How to Make a Lace Travel Pillow

Travel pillows provide a more comfortable way to travel. Travel pillows are small enough to take anywhere and can be used for neck support, as an arm rest or to prop up a book. Design your own lace travel pillow and create a portable fashion statement. Create a lace travel pillow out of fabric, lace and craft supplies, and travel in style.

Things You'll Need

• Travel pillow form
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Lace fabric
• Lace fabric lining
• Straight pins
• Sewing machine
• Needle
• Thread

Instructions

Preparing the Lace Travel Pillow Cover

1. Measure the pillow form. Mark the measurement on a piece of newspaper, adding a 1/2 inch seam allowance to each side of the measurement. Cut out the newspaper pattern.

2. Fold the lace fabric lining in half and lay the newspaper pattern flat on top. Pin the newspaper pattern to the lace fabric lining; place the pins all the way around the pattern. Cut out two pieces of lace fabric lining. Remove the pins and set the two lace fabric lining pieces aside.

3. Place your lace fabric on your work surface. Pin the newspaper pattern to the fabric; place the pins all the way around the pattern.

4. Cut out two pieces of lace fabric. Remove the pins and set the two lace fabric pieces aside.

Sewing the Lace Travel Pillow Cover

1. Place one piece of lace fabric lining, right side up, on your work surface. Place one layer of lace fabric, right side up, on top of the lining.

2. Place the second piece of lace fabric, right side down, on top of the other layers. Place the second piece of lace fabric lining, right side down, on top of the layers. Check to make sure you have layered the pieces correctly. The layers, from the bottom up, consist of: one piece of lace lining, right side up; one piece of lace fabric, right side up; one piece of lace fabric, right side down; and one piece of lace lining, right side down. Pin around the outside edges of the layers.

3. Machine stitch the layers together, using a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Leave an opening large enough to turn the pillow right side out. When the pillow is turned right side out, you will push the pillow form through the opening.

4. Turn your lace pillow cover right side out. Make sure all the corner seams are completely turned out.

Finishing the Lace Travel Pillow Cover

1. Push the travel pillow form into the opening in the lace travel pillow cover. Push the pillow form into the corners of the pillow cover. Adjust the pillow form so it lays flat inside the pillow cover.

2. Pin the lace pillow cover opening shut, using a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Gently pull the sides of the machine stitched pillow cover together while pinning. This will help you align the machine stitches with the hand stitches.

3. Hand stitch the opening closed, using small stitches. Smooth out and plump up your new lace travel pillow.

Tips & Warnings

• Add a lace ruffle to your lace travel pillow to create a different look.

• Remove the straight pins as you sew. Straight pins can break the sewing machine needle.

References

• Sewing Perfect Pillows
• Travel Pillow and Case

Resources

• Child's Travel Pillow