How to Sew a Pocket Pillow

I decided to make my friend’s daughter some fleece pants and a floor pillow for her birthday which is mid September.

I was excited for a chance to make something girly, as usual, and Frozen seems to be the way to go when it comes to girls this year. I have done a few floor pillows- this one with fleece, another floor pillow with a polyester fabric, and a huge floor pillow for my son.

– Fabric.com has a big selection of Frozen fleece. – Binding (optional) – Polyfill Stuffing or you can pick up a pillow form such as this 12×20″ one on Fabric.com. – All your normal sewing stuff

SUPPLIES

For the fleece pillow, I made it a bit smaller, but still added the pocket. I like the pocket being halfway up the pillow so I’d suggest an 8″x13″ cut for the pocket.

STEP 1

STEP 2

To begin, you’ll want to finish the top of your pocket fabric. You can do this by turning over the top edge twice and sewing a straight stitch, or, as seen in the fleece Frozen pillow, you’ll finish the edge by sewing bias tape across it.

Next, you can place your pocket on the front fabric cut with the top of the fabric (the finished edge) in the middle.

STEP 3

STEP 4

Now place your second large cut of fabric, the back piece, face down on top of these.

Sew the fabric right sides together, leaving an area to insert your pillow form or polyfill.

STEP 5

Insert your stuffing or pillow form. Hand sew your opening closed. And you’re finished!

STEP 6

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Danielle Pientka

Danielle is a DIY/craft/sewing blogger on DIYDanielle.com.  She loves to write about projects that she makes for her small farm, her children, and her home.