HOW TO Turn a dress shirt into a pillow sham

Here’s my first video tutorial! In it I show you a quick and super easy way to give your well-loved button-up shirt a second life as a comfy throw pillow. I hope you like it. Now go make some throw pillows!

Supplies

• dress shirt
• pillow or pillow insert (should be slightly smaller than your shirt)
• scissors
• pencil or chalk
• pins
• sewing machine or sewing needle
• thread

Instructions

1. Button up shirt around your pillow
2. Position your pillow on the shirt
3. Mark up your shirt
4. Pin your shirt and cut out the sham
5. Sew all the open edges
6. Finally, unpin, unbutton, stuff the sham, and rebutton the sham

Useful tips

• You can also use women’s blouses. Try large, bright prints and different fabrics that can complement your specific decor.
• Bey, an artist from Barcelona, says the button side of the pillow may be a little uncomfortable, but all you have to do is turn the pillow over. The buttons make it easy to change the cover whenever you want.