Soft toys - pillows for a children's room. Master class: do-it-yourself unusual animals Pillow toys made of fleece patterns

You always want to combine several functions in one thing. For example, toys can also be pillows. Nowadays, there is nothing surprising that cannot be done with your own hands. Depending on what animals you love, what pillows you prefer. You can create these products with your own hands, so patterns for creating soft toys-pillows, also with your own hands, will be useful to you!

Here are photos of these characters that may interest you. In fact, pillow toys are far from being an innovation in our time, but most likely an ordinary, but cozy interior detail.

In order to make a toy in the form of a pillow or vice versa, it is not necessary to draw complex patterns for toys - pillows with your own hands and use abstruse literature. Most often, it is enough to show your imagination and your product is ready.

We are learning how to create patterns for do-it-yourself pillow toys

To do this you will need:

• textile
• scissors
• filler
• accessories
• sewing machine.

Detailed master class on making a toy pillow:

1. Draw up the outline of the future pillow.
2. Cut the fabric according to the details obtained from the outlines.
3. Sew the pieces together with right sides facing inward.
4. Turn the fabric inside out.
5. Iron the pillowcase you just received.
6. Fill the hole through which you turned the fabric right side out with filler.
7. Sew up the remaining part.
8. Complement with accessories.

Your product is ready. Enjoy it!

You can make the pillow you like in the image of a lion, giraffe, sheep, cow, scale, toucan, tiger, horse, owl, cat, star, dolphin, even whale.

Therefore, only you can decide in what form your hand-made pillow today will appear.

It is not even necessary to make and draw patterns for it, but if you want to have a pillow with absolutely clear details, then it is better not to neglect them.

To do this, you will need:

1. paper
2. pencil
3. scissors
4. threads
5. main fabric
6. fabric for decoration
7. filler
8. accessories for making and finishing the product.

Create a pattern in the form of a toy that you like. Transfer the pattern of the part to the main fabric. Transfer the patterns of parts and pieces onto additional fabric for decoration. Sew the pieces together with the right sides together. Turn them inside out.

Decorate the pillow with additional fabric. Fill with filler. Sew the pillow so that there are no holes. Complete with necessary accessories.

If there are few of them and they are comfortable for your face, then this will only be a plus for your fabric pillow.

Toys in the form of pillows are multifunctional and doubly original. Their indisputable advantages, first of all, are convenience and beauty.

Anyone will be glad to have such a nice accessory at home, even just as a decorative element. Everyone decides for himself what his pillow - a toy - will be intended for. The good news is that this product can be made without any problems or difficulty in absolutely any form; only the person’s imagination and the availability of materials for making the pillow play a role here.

Delight others, yourself and your kids with your crafts. Your toy pillow will be loved by anyone who notices it in your interior.

Create for happiness and pleasure!

Video on the topic of the article

Sewing pillows with your own hands means not only saving on bedding, but also decorating your interior and giving it individuality using simple and inexpensive means. Looking at the photo homemade pillows on the Internet, it may seem that you need great experience or innate talent. But the same problems can be solved much more simply, and certainly, when sewing pillows, it is possible to go from simple to complex, ultimately creating things worthy of prizes at amateur art exhibitions. This article is intended to help readers overcome several stages of this path.

What you need to know right away

It is not always possible to sew original pillows as simple sleeping pillows, in the form of a base and a pillowcase. That's why Special attention You need to pay attention to the choice of fabric and padding. The pillow is conducive to sleep, and someday someone will fall asleep on it. Probably tired, with unwashed and unkempt hair: when your eyes are stuck together, there is no time to look at beauty, it would be a good place to lay your head. That is, the covering fabric should not only accept finishing well, but also be cleanable. And the best thing is that the stuffing can be removed and the cover washed without spoiling its decor. In addition, the filling itself should retain its hygienic qualities, elasticity and be moderately pliable. We will return to materials for pillows that meet these requirements, but for now we will discuss ways to decorate them from simple to complex, keeping in mind the above.

Methods for decorating pillows

Colors

The easiest way to sew decorative pillows in the same way as regular sleeping pillows is to choose the color of the fabric. And the simplest of all simple solution– several pillows of different colors, forming an ensemble that fits into the interior. In this way, you can not only turn a cocotte’s boudoir into something like a soft fluffy cloud, but also express the individuality of laconic interior styles. This kind of work, I must say, is mentally very difficult, but technologically and financially elementary. For example, on the left in Fig. It’s no wonder that a sofa with a composition of pillows is placed against the backdrop of a window (painting?) with living greenery contrasting with the overall tone, and a flower in a vase is placed to the right of the sofa.

In the center in Fig. a method based on similar aesthetic principles, but not requiring a laconic interior and special organization of the placement of its objects. The point here is that the background of the furniture upholstery and the cushion cover is the same, as is the tone and density of the pattern in both, but the designs of the patterns are slightly different. And the pillow is highlighted wide, the so-called. French, edging, the same as the general background, but of a darker color; The color is slightly lighter on the lower and side parts of the furniture upholstery.

Finally, on the right in Fig. shows a way to give a pillow, by choosing the color of the fabric, what is said to be aesthetic self-sufficiency, i.e. the ability to express the meaning inherent in it by the craftswoman in any environment. Imagine such a pillow in... a garbage dump. Will she look worse there? And the point here is not only and not so much in the choice of 2-3, no more, catchy colors that make up a fairly large pattern, but also in the arrangement of stylized images of flowers on visible surface things.

Applications and printing

Decorating pillows with appliqués can be just a little more technically difficult, but no less expressive. Here, as before. In this case, the key to success is the artistic taste of the author and, preferably, the combination of at least 2 things into an ensemble, and, unlike the use of colors, its meaning can be absolutely clear to the point of frivolity, as on the left in the row of photos, but obscenity is morally healthy a person will see in this composition no more than in a normal marital relationship.

An expanded multi-valued composition of pillows with appliqués is technically more difficult to execute, and there is a risk of running into flickering. However, these days, photo printing on fabric is affordable, and the images are durable and of the same quality that the texture of the material allows. So, when considering a multi-pillow group with pictures, first of all it is worth considering the option of photo printing on blanks, in the center in the figure, especially since you can select/create pictures and model the entire ensemble in advance on a computer.

Note: Modern technology of photo printing on fabric allows you to create images that are visually equivalent to embroidery. Flaps with printed pictures can also form the basis of an applique, on the right in Fig.

Form and fragment

Majority good designers prefers to work with form, considering it the root cause of the expressiveness of things, and color, texture and design/pattern as factors of the next orders of magnitude. One-, two-, or three-tone sofa cushions, the aesthetic value of which is achieved by the form, can also be technologically simple (item 1 in the figure) due to the use modern materials, see below.

Working with form, it becomes possible to apply a new approach to meaningful decoration of a thing: modularity, poses. 2. Technologically in in this case only the complexity increases monotonously without the emergence of fundamental difficulties, because All modules assembled into the product are structurally similar and simple. But in such cases, you need to think about how to clean it, unless you want to completely redo it at least once every 1-2 years. A furniture vacuum cleaner and cleaning products for it are understandable, but it is necessary to use them less often.

The modular principle also allows, without a significant increase in labor intensity, to create sewn items of simple shape, in which the form nevertheless works for aesthetics. This is the so-called. patchwork technique; simply patchwork. Patchwork is not necessarily something deliberately rough, rough, or even tacky.

Decorative pillows using the patchwork technique can be sewn gracefully and neatly without agonizing thoughts and looking at samples/sketches until it hurts your eyes, poses. 3 and 4. You only need a key element (mainly in the center), which is in harmony with the overall design of the thing, but also stands out in some way. At pos. 3 this is achieved by a pattern of the same tone, but much larger than that of the elements of one diagonal and at the same time, naturally, smaller than the solid color filling of the squares of the other. And at pos. The 4th key, on the contrary, is distinguished by its shape, small size and relief (convexity).

Key element

In general, a compact key element(s) can add elegance to a pillow made in any technique. For example, at pos. 1 pic., the key is a simple button combined with a turn of scraps of fabric with a trivial black and white geometric pattern, right down to scraps of an old mattress. If a brighter, more colorful material is used instead of a fabric-covered button, it may would be better suited button with round gathered bow, pos. 4.

At pos. 2 tassels and a button elevate pillows made of modestly colored fabric. This approach is attractive because it is possible to use furniture upholstery and even technical fabrics that do not get dirty easily, are easy to clean, but are not bright and shiny. And at pos. 3 is an example of how brushes add aesthetic value to a pillow with a pattern that is too small for this purpose. Perhaps the larger pattern somehow didn’t fit into the overall design, but the pillow still needed decorative self-sufficiency, so the brushes came to the rescue.

Note: a single brush on the corner of the pillow can play, without losing its aesthetic value, a purely utilitarian role, hiding the last seam, see below. In this case, it can be successfully replaced with a pompom. How to make a brush and pompom with your own hands, see next. Fig., but in general, you need to be careful with tassels and pom-poms as numerous elements of the main decoration of pillows, see below.

Lace, knitting and embroidery

All these methods of decorating pillows (see fig.) have in common that things, on the one hand, are labor-intensive and difficult to perform (unless ready-made lace or organdy is used). On the other hand, lace and knitted pillows on the sofa provide not only a magnificent aesthetic effect, but also respect with prestige: complex quality work speaks for itself. Moreover, all such things are cleaned and washed many times: people have been weaving lace and knitting for centuries; Both skills are quite adapted to washing much more harshly than in a modern washing machine with synthetic detergents.

In knitted ones sofa cushions there is one more advantage: they mask the last seam without any difficulty, see below. And, by the way, thanks to this same circumstance, knitted decorative pillows can be very simple to make if you sew them from old sweaters, as on the right in Fig.

About knitwear

Knitwear as a material for covering a pillow retains all the advantages of knitted items, incl. the ability to conduct a hidden facial seam. It also has its own special advantages. Firstly, the softness of the surface - wool sometimes “bites” the face, and knitting from mohair or down is more difficult. Secondly, accessibility: who hasn’t had to wonder what to do with the sweaters and blouses of a grown child? Stuff with holofiber (see below), sew up the armholes, embellish a little - and in an hour and a half a good one is ready original pillow from scrap materials, see fig. Will it fit in the living room? general design, but as a pillow for a nursery it will be quite in its place. You can also sleep on it without risking button marks on your cheek: you turn it over, and that’s it.

About embroidery on pillows

For those who know how to embroider, a pillow is a beneficial canvas in all respects, see figure:

If you want to embroider across the entire field, you will need a special frame-shaped hoop; the canvas in it is stretched (unfolded) with harsh threads. Drawing, pattern - everything here is at your discretion and skill, but there are some features compared to embroidery of other things:

1. There is no need to embroider with beads, it will be unhygienic and inconvenient. Any by known methods When cleaning pillows, it is impossible to completely remove dirt particles from the holes in the beads, and lying down on the beaded surface is also not very pleasant;
2. Cross stitch: satin stitch embroidery under the head/body quickly gets dirty and slips, and wrinkles when washed;
3. When embroidering across the entire field, make a continuous wide edging: it is just as easy to hide the last seam in it as in a knitted pillow.

Relief

Relief decor: fringe, bows, frills, puffs, intarsia, weaving, voluminous appliqués (stripes), quilting, etc., etc., see fig. – widely used for finishing pillows, because allows you to achieve stunning aesthetic effects. However, when starting your first (or next) masterpiece, keep in mind, firstly, that creating beauty using the “I want a lot of everything!” And more!”, is wrong in principle. You need to understand what you feel, what you want, and express it through the means available to you. Which do not necessarily have to be sophisticated and intricate.

Secondly, remember - you are not the trusted seamstress of the Marquise of Pompadour or the Countess deMoncero. The beauty you created with your own hands is unspeakable and you have to wash it once. And the point is not only whether this thing can withstand washing, but also whether the machine can withstand washing such a thing. Not so, the hour is uneven, you will have to master interesting ones, but not simple ways washing machine repair. The fringe with tassels can still be torn off and sewn on again, but for a stained, labor-intensive pom-pom pillow, it’s hard to think of anything better than throwing it away and making a new one. If you have enough spirit for it after such an opportunity.

However, dissuading people from striving for beauty is pointless, and even unbecoming. So about every case in Fig. Above are 2 ways to make roses from felt or cotton pads. If necessary, such flowers can be easily removed and then sewn on again. Or simply make new ones to replace worn ones.

And in Fig. on the right - advice about bows: take as a basis the same principle of laconicism, it will never let you down, and make simple bows so that you can untie and tie them for caring for the pillow. That pillow is made of burlap, but does it look good?

About buffs

Puffs on a suitable fabric, smooth and glossy, are another matter. When done correctly, they can be vacuumed and hand washed without any problems. And making all this splendor is not as difficult as it seems. First you need to learn how to read the diagrams for assembling puffs (assembling them, as sewing makers say).

As an example, diagrams for assembling simple puffs are shown in Fig. below. All puff patterns are built on an orthogonal-diagonal grid, the module of which (the side of the square) is 2-7 cm, depending on the size of the product and the density of the fabric. The grid in the diagram can be shown explicitly, as on the right in the figure, or its nodes can only be marked with dots, as on the left. The mesh is applied to the back of the workpiece with a textile marker in a mirror image.

Further, areas that are contracted (collected, assembled) into a buffer are marked either with converging arrows (on the left) or red lines (on the right), and those that are not contracted are marked with simple thin lines. The puffs can be assembled either with one thread or separately. The first method is for the lazy, because... a web of threads is formed from the inside. In any case, each puff is assembled with at least 3 stitches 4-5 mm wide, unless otherwise indicated in the notes to the pattern.

Then, the assembly sequence. It is produced in horizontal or vertical rows, again, unless otherwise indicated in the description of the pattern. In the case where the rows are indicated explicitly (on the left), they are displayed in numbering order and the buffs in the row are also assembled by numbers; here – Row 1 1-2, 3-4, etc., then Row 2 and so on. In the absence of an explicit indication of the rows (on the right), the puffs are assembled simply in numerical order; according to the diagram on the right - 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, etc.

Try to assemble any scrap of fabric into puffs according to these entry-level patterns, and you will see that it will take little time, even if you assemble one at a time. And then watching a selection of master classes on making pillows with puffs that are much more spectacular and complex won’t seem like a nightmare:

Video: DIY buffalo pillows, master classes

About figurine pillows

The principle “You don’t need a lot of things! And simpler!” It is especially appropriate in relation to decorative pillows, which work aesthetically primarily through form. They are often sewn using patterns for soft toys, forgetting that sewn cat He doesn’t know how to wash his own tail. And he will have to take on not only room dust, but also grease. Perhaps, especially if we're talking about about children's pillows, so to speak, volley emissions of pollution of biogenic origin.

In addition, they not only jump and ride on children's pillows; They not only fight and throw them around, they also sleep on them. And sleeping with your head askew, with your head slid to one side, is in no way beneficial to your developing skeleton. This especially needs to be taken into account when sewing a children's toy pillow; For example, we give the patterns in Fig.

On the left is a fish pillow. The shape and execution technique seem to have been chosen correctly: it is quite easy to care for, the last seam can be covered with a tail or fins. But the sleeper’s head may slide to one side, the shoulder will follow it and it will turn out that we are sleeping hunched over. The owl pillow, top right, is free from this drawback: the “ears” will hold. For those who toss and turn a lot in their sleep, it is better to place such a pillow with a deflection between the “ears” towards the neck; This pattern can easily be adapted for a cat pillow, only without the tail. In both versions, it is advisable to make the cut diagonal for better ergonomics as a sleeping accessory, see below.

Note: for children - irrepressible sleepy fidgeters - below right is a pattern of a special pillow on which the child automatically learns to sleep on his back or on his side, stretched out freely.

Letter-shaped pillows (see picture) have moved even closer from the pillows to the soft toys than figurine pillows: there are a lot of dips in them, where to sleep there. It is believed that letter pillows are educational, developing, etc. Well, perhaps to coordinate movements and orientation in space, to climb between them large, like in a maze. As for the speedy learning of literacy, this has not yet been confirmed by science. However, no harm was noted from pillows in the form of letters, and the fun for the child is already a benefit for him.

Large letter pillows must hold their shape well and withstand the appropriate operating conditions, in relation to which small users show amazing ingenuity. One of the design options of this kind is shown in Fig.:

Foam rubber 45 is furniture foam rubber of the highest density; We’ll talk about what holofiber is below. Of course, other methods of sewing letter pillows are also possible, see for example. next video.

Note: diagram in fig. It is also suitable for stuffing bolster pillows, if it is desirable to have their ends rounded.

Video: do-it-yourself letter pillows, manufacturing option

About puzzle pillows

Pillows in the form of elements of prefabricated Puzzle mosaic paintings are also quite popular. It is believed that, if necessary, they can be assembled into a mattress. It is possible to collect something, yes, then yes. But anyone who has tried to sleep on such a mattress knows: it is impossible, it is crawling under you. Pillows, unlike puzzle pieces, are soft and pliable, otherwise you’ll end up with some kind of bunks instead of pillows.

Materials and technique

We will not expand on the fact that when sewing you need to give cuffs of 20-30 mm, iron them, sew from the inside out and then turn the product inside out, etc., which is well known. In this section we will talk about things that are not always known to beginning seamstresses.

Textile

To properly sew a pillow without a pillowcase that is comfortable, hygienic, practical and durable, you need to choose the right fabric. Firstly, dirt particles should not stick to its fibers so that they can be sucked out with a vacuum cleaner without the use of detergents. Secondly, the covering fabric should, as far as possible, prevent dirt from migrating into the padding, which is difficult to clean and change. Silk, satin, crepe-satin and their synthetic analogues satisfy these conditions of light, smooth and bright textile materials. Light but soft - calico, flannel and other linen fabrics. From rough, but very durable - any furniture upholstery materials. Also, depending on the style of execution, it is possible to use any technical fabrics, except, perhaps, propylene matting and the like - too slippery, but at the same time rough and harsh.

Warp and weft

When cutting a pillow, the orientation of the warp and weft threads of the fabric matters. Orthogonal (straight) orientation, when the warp and weft are oriented perpendicularly (along) respectively. sides, allows you to more accurately maintain the shape of the pillow according to the pattern. But, if a straight-cut pillow with sharp corners is stuffed with sufficiently dense material, its corners may turn out to be empty and sag, pos. 1 in Fig.

In pillows with a diagonal cut (the warp and weft are at 45 degrees to the sides), the corners will always be full, but a “waist” will appear that is larger than provided by the pattern, pos. 2. If the pillow is elongated, the thinnest “waist” will be on the long sides, pos. 3, which is not always desirable. In this case, the use of satin or twill weave fabric, pos. 4.

Padding

However, feather/down filling, firstly, is not elastic enough for decorative pillows; they are not fluffed like sleeping pillows, due to the rapid deterioration of the finish from such treatment. Secondly, small soft feathers and natural down for filling pillows are difficult to obtain. In the old days, the whole family collected feathers and down for years for the future bride for her wedding feather bed (an indispensable attribute of the dowry).

Nowadays, almost ideal stuffing materials for pillows have been developed - synthetic down and holofiber. In terms of hygiene, they are not inferior to swan's down; however, not for the lifetime of generations, but up to 7-10 years. On the other hand, the decor of the pillow no longer lives. But these materials have an undoubted advantage: they are moderately elastic and retain this quality for years.

In essence, synthetic down and holofiber are the same material based on the finest tangled polyester fibers; this is the same polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from which food utensils and bottles. Synthetic fluff is produced in the form of fluffy granules (on the left in the figure), and holofiber undergoes additional molding and goes on sale in sheets (plates), on the right there.

Sheet holofiber keeps its shape as well as the best furniture foam rubber. By the way, in letter pillows (see above) you can make the entire base from it, but it will not be cheap: sheet holofiber is much more expensive than foam rubber, and the waste of material in this case is large. But where sheet holofiber is indispensable is in the manufacture of cloud pillows and other complex irregular shapes: the workpiece must be trimmed with scissors, and then covered with fabric in place without a pattern.

Another filling material that is particularly suitable for baby pillows is rounded silicone beads. They don't get wet, that's it. Two - silicone granules can be poured into the case through an armhole only 2-4 cm wide, which greatly simplifies the problem of the last seam. Three - the cover from them can be emptied through the same armhole, and the granules can be washed manually in a basin. In a car - under no circumstances, it will fail instantly! Washed and dried silicone granules can be put back into the same case; the pillow will be the same as before.

Note: All of the above regarding the sanitary and hygienic properties of silicone granules does not apply to polystyrene foam granules that fill frameless furniture.

The last seam...

...he is the most difficult. You probably already guessed that this is the same seam that needs to be sewn up from the face when the pillow is already turned out and stuffed. It is usually recommended to sew in a zipper in advance for this purpose. In relation to, say, a pear chair or other frameless furniture, this is truly the best option.

But the pillow does not have a bottom or a back, on which people never sit, sleep, or lean on them, and there is no point in waking up with the imprint of a fastener on your cheek under any circumstances. As for the stronger sex, a pillow with a zipper can cling to their mustache, beard and just 3-5 day stubble. The pillow stuck to the person harmonizes perfectly with the rumpled face, but only in a comic sense.

With knitted, knitted and embroidered pillows with piping there is no problem at all if the thread for the last seam is taken to match the material of the face: stitches of only 1-2 mm in this case are completely pulled into it and turn out to be quite durable. Good options are also a solid narrow textile edging in a color that matches the overall color, see picture, lace or ruffled border, trim, etc. However universal solution the last seam - a narrow, 2-4 cm, armhole in the corner. Through it, you can stuff the pillow with synthetic down or silicone granules, and disguise the front seam with a brush or pom-pom. If necessary, synthetic fluff is pulled out in shreds using a crochet hook. At first, the silicone granules are simply squeezed out like paste from a tube, and the remainder is removed from the inside-out case.

About seamless pillows

Representatives of nomadic professions and residents of student dormitories from the pre-Khrushchev era have long been familiar with such things. A beautiful scarf allows you to make decorative seamless pillows in just minutes; the base can be either an ordinary pillow, a piece of foam rubber cut to shape, or just a wad of rags. How this magnificent illustration of the saying “The need for invention is cunning” is created is shown in the figure:

You can tie a curly knot or straighten its ends into a socket and grab it with threads; however, this would be a formal violation of the “seamless” principle. In this case, something like the rosette described above will also fit in the center.

In conclusion: form functionality

If you want to add bright details to the nursery interior, decorate the crib, or simply please your baby with a new friend, sew decorative pillow toys. The process of creating them is not at all complicated, but detailed master classes from this article, even a novice mother-handicrafter can handle sewing a soft miracle.

Today, many craftswomen have already become interested in sewing pillows in the shape of funny animals or other objects. They are not difficult to make, and you can get a lot of joy from the manufacturing process. The products are bright, aesthetic, and functional.

• To ensure that the interior does not look monotonous, combine pillows of different shapes, colors, and take fabrics of different textures. Pillows can be in harmony with the color of curtains, wallpaper, and textiles. Or, conversely, they may become bright accents in a too “quiet” room;
• choose pillows according to the style of the children's room. Will look good in a modern interior bright colors, pillows in the form of cartoon or book characters. For classic style It’s better to stick to pastel-colored pillows in the shape of classic bears, stars, hearts, etc.;

• Use mainly natural fabrics for sewing toy pillows. Cotton or linen look great, wash well and are not harmful to babies;
• Before sewing a pillow, it is better to wash the fabric (or simply moisten it with water) and iron it. In this case, the finished pillow will no longer shrink when washed.
• Use synthetic fluff or holofiber as a filler. These materials are practical, hold their shape well, and are hypoallergenic. They can be machine washed on a delicate cycle.

Main qualities of a toy pillow

In order for a toy to bring not only joy, but also benefit, it must be:

• comfortable;
• beautiful;
• environmentally friendly;
• easy to care for.

What pillow toys will your baby like?

Sewing a pillow is a very exciting activity. Several directions of the “pillow world” can be distinguished:

• cat pillows. Perhaps the most common today. On the Internet you can easily find patterns for toy pillows in the shape of cats. Cats can be of all colors of the rainbow, with different personalities, various shapes. But as soon as you look at any of them, a smile immediately appears on your face.

• owl pillows. Another mega-popular look. Toy owls are very bright compared to real birds. Owl pillows have won the love of both kids and adults who are serious lovers of creativity;

• letter pillows. They became popular not so long ago, but have already managed to win a lot of attention. Most often, either the first letter of the child’s name is chosen, or the entire name is sewn. Letter pillows can be decorated with various decorative elements or make appliqués;

• elephant pillows. Under the guidance of craftswomen, gray elephants turn into bright, colorful, positive animals. They can become both small pillows and full-fledged pillows, on which even an adult will be comfortable to take a nap;
• bolster pillows in the form of funny animals. These pillows are, without a doubt, not only decorative, but also functional. You can sew them using almost the same pattern, adding and modifying only details and colors. By the way, quite recently the idea of ​​placing bolster pillows under the door, thereby protecting the baby from drafts, has become popular. Great idea instead of an old folded blanket, isn't it?

• travel pillow toys . Everyone is familiar with bolsters that can be placed under your head on an airplane or car. Try to sew one yourself in the shape of a funny animal, and your trip will become even more exciting, and the children will no longer be bored on the road. After all, in between rests you can also play with such soft animals.

Now that you know the basic principles, you can try to put your knowledge into practice and try to sew children's pillows yourself.

Cat toy pillow

We will need:

• four types of cotton fabric (one larger piece for the body and legs, and three small pieces for the tummy, paws and ears);
• fleece (can also be replaced with thick cotton) for reverse side our pillow;
• interlining as a sealant for the front cotton side;
• sewing needle and thread;
• scissors (preferably zig-zag, but you can get by with regular ones);
• filler for toys;
• buttons for attaching the paws;
• floss threads for embroidering the face;
• a disappearing marker or other pencil on the fabric to make markings for embroidering the face.

Description of work:

• Prepare all materials and print the pattern.

• Using a disappearing marker, trace the pattern onto the fabric. Cut out the pieces. Don't forget to leave 1-1.5 cm of fabric for allowances. It should be 2 large details(from different pieces of fabric), 4 parts each for arms, legs and ears, 2 parts for the tail.

• Sew a heart applique to the front of the body.
• Place the part for the front side of the body with the wrong side on the interlining (on an adhesive base), secure with pins and carefully cut along the contour. Do the same with the back of the pillow.

• Now take cotton and interlining for the body, connect it so that the back of the fabric lies on the adhesive backing of the interlining, and iron thoroughly. Iron until the pieces stick together well.

• Next, we work in turn with each pair of parts. Fold them right sides inward and secure with pins. Sew by machine or make an even seam by hand.
• To prevent the fabric from shrinking, cut each piece along the contour with zig-zag scissors or make cuts using regular scissors.

• After all the parts of our future cat are stitched, we turn them right side out and stuff them with stuffing. We stuff it tightly, but not too tightly, so that the fabric does not bulge or bunch up.

• Now we connect the two parts of the body to each other. We fold them with their right sides facing each other, make an even stitch, and leave a small hole at the bottom for the filler.
• We fill the cat’s body with holofiber, distributing it evenly throughout the entire volume.
• Sew up the hole with a blind stitch.
• Next we take the buttons and front legs and sew them to the body.
• Embroider the muzzle ( step by step process look at the photo).

We hug our new friend and sit him down on the sofa!

Quick navigation through the article

To update the interior of a children's room and make your baby's crib more comfortable, just decorate it with a couple of decorative pillows. We offer creative mothers to sew them with their own hands, because it is done quickly, simply and on a budget. The main thing here is to come up with interesting design and choose the right materials.

In this article, we have collected 30 inspiring photo examples of children's pillows for beginners and experienced craftswomen, and also prepared 3 step-by-step master class for DIY sewing:

1. Toy pillows in the shape of a cloud.
2. Letter pillows.
3. Patchwork style pillows.

• Combine different pillows with each other to make the interior more fun. The composition can be united by the shape, color or print of the products. When selecting fabrics, it is easiest to focus on the colors and patterns of the wallpaper, as well as the rest of the textiles in the children's room. For example, pillows can match curtains, sofa upholstery and, of course, a blanket.
• When coming up with the style and decor of the future product, take into account the style of the interior. If, say, for modern interior you can sew bright pillow-toys, then products are more suitable for calm flowers and traditional styles in the form of bolsters and pillows with ruffles or tassels as in the photo below.

• To sew children's pillows, it is advisable to use natural and dense fabrics (linen, cotton), which are much easier to wash, say, felt, and look much more beautiful than synthetics like fleece.
• Before sewing, you should wash and iron the fabric, then you will sew taking into account the shrinkage of the material.
• It is clear that children's pillows should be washed often, but how to wash decorative pillows that do not have pillowcases and must always retain their shape? We recommend using the following as a filler for children's scops owl toys and soft bumpers:

1. Sintepukh (not to be confused with padding polyester);
2. Holofiber.

These materials are hypoallergenic, hold their shape well after washing, and can be washed in washing machine at low temperatures even with spinning. Unfortunately, synthetic winterizer, natural down, buckwheat, batting, foam rubber and other fillers do not have such properties.

• If you want to make a decorative and sleeping pillow at the same time, for example, a bolster or bumper for a crib, then it is recommended to sew not just a pillow, but a bedspread with a pillowcase. After all, removable pillowcases are much easier to wash, and besides, by sewing one pillowcase and a pair of matching pillowcases, you can update the interior according to your mood.

Master class No. 1: Sweater cloud pillow

As you know, the world of children's interiors has its own trends, and cloud-shaped pillows are at the peak of popularity. They are good because they are easy to sew, look cute and are suitable for decorating the room of both a boy and a girl. In this master class we will tell you how to sew a soft cloud with your own hands from any sweater in a pleasant color.

Materials:

1. Sweater (preferably made of polyester, not acrylic. By the way, instead of a sweater, you can take an old cotton sweatshirt, T-shirt, etc.);
2. Synthetic fluff;
3. Sewing supplies;
4. Sewing machine (if you have one);
5. Paper for making patterns.

Step 1. Draw a pattern on paper in the form of a cloud or any other shape that you like.

Step 2. Turn the sweater inside out (!) and attach the resulting template to it (including the back layer of fabric) using pins as shown in the photo. Then we outline the outline of the cloud and begin to cut out the blanks with an indentation of approximately 0.7 mm (for allowances).

Step. 3. Now we begin to sew the two parts of the pillow along the previously drawn outline, but be sure to leave about 10 cm unsewn.

Step 4. We make cuts in the places where the cloud is rounded and in the corners - this will make the shape of the pillow neater and more correct.

Step 5. Turn the pillow inside out and stuff it tightly with filling, helping yourself, for example, with a Chinese chopstick. Finally, close the opening with a blind stitch.

Woo-ala! The baby pillow is ready!

Based on this master class, you will be able to sew pillows of the most different forms and colors. For example, a cloud can have arms and legs, beady eyes and rosy cheeks made of felt.

Instead of a cloud, you can sew a star, a raindrop, a moon, a heart or a candy. See the following selection of photos for examples of such pillows.

Master class No. 2: Letter pillow

And now we propose to sew another simple but original letter pillow, which will help to personalize a nursery or a bed, if, for example, there are more children.

Materials:

1. Textile;
2. Synthetic fluff;
3. Sewing supplies;
4. Sewing machine.

By combining 3 types of fabric, you can use leftovers and make your pillow design more fun.

Step 1. Select a letter, draw it (or print it in A4 format) and cut it out along the contour.

Step 2. Now we need to cut out two parts of the pillow - the front and the back.

• To cut out the front part of the pillow you need to: place our template face up on the fabric lying face up, trace it and then cut out the blank.
• To cut out the back side of the letter you need to do everything the same way, but first turn the template “wrong side” up, that is, according to the principle of mirror reflection.

Step 3. Now you should prepare the side of the pillow.

• Its length should be equal to the perimeter of the letter + 2 cm for allowances. You determine the width of the sidewall yourself, for example, it can be 4 cm, then taking into account the 2 cm seam allowance, the width of the workpiece will be 6 cm.

But since you most likely won't be able to cut a single strip of fabric, you will need to cut several strips of the same width and stitch them together so that you end up with one strip of the desired length.

Step 4. Sew the side panel to the first letter. To do this, we fold them facing each other and begin to grind along the entire perimeter of the workpiece.

• For convenience, the side strip can be attached with pins.

We repeat the same procedure with the second half of the pillow, but leave a small section unfinished.

For children fun games, and also for home decoration, do-it-yourself pillow toy patterns will be useful. Such pillows will delight both children and adults, and in addition they can become a good gift, for example, for a housewarming party.

Most often, such pillows are sewn in the shape of cats. Cats are warm pets that bring comfort and peace to the home. They know how to curl up and take a sweet nap on sofas or armchairs, and perhaps that is why soft pillows are associated with these pets.

Pillows in the form of owls and turtles are also popular, but there are also other animals - dogs, hippos, whales, sheep, elephants, ladybugs and even frogs. You can figure out for yourself how to “adapt” your favorite animal under the pillow and make a pattern yourself.

Sewing such pillows with your own hands is not difficult even for a beginner, but skilled and knowledgeable craftswomen only need to “spot” the idea from a photo of finished pillows.

Let's get started

The master class on creating a pillow toy is basically the same for any model. The most important thing is to choose the pattern you like and purchase everything necessary materials. Usually the pillow is stuffed with padding polyester or holofiber.

Tools and materials you may need:

• textile;
• pattern;
• pencil or piece of soap;
• pins;
• threads to match the fabric;
• needle;
• scissors;
• sewing machine;
• additional elements (inserts, patches, stripes, beads).

The fabric can be of any color and texture, the main thing is that it matches the interior and the general mood. It is worth paying attention to its durability: satin and silk pillows are beautiful, but short-lived, especially when playing. Pillows made of cotton and fleece fabric are more durable and comfortable.

You also need to consider how much the fabric collects lint and dust. This may be important for those who have a beloved pet in the house.

You can make a pattern yourself or use an existing one. Usually a figure is drawn the desired shape(the main part of the pillow) and add individual details (paws, tail, ears) if desired.

A pattern can be made without additional details, the main thing is that the shape resembles the body of an animal. Here, for example, is a slightly modified square pillow, decorated to look like a fox:

Or a pattern in the shape of a bird:

A toy pillow can also be made using simple patterns: a square pillow, decorated to look like some kind of animal. You can “update” an existing pillow with fabric appliqués (muzzle, eyes, antennae) and additional elements(paws, tail), making it a toy.

These pillows have their own standard square shape, but they look like dogs:

Animal faces are simply sewn onto these square pillows, and now they can turn into toys (using buttons or Velcro):

Of course, you don’t have to limit yourself to just animals. To really turn a pillow into an entertaining toy, just make it in the form of a puzzle. If you fold several well suitable friend to a friend of pillows, you will get a cozy and original mattress on which you can happily lie or sit on the floor.

The pattern and sewing are quite simple.

It is necessary to take into account that if you are using a voluminous, high pillow, then you need to sew all the sides (strip) with a separate fabric. But you can also sew a simple double-sided pillow.

When creating any pattern, of course, you should take into account seam allowances to ensure the pillow is the desired size.

How to sew:

1. We make a pattern, taking into account all the details, and cut it out;

1. We transfer the pattern to the fabric: pin the parts to the wrong side of the fabric and trace with a pencil or a piece of soap (depending on the color and texture of the fabric);

1. We cut out the parts from the fabric, taking into account allowances (1-1.5 cm);

1. We sweep the parts along the edge and sew them on a machine (you can do it by hand), leaving a small unsewn space (usually at the bottom);

1. We turn the parts right side out through the unstitched area and fill them evenly with filler (usually padding polyester) to the required volume;

1. We sew up the hole with a hidden seam;

1. Sew on necessary elements on top or embroider them (nose, eyes, mouth).

The toy pillow is ready!

It is worth paying attention to how to sew additional details to the pillow. There are two ways:

• on top of ready-made pillow hidden or regular seam;
• sweep along with the main seam from the wrong side.

Here, for example, are the owl’s paws sewn on top:

And here are the pillows with muzzles sewn into the outer seam:

Additional details do not need to be stuffed like a pillow. You can leave them completely unstuffed or add some volume. a small amount padding polyester.

To make it more convenient to sew parts on top (appliqués), you can do this in advance - after cutting. It is better to sew buttons, beads and sequins last on the finished pillow.

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