How to Sew a Bone Shaped Pillow
Pillows are little stuffed casings that can set a theme or liven up the blandest of rooms. Tassels on a pillow can give a living room a touch of class, whereas animal-shaped pillows in a child's bedroom appeal to the juvenile in mind. Sometimes it is hard to find the pillow you desire. If you want a bone-shaped pillow, for example, you may not find this oddity. Do not be disappointed if this should happen. If you can sew and draw a stick figure, you can surely make your own bone-shaped pillow.
Things You'll Need
- A large table
- A sewing machine (optional)
- One 36-inch by 20-inch piece of white or beige paper
- A pencil
- A pair of scissors
- A box of straight pins
- One yard of beige cotton fabric, or fabric of your choice (40 inches wide)
- A large bag of pillow stuffing (polyester or other)
- A sewing needle
- Thread to match fabric
Instructions
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Take the paper and draw a picture of a bone on it with your pencil. The bone can be 36 inches in length or smaller, depending on what size you want your bone-shaped pillow to be. Cut the picture out with your scissors.
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Fold the fabric in half, width-wise, with the wrong side of the fabric facing out, and lay it flat on the table. Lay the pattern of the bone on top of the fabric and pin the pattern to the fabric.
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Cut the fabric to the shape of the pattern and remove the pins.
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Pin the two pieces of fabric together, with the wrong sides of the fabric still facing each other, so they do not shift when you sew them. Place the pins a good distance away from the edges of the fabric to avoid accidentally striking them with your sewing machine needle.
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Using a regular straight stitch, sew one-half of an inch away from the edge of the fabric, and leave a one-eight-inch opening on one side of the bone shaped pillow to allow for insertion of the pillow stuffing. Back-stitch over the first couple of stitches and the last couple of stitches to reinforce them.
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Turn the bone-shaped pillow so the right side of the fabric is facing out.
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Stuff the bone shaped pillow with the pillow stuffing so that it takes on the shape of a bone.
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Using your needle and thread, stitch the opening to close it and finish the pillow. Insert your needle through the loop of thread you have on your last stitch to form a knot.
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Tips & Warnings
Sew pillow by hand if you do not have a sewing machine, or if you do not know how to use one. Fill your bone shaped pillow with enough stuffing so it is firm.
