Make Pillows Out Of Old Shirts

Place the second back piece and secure.

Make pillows out of old shirts.

It s really hard when you have a loved one pass away. A shirt makes a great pillow to hold onto your memories. I cut out two pieces each about 2 3 the size of the full square. You want the pockets centered on the front of your pillow.

The beauty of handmade cushions lies in the fact that they can be personalized to fit your preference. Measure your pillow form. First cut off the sleeves of the shirt along the seams. Take your other back pillow piece and place it on top of that right side facing down.

Sometimes saving a piece of clothing makes you feel better. Gather your old clothing. Here s the front cut out of one layer of the shirt. 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.

You just need to fish out an old dress shirt and repurpose it. 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. Memory pillow tutorial to show you how to turn button up shirts or t shirts into pillows.

Iron your shirt then button it up and lay it as perfectly flat as you can. Instead of getting rid of the old tees upcycle them into decorative throw pillows for their bedroom or playroom. Kids sometimes have trouble parting with favorite t shirts after they outgrow them. Being a no sew project it suits beginners and those not interested in sewing.

Draw a pattern for your pillow on the newspaper based on the size of your pillow form. I recently had an order to make memory pillows out of button up shirts for someone who recently lost their father. Add 1 2 inch to the width and length. Dress a pillow or two for success with this diy shirt pillow cover.

Place this on the opposite raw edges of the pillow so that the hems overlap in the middle. This is a great way to upcycle an old shirt and make it into something new. You want to select clothing that is relatively intact as you will be repurposing the fabric. Next position your pillow inside of the shirt to determine the the placement of the pockets.

For the back pattern piece to cover a pillow form you need a lapped edge.