How to sew a pillow

Among the bustle of life, the house for each person is represented by the oasis of calm and peace. Therefore, every hostess is trying to give a home hearth comfort and comfort. A highlight of the interior room can be not only an expensive elegant lamp, but also created by their own hands a decorative pillow of an unusual shape.

Pattern. Before you begin to sewing the pillow, think for what it will serve you. If for sleep, then focus on standard sizes 70 * 70 cm, 60 * 60 cm, 50 * 70 cm, 40 * 60 cm. Pillowcases are precisely such sizes included in the package of purchased bedding. If it is a sofa pillow and a cover on it to sew sewing themselves, then the size can be selected individual. With stroke material, follow these rules:

Pillow parts - 2 pieces of fabrics of the same size and shape. Fold them face and sew from three sides. After removing and recruit the desired density. Gently squeeze the fourth side.
Do not forget to keep the stalls on the seams and on the shrinkage of the pillowcase after washing. For example, if you want to sew a product with dimensions of 50 * 70 cm, then blank 2 patterns in size in 52 * 72 cm.

Separately, it is worth dealing with the filler for homemade pads. Feather fillers can cause allergies. They are not always comfortable due to constantly caring little snow, but it is possible to cope with this with the help of an additional pillowcase - a ping, which sew from more dense fabric (tick). Artificial fillers (wool, syntheps, holofiber, etc.) hypoallergenic, very soft to the touch. You can buy them in the right amount in any fabric and needlework store.

Pillow case is a few species:

Pillowcase-pocket is a model, familiar to us since Soviet times. When laying material for such a pocket, it is necessary to count on an additional 25-28 cm on the smell, while not forget to add centimeters on the seams.
Pillowcase on the fastener is a very comfortable model that perfectly keeps the shape of the pillow and saves the material. There are a lot of ways to enter a lightning into a case: you can "hide" it, and you can sew outside.

Decorative elements. If you have conceived the design of the pillow with massive elements of the decor - flowers, chains, etc., Try to make these elements removable. Because when washing pillowcases, they can lose their attractive appearance. For mounting jewelry on a pad, you can use buttons, lightning, hooks, velcro.

The manufacturers of the "sleepy" industry sat down our market with pillows of any size, with any "stuffing". But the hand-made pad will not only be unique, but also a thousand times more convenient enough from the soul, which you invested in her.