheSeamsSewing.com
~Bonnie
Quite a unique project! Love the way you incorporated red, white & blue. Thanks for playing along with us at Craftin Desert Divas. Hope you join us for the next linky party.
Have a great week!
Crystal CDD DT
Thanks for linking up to Happiness is Homemade #79! pinning this also!
Great Pillows!!! Love the patriotic fabric you chose!!! Thanks so much for sharing at Dream. Create. Inspire. Link:)
These are so pretty. I can’t sew at all, but I can appreciate the lovely work of others! Thanks for sharing this on Snickerdoodle Sunday
Oh my gosh…these are so pretty!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
So cute! A fun and easy way to add festive color for the holiday!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
You are welcome.
Very Cute!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday – Link Party!! Hope to see you again tomorrow!! Pinned!
Hi Sherry!
Pillows are such a great way to decorate for any holiday, and this looks simple enough that perhaps a beginner sewing student, like myself, could actually make one. Perhaps I might venture to make one. 🙂
Hope you are having a great summer so far!
Aspen Jay
These were simple. I can’t do anything else:-)
Thank you, thank you, thank you for participating in my link party. You are such a sweetie. I hope that you’ll continue to link up in the future.
Nina
I will be at the next party:-)
These pillows are beautiful and truly patriotic!
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing your project at the Sundays Down Under link up. I’ve pinned your post and shared on social media. I love your patriotic cushions!
Best wishes and hope you can join in again this weekend.
Natasha in Oz
These look super festive and easy! Thank you for sharing them at the #SmallVictoriesSundayLinkup!
Your patriotic pillows look great!!! Thanks for sharing at Submarine Sunday!!
So cute! I get so excited each week to see what you have been working on because it’s always AMAZING! Thank you for sharing this with us. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm, so we can party!!!! Lou Lou Girls
These patriotic pillows are amazing! You did a great job in making these. These would go great on a nice love seat and display them during the Summer months.
Sherry, These are adorable! I’m going to have to look for some fabric and try to make a few of these! Thanks for sharing!
such a simple way to dress up a bed or sofa or any room! love the fabrics you choose and would be so easy to customize by fabric choice. Thanks for sharing the tute on how to make these throw pillows!
Very nice, I like the hearts and stars.
Hi Sherry, I love how your pillows turned out. Thanks for sharing the tutorial. It looks simple enough and inexpensive. I could make throw pillow covers for each holiday and season. Thanks again, Best wishes, Darlene
Love your Patriotic pillows, Sherry! Knowing how to make decorative pillows is so helpful especially when you want to change things up or decorate for the holidays! Thanks so much for this wonderful tutorial!
I love these Patriotic pillows. I have zero sewing skills, but I think I can muster up the courage to try these. Thanks for the tutorial.
Sherry, I love patriotic decor in the summer and these are perfect. They would go so well with your patriotic wreath, too!
These are perfect for Memorial Day and July 4th!