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delia creates

Uncategorized · September 8, 2010

gathered throw pillow

Our couch, well futon really, is pretty plain. I decided to add some interest to it by trying to make a gathered pillow.

This is not really a wonderful tutorial. I have to warn you. This is more like my adventure in sewing that happened to turn out alright. 🙂 You will notice as you read along that I was learning as I went.

Go here for a really great throw pillow tutorial.

Alright, so here we go:
1. Cut the fabric an inch wider than needed and about double the length of the finished pillow. My pillow form is 18×18 inches, so I cut a piece at 19 by about 36 inches {1 yard}.

2. Sew with a long “basting stitch” every 3 inches and then again with a straight stitch…well kind of straight. 🙂 Please be smarter than me and make guidelines in disappearing ink before you sew.

3. Pull the basting stitches out.

4. Next, cut a fabric square to the size of the pillow form plus an inch in length and width {19×19} and sewed the gathered fabric to that  piece {actually… I made the whole pillow and found that it wasn’t sturdy enough so I went back and added this step}. You can just sew the basted gathered piece to the fabric and skip step 2 if you would like…except for the guideline marking tip. Make guidelines.

5. Then cut the back pieces to the pillow. I made each one about 13 inches by 19 inches. This allowed room for hemming and for overlapping. NOTE: My pillow is 18 x18 inches but it isn’t really a very full pillow. My seams were all  1/2 of an inch and even then I had to sew all the way around a second time to a finished size of about 17.5×17.5 to make it more form fitting. You may need to do the same depending on the fullness of your pillow.

6. Hem each back piece on one long side.

7. Pin pillow together and sew all the way around. Optional: serge or zig zag stitch or cut excess off with pinking shears. I cut with pinking shears.

8. Turn right side out and insert your pillow form. Then try not to let the uneven lines bug you if you didn’t follow my advice to pre-mark some guidelines!

Done!

Now I want to make one for each holiday! 🙂

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  1. dana says

    September 8, 2010 at 7:37 PM

    very cute!

    Reply
  2. sisters4saymoreismore says

    September 8, 2010 at 11:51 PM

    love it girl! you are awesome and this pillow looks super expensive!

    ~selina

    Reply
  3. Miranda says

    September 9, 2010 at 2:12 AM

    They do look expensive. Man I need a sewing machine now.

    Reply
  4. casserole says

    November 8, 2010 at 2:39 PM

    So pretty!! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:

    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-gathered-fabric-throw-pillow/2010/11/08/

    –Anne

    Reply
  5. Little Bean says

    November 11, 2010 at 12:14 AM

    This is gorgeous and such a simple way to add more elegance to a throw pillow. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  6. The Crafted Sparrow says

    April 25, 2012 at 3:58 PM

    Just wanted to let you know that I featured these throw pillows today at my DIY Throw Pillow round up.
    http://thecraftedsparrow.blogspot.com/2012/04/15-great-ideas-for-diy-throw-pillows.html#more

    Reply
  7. [email protected] says

    April 28, 2012 at 1:35 AM

    Great look and not too difficult to pull together – I love it. You should definitely consider entering this into the Craftbaby DIY Throw Pillow contest: http://www.craftbaby.com/contests/9/diy-throw-pillows-sweeps

    Reply
  8. Kaysi @ Keeping it Simple says

    May 26, 2012 at 2:27 AM

    I love the look of this pillow!!! Thanks for the tutorial!

    Reply
  9. Anonymous says

    July 19, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    I really like the look of this pillow. Thanks for the tut…I easily understood it.

    Reply
  10. Helen @ Blue Eyed Beauty Blog says

    July 29, 2012 at 3:05 AM

    These are beautiful! I plan to make a few now with this inspiration just as soon as I finish the quilt for my bed. 🙂

    Helen
    Blue Eyed Beauty Blog

    Reply
  11. Jane Barklimore says

    July 25, 2018 at 12:22 AM

    I think your imperfect lines give your cushion a lot of character. It’s gorgeous?✂️

    Reply
    • Delia says

      August 3, 2018 at 3:23 PM

      Thanks Jane!

      Reply
  12. Judy says

    November 19, 2020 at 4:02 PM

    This pillow was really fun to make. Was going to add photo but don’t see how to do it here. I made a Christmas one and it turned out super cute

    Reply
    • Delia says

      November 19, 2020 at 6:25 PM

      I am so happy you liked the tutorial! I would love to see it, if you can direct message me on instagram? I’m @deliacreates there.

      Reply

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