Kids Bedding Project - Felt Pillows

Yesterday we talked about the basics of making pillows. Of course, with something as simple as a pillow, there is a lot of room for creativity. I found this craft from Better Homes & Gardens for making felt kids pillows, and I think these are really great. They feel fresh, cheerful, and nice and soft for kids bedrooms.

What You Need:

• Pencil and tracing paper
• Scissors
• Straight pins
• Fiberfill
• No. 20 chenille needle
• 6 x 6-inch pieces of felt in neon lime and fuchsia (or your own choice of colors)
• 1/3 yard of green felt
• Embroidery floss

Instructions:

1. Download the free patterns for this project or use your own. (Downloading requires Adobe Acrobat software.)

Fun Felt Pillows pattern

Download Adobe Acrobat

2. Trace the "frame" and heart patterns onto tracing paper and cut out. Cut one frame shape from neon lime felt, one heart from fuchsia felt, and two 12 x 12-inch pieces from green felt.
3. Center the frame on one green square. Pin in place and stitch with straight stitches around the outside and inside edges. Use three plies of floss for all stitches.
4. Pin the heart centered inside the open frame. Stitch with straight stitches.
5. Pin the completed pillow front to the remaining 12-inch square of felt. Stitch the front to the back with blanket stitches, using three plies of the embroidery floss. Leave a 10-inch opening on one side.
6. Through the opening, stuff the pillow with fiberfill. Continue with blanket stitches to sew the opening closed.