Draw a pattern for your pillow on the newspaper based on the size of your pillow form.
Make pillows out of old shirts.
How to make throw pillows out of old t shirts.
Being a no sew project it suits beginners and those not interested in sewing.
Place the second back piece and secure.
A shirt makes a great pillow to hold onto your memories.
Memory pillow from old shirt.
Sometimes saving a piece of clothing makes you feel better.
The beauty of handmade cushions lies in the fact that they can be personalized to fit your preference.
Dig through your closet and find articles of clothing that you no longer wear and that would make for a great color or design for a pillow.
Dress a pillow or two for success with this diy shirt pillow cover.
You want to select clothing that is relatively intact as you will be repurposing the fabric.
I recently had an order to make memory pillows out of button up shirts for someone who recently lost their father.
You want the pockets centered on the front of your pillow.
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Next position your pillow inside of the shirt to determine the the placement of the pockets.
Measure your pillow form.
Gather your old clothing.
Place this on the opposite raw edges of the pillow so that the hems overlap in the middle.
First cut off the sleeves of the shirt along the seams.
Kids sometimes have trouble parting with favorite t shirts after they outgrow them.
We used old t shirts to create a budget friendly version.
You don t need to sew a single zipper or even make an overlapping back because the built in buttons do all the work for you.
I cut out two pieces each about 2 3 the size of the full square.
Add 1 2 inch to the width and length.
For the back pattern piece to cover a pillow form you need a lapped edge.
Here s the front cut out of one layer of the shirt.
You just need to fish out an old dress shirt and repurpose it.
Take your other back pillow piece and place it on top of that right side facing down.
It s really hard when you have a loved one pass away.
This is a great way to upcycle an old shirt and make it into something new.