Flower pillow – choosing the shape and selecting the fabric

A pillow is an important accessory for sleeping. But it can perform not only the important functions assigned to it, but also be a simple decoration. For this purpose, it is reasonable to make a shaped pillow. We suggest highlighting pillows in the form of flowers. This form is the most common, since the flower will suit any age and gender. Every needlewoman can make such an accessory with her own hands.

Selecting a form

It is worth deciding on the shape. There are many flowers in nature, and each of the species can be transferred to artificial material. Chamomile, roses, peonies, violets - whatever your heart desires. The main thing is to choose a shape that can also function as a pillow, that is, it is comfortable to sleep on.

A flower pillow is primarily an accessory, but it should still perform basic functions. Here, everything depends on personal preferences. If you consider it an accessory, you can choose any shape, but if you combine two functions, choose a practical shape. The best option would be a chamomile or rose shape.

Selecting fabric and filling for a pillow

No less important indicators are the fabric for the shell and the filler. Among the good options for the first indicator, the following can be distinguished.

• Velour. Consists of small villi, due to which it has an excellent appearance. It is often used for furniture upholstery and curtains. The fabric does not wrinkle and is quite pleasant to the touch - it is very soft. But there is a significant disadvantage - abrasion. Therefore, it is suitable only if the product is intended solely as a decoration. Otherwise, bald spots will form on it.

  

• Velvet. Similar in properties to the previous option, but has its own characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. This fabric has a beautiful appearance: soft to the touch and has a noble external shine. This is a high-quality material, and, accordingly, it has a high price. It is mainly used for making clothes. If you are ready to pay a considerable amount for a pillow case, velvet is exactly what you are looking for.

  

• Silk. It is radically different from the previous options. But it is perfect for our purposes. It has a beautiful appearance and is pleasant to the touch. This material is slippery and feels cold, so it is suitable if the product only serves as an accessory. Another significant disadvantage is the high price. But if you decide on this option, the high price can be avoided by choosing a cheaper analogue - satin or artificial silk.

  

• If the chamomile serves as a real pillow, you can choose regular knitwear.

  

Next, you need to choose a good filler. The functionality of the future product is also important here.

Let's look at popular options.

These are the most commonly used options. The best of them are synthetic padding, buckwheat husks and tea. If you want to use the pillow as a functional item, use synthetic padding or its analogues. But you can definitely sleep on used tea leaves or buckwheat husks. Usually the last two options are used to create accessories that are placed in the bed to improve sleep.

How to sew a daisy pillow yourself

We suggest moving on to making a flower pillow yourself. We chose silk as the material for the outer shell (you can replace it with satin or natural silk). Take synthetic padding as the filler. We chose a chamomile as the shape. This option will be good in appearance and functionality.

Preparatory stage

At this stage, it is supposed to prepare all the necessary materials and tools. In any case, you will need:

• shell material;
• filling material;
• scissors;
• threads in the color of the fabric;
• pattern paper or cardboard.

You may need beads or rhinestones to create the decor. Glue is needed to attach them.

We make a pattern

You won't need any special measurements to create a pattern. Just decide what size the pillow should be and calculate the dimensions of the components so that together they make up the size of the pillow you need.

Now we start to construct the pattern. You will need the following parts:

• petals (12 pcs);
• leaves (6 pcs);
• core (1 pc).

Take some cardboard and draw a silhouette of a daisy petal on it. It should be rounded on one side and smooth on the other. Then cut out the silhouette – pattern #1 is ready.

Do the same with the petals - just draw it on a piece of cardboard. Be sure to make sure that the leaves are not larger than the petals, otherwise the final product will look ridiculous. You will need several parts for the pattern, since it is better if the leaves are different sizes. But you can make them the same size.

For the core, just draw a circle and cut it out.

Cutting out the fabric

Now take the fabric and lay it out on the table. Before cutting, the fabric must be ironed, otherwise the pieces made according to the patterns may be smaller or larger than the required size.

1. When the fabric is ready to work, lay out the pieces cut out of cardboard on it. Try to lay them out as close to each other as possible, it will be more economical. But make sure that the pieces do not end up pressing against each other.

   

2. Trace around the patterns with a pencil and remove them.
3. It is enough to cut out the silhouettes from the fabric, and the fabric cutting is complete.

Now that we have our elements to work with, let's start creating the chamomile.

Sewing process

There are a few steps left to take:

1. Sew the pieces together in pairs along the outline, leaving the even part open.

   

2. The details are practically there, let's start filling them in.

   

   

3. Sew up the remaining hole.
4. At the last stage, assemble by sewing the petals to the core at the junction of the two elements.
5. Sew or glue the daisy petals together.

   

6. Sew petals to the back of the pillow.

That's it! The flower pillow is ready. You can use it or just admire the product.

Video: pillow flower made of fleece (or felt)

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