Bold Red Poinsettia Pillow
Decorate your home with beautiful Christmas cheer with this bold red poinsettia pillow. This tutorial will show you how to make decorative pillows that can bring any piece of furniture - or any room - to life. This vibrant and unique pattern makes a great accessory as well as a thoughtful gift. If you're looking for a new, unique DIY Christmas decorations ideas to take on this holiday season, then you've got to try this beautiful flower throw pillow.
Time to CompleteIn an evening
Primary TechniqueSewing
SeasonWinter
Sewn byEither Hand or Machine
Materials List
- Sewing machine, thread straight pins
- Scissors
- Red glitter glue
- Yellow glitter glue
- Snow White Oly*Fun
- Cherry Pop Oly*Fun
- Yellow buttons
- 16″ Pillow form
- Yellow fiber floss and needle
Instructions
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Cut twelve 7″ Cherry Pop Oly*Fun petals and twelve 5″ Cherry Pop Oly*Fun petals. Sew two petals together to form one petal for a total of 6 petals. Repeat for the 5 inch petals.
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Add glitter glue to the petals and set aside to dry.
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Add glitter glue to the buttons and set aside to dry.
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Decide on a pillow size, and cut two pieces of Oly*Fun 1 inch wider and 1 inch longer than pillow form.
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Select a piece of Oly*Fun to be the front. Sew petals on the fabric as shown in the picture. Then hand sew on the yellow buttons by hand.
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Sew three sides of the pillow together and insert the pillow form. Use straight pins to close open side. Sew the open side closed. You can do this by hand or on the sewing machine.