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DIY Throw Pillows

Category: <span>DIY Throw Pillows</span>

Toss a little comfort and style around your home with DIY throw pillows and covers! There are lots of patterns for throw pillows and covers, so pick your fabrics and start sewing! You can make throw pillows to suit your mood, your décor or the season. Anything from a piece of vintage needlepoint to your original design can become a bit of soft comfort.

Let these handmade pillow ideas inspire your next room makeover.

How to Make DIY Designer Pillows

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More DIY Throw Pillows

Easter pillow cover on turquoise chair view 3

DIY Easter Pillow Cover

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bird needlepoint pillow

Decorating with Throw Pillows

Pillows might be the easiest accessory to add interest, texture, color and seasonal colors to your rooms. They are a favorite of professional home decorators and do it yourselfers alike.…
Finished celtic applique pillow by Chardel Blaine

Celtic Appliqué Throw Pillow

Begun in a class with Nancy Lee Chong, this appliqué lesson became a Celtic Appliqué Throw Pillow. Bias strips, stitched with needleturn appliqué, became an intricate design with Nancy's pattern…
Needlepoint pillow finished 2

Finishing a Needlepoint Pillow

I found this needlepoint piece at a garage sale and wanted to make a throw pillow. I framed it with upholstery fabric and embellished with hand embroidery.
Crewel Embroidery Pillow ReUse

Upcycled Crewel Embroidery Pillow

I found this unfinished crewel embroidery piece at a creative reuse store and brought it home to finish. It was easy to add borders and make it into a pillow.
Finished Big Ruffle Pillow

Big Ruffle Pillows

I made decorator pillows with pillow forms, upholstery fabric and a silk taffeta window panel to make the gathered ruffles.
heart pillow made from distressed quilt

I Heart You! Make a Heart Pillow

Make a heart pillow and put it anywhere! I use it at Valentine's Day and all through the year just to remind family and friends that I love them.