DIY Fall Pillows With My Way Applique

DIY Pillow Covers with My Way Applique

I will announce right here.  I am not a sewing expert.  Yes, I have sewn some pillows, I have even made a quilt or two, and its a darn good thing my mom is quite the expert.  If I act dumb enough she will take pity on my and help a girl out.  I do like to sew, but I am not a patient person, so I want it done ASAP.  This project was an experiment.  An experiment that had a great turnout!

Once again, I should have been packing for my trip to Hawaii, but I couldn’t help myself!  I decided to do it anyways.  Plus, I could focus more on packing once my project was done right?

I started with some white remnant fabric I bought at Walmart.  If you check out the fabric section, you can usually find remnants for pretty cheap.  The next fabric I chose was for the deer.  This fabric I purchased at a fabric store that was going out of business and everything was 1 dollar a yard.  You bet I stocked up on anything I thought I might be able to use.

I then decided what I wanted to put on the pillow.  I decided on a deer head.  I have created this printable that you can print off if you would like.

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deer head pillow

Once I printed out the deer head, I cut it out.

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I then traced the deer onto my fabric.

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I then cut out said deer head.  WOW I think I am saying “deer head” too often.

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Okay, so I don’t have Wonder Under, and if you do, you could definitely use that.  But with my limited options here in our little town, I found this glue at my local True Value.  So, I thought I would give it a whirl.  This is different from regular Elmers Glue, this is good to glue fabrics together.

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I brushed a good coat of glue on the deer.  I then let it sit for about an hour while it dried.

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Here is where my mad sewing skills shine.  I used a zig zag stitch and sewed around the while deer head.  Let me tell you.  Those antlers?  What a pain!  But they look good now!

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Up close of my mad skills.

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Now, those antlers.  I don’t know if I did this the right way, but it worked for me.  I lifted the foot on the sewing machine when I came to the tip of an antler, and would then rotate the fabric and continue stitching.  Those sharp angles were a bear to sew around otherwise.

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I guess I should tell you, I sewed the deer head on before I created the pillow envelope.  Here I folded the ends over about an inch and sewed them down.  I then folded the fabric inside out to create an envelope and sewed the sides down.  This creates the pillow cover.

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Please ignore some of the not so perfect parts of the deer.  It was my first time!   It could also use a good ironing.

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Up close and personal.  My sewing skills once again.

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Here it is all finished.  I am really excited it turned out!  When I started, I wasn’t so sure.  I can’t wait to make more pillows for the upcoming seasons.  Christmas will be a blast, and I might need a support group to stop me from making too many!

Thanks for stopping by!  I love to hear from you!  I’d also love it if you followed me on social media!

Have a great day!  Try something new, I dare you.

12mainsig2

11 Comments

  1. HI Sara, thank you so much for joing Friday Favorites last week! I would love to feature one of your posts, but every link gives a 404 Error. This happens also with your Social Media follow buttons. Please join us again this week…I would love to feature oneof your posts!! Take care – Christine at Must Love Home

  2. Great job and thanks for the tutorial! I would’ve never thought of this but I’m doing to give it a try 🙂

  3. Love this idea! It came out so well 🙂 I have very little sewing skills as well but you make this look so doable!

  4. Great tutorial! I love your site! just stopping by from the Fall Home Decor Link Party on Live Laugh Rowe.

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