DIY Sofa Cushion: Complete Guide

Guide to making a DIY sofa cushion. How to sew a decorative pillow in a few steps, how to make seamless sofa cushions. Ideas for embellishing cushions with trendy writings, embroidery and decorations.

With the arrival of spring you feel like give the house a touch color and of renewal. The way more simple ed cheap to do it is definitely the do-it-yourself: creating something unique with your own hands is a priceless satisfaction!

Making new sofa cushions using cheerful and colorful fabrics, it’s simple and fun. You don’t need to invest too much money, because you can create some fantastic pillows also recycling remnants or old clothing that you have accumulated in the attic.

More you have the option to customize them, opting for unusual shapes and creative decorations that will enrich your new sofa cushions, giving that original touch that reflects the style of the house and your personality.

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So what are you waiting for? You just have to get to work: here is a guide complete to realize in a few steps sofa cushions with or without seams.

The choice of fabric

The first step to make a DIY pillow will choose the suitable cloth to your project. The choice essentially depends on your personal tastes; but if you are a beginner, it is advisable to opt for cotton or for rigid, thin and not very slippery fabrics, which are certainly easier to manage.

Velvet too it’s a good choice, but when you cut the cloth it lends pay attention to the warping: both pieces must be cut straight and the needle of the kitchen machine must be suitable for the velvet.

Once you have identified the fabric decide the shape and size you want to give to your pillow. Squares and rectangles they are certainly the most traditional forms, but nothing prevents you from making a round cushion or cushion with a particular shape! However, if you are not very good at machine sewing, it is better to stick to traditional.

How to sew a pillow from scratch

Once you have decided which shape to give your pillow, proceed with cutting the fabric. Mark the measurements directly on the wrong side of the fabric remembering to to add about one centimeter more cloth for the internal seams.

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Cut out the two shapes equal and with the iron crease there excess fabric on the sides where you will need to insert the zipper. At this point, place the two shapes upside down side by side, making sure that the side with the internal fold matches the same side of the other shape.

Take the zipper and pin it between the two shapes, helping you with pins dressmaker to keep it firm. Remember to arrange the zipper inside out: when you turn up the pillow you will find it on the right side.

Now proceed with two seams linear along the edges of the hinge. Once you’ve completed the job, move on to to sew also remaining sides of the pillowcase, always overlapping them with the straight parts inside. After sewing, you just have to turn the cushion upside down on the zipper side.

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Padding solutions

On the market you will find many solutions to create the internal padding of your pillow. Foam, wool, foam, wadding for do-it-yourself work and also the soft one sponge they are all very good materials to create apadding soft and inviting.

However it is also possible make one completely do it yourself, recycling old sweaters unusable, clothing of fleece or even an old blanket. Cut out lots of irregular strips taking care to eliminate all rigid decorative parts, such as buttons.

Could also extract the feathers from an old duvet and mix them with the strips just made: in this way the pillow will acquire even more softness! But remember to bag all this, using a thin white canvas, which will be hand-sewn on the open side to prevent the padding from coming out.

How to make a seamless sofa cushion

If you don’t have the ability (or the desire) to create a pillow with the sewing machine, you can do it too seamless. You can make an alternative pillow using fabric glue and adhesive velcro, or you can recycle a great foulard or scarf woolen to wrap around to the bagged padding with a big knot or decorative bow.

Ideas for decorating sofa cushions

Tassels, pom poms and embroidery they are very simple decorations, which you can also make by hand. Instead, if you have a passion for drawing, you could create fabric masterpieces with i permanent markers or fabric colors. Remember to insert a thick enough cardboard when making the design: in this way you will avoid that the excess of color is also transferred to the back of the pillow.

If you want to create trendy pillows, we suggest you resort to lettering: in haberdashery or in DIY stores you can buy stencil to create a personalized and practically perfect writing in a few steps. But the creative ideas don’t end there! Buttons, fabric flowers, beads and transferable embroidery: be inspired by the images you find in the gallery below.

Sofa cushion do it yourself: pictures and photos

Are you looking for other ideas and creative ideas to make a sofa cushion with DIY? Take a look at the images in the gallery and have fun creating original and trendy decorations, to give a touch of color and renewal to your living area.