It seems that pocket pillows are becoming a favourite of mine. So called because they are pocket sized rather than them having a pocket, although occasionally they have a pocket too. They’re just the right size for little hands and are perfect even for pin cushions for those with grown up sized hands.
The two I’ve been working on this weekend are a boy in green and blue (I can’t remember where I got this pattern from) and the love bear from Andrea Zuill.
These are so easy to make. All you have to do is embroider your design of choice onto your fabric of choice – my favourite is brushed cotton for softness. Put your embroidery and backing fabric wrong sides together and draw a line round the embroidery (about 1/2″ from the sewing). Sew round the line (I use back-stitch) leaving an opening for turning and stuffing. Turn and stuff quite tightly, and sew up the opening with whip stitch. I use invisible thread for this but that’s my personal choice.
For the red bear (shown below) I upcycled a dress that had a rather fetching pocket for whatever trinkets little girls like to carry around.
These are so simple to make and a really nice way to display embroidery – go on have a go, you know you want to.
Tags: craft, cute, embroidery, green, handmade, ornament, pin cushion, pocket pillow, recycled, red, sewing
these are so sweet. and i love that you’ve named them pillow pockets :)
This is such a cute idea! I’ve made little animal pillows from felt but not with my embroidery. I have to do this. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks Kristen
Please come back and post a link if you take pictures Patty – I’d love to see them.