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
- Button up shirt around your pillow
- Position your pillow on the shirt
- Mark up your shirt
- Pin your shirt and cut out the sham
- Sew all the open edges
- 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.
Check back for the tutorial.
Im going to use your designs ro design my new room
YAY! I’d love to see how it turns out!
What a great idea!! I have some shirts from my husband and I was thinking of making pillows but this is a much easier way because you use the buttons. Congratulations for the idea!
I’m so glad you like the project, Isabel. Thanks for visiting and taking the time to write! 😀
This is such a great idea!! Thank you very much for the instructions!
Going to try this out.
Greetings, Sonja.
great idea, thank you so much for sharing. Going to try this.
I’m glad you like it, Linda! I have plans for even easier shirt pillows, so stick around. Thanks for visiting, watching the video, and writing to me!
wow! I am so going to have a go at this. I just gave 5 bag fulls of my husbands’ old shirts to charity, now I have to try and repurpose some more…Thanks so much for sharing your great ideas.
Good for you! It’s always better to give to charity first. You help out a good cause, and you get a tax write off. I’m so glad you like the project. I hope you have fun with it when you get some more shirts! Thanks for visiting, watching the tutorial, and writing, Tehila!