How to Make a Pillow Form

Making your own pillow forms is easy. Look around your house for spare fabric that can be used to make pillow covers. You will need only a few items to complete this project.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Muslin (lightly bleached or unbleached)
• Tape measure
• Fabric marking pen
• Pins
• Thread
• Polyester fiberfill
• Sewing machine

1. Wash the fabric to get out any chemicals.
2. Measure the size of the pillow form onto the muslin, and mark with the fabric marker. Add an inch to the finished size for seam allowances. For example, 15” by 15” will give you a 14” by 14” finished pillow form.
3. Cut and pin right sides together. Sew 3 sides of the pillow form leaving open one side for stuffing.
4. Turn right side out and stuff with polyester fiberfill.
5. Turn the open edges under and pin for sewing. This seam can also be done on the sewing machine to make it quicker.