Making Pillows: Choosing Materials

Series Summary

Pillows are small, soft, supportive structures used to support the head or body while sleeping or sitting. They are often used for decorative purposes as well and can be used in ample piles on floors or couches or beds. Pillows come in all shapes and sizes and can be filled with feathers or batting material which is usually a cotton blend. Decorative pillows can be covered with any material including silk, suede, leather, crochet designs, and quilted designs.

In this free video series learn how to make decorative pillows as designer Lindsay Sanders gives necessary tips and demonstrates important techniques such as choosing the correct tools, materials, and fabric you will need. Learn also how to layout and cut the pattern, choose a specific design and the different colored fabric to use, stuffing and sewing the pillow together.

Video Transcript

" Hello! My name is Lindsay on behalf of Expert Village.com. In this clip, I will discuss with you the materials you will need on how to make a decorative pillow. You will need a sewing machine, thread for the pillow which really doesn’t matter what color you choose because it won’t be seen, a hot glue gun or fabric glue, about a 20 ounce bag of polyester fiberfill, measuring tape, scissors, another color of thread which is going to match your trimming. You will need about 2 yards of trimming such as gimp, fabric which you will need 1 ½ yards of this, a straight edge such as a ruler and straight pins. When choosing your material, you want to make sure you choose the fabric that is thick so it can hold up to everyday wear and tear. Also make sure that it is machine washable."