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Quilted Velvet Pillow DIY

An easy pillow tutorial using velvet fabric
Keyword pillow diy, velvet pillow
Author Rachel Denbow

Equipment

  • sewing machine

Ingredients

  • 2/3 yard of wide selvedge pink velvet fabric for 16″ pillows and 1/2 yard for 12″ pillows
  • pillow insert of matching size 16″ pillow insert for 16″ pillow, etc.
  • sewing machine and coordinating thread
  • fabric scissors
  • straight pins
  • chalk or marker
  • acrylic ruler
  • cutting mat optional

Instructions

  • For a 16″ pillow, cut one piece of fabric that measures 16″ x 16″ for the front.
    Then, cut another two pieces that measure 12″ x 16″ for the back pieces. You want your two back pieces to overlap by at least 5″. For diagonal stripes on your pillow, turn your 16″ square piece so that the velvet side is facing down.
    Use your acrylic ruler and cutting mat to draw straight lines as far apart as you’d like them for your design. I suggest either 1/2″ or 1″ apart. Just keep it consistent and it’ll look great!
    If you’d like a star design, use your acrylic ruler to draw a variety of star shapes on the back side. Just be sure you’re back stitching at the beginning and ending of a stitch line to keep your stitches from unraveling.
  • Follow your stitch lines with your sewing machine and trim up your ends when you’re finished.
  • For each of the two back sides, fold one of the long edges down once for a 1/2″ and then again 1/2″. Pin in place. Stitch along the folded edge. Make sure you’re folding onto the wrong side so that the right side of the fabric is showing after you’ve stitched together as shown.
  • Place one of your back sides on top of the front piece so that the right sides are facing each other and three of the edges are lined up as shown. Pin in place along the three edges.
  • Repeat with the second back side. Your hemmed edges should be overlapping a bit more than mine show in the example. Pin in place.
    Stitch all the way around the perimeter of your pillow so that you’re stitching through both pieces as you go. Remove pins.
  • Turn pillow right side out, poke out the corners, and insert your pillow form. Fluff and enjoy!

Notes

Since these are a bit larger, I’m going to share the process of making the gold version of the quilted lines pillow using a smaller sample. It’s a 6″ x 6″ size instead of 16″ x 16″. No matter what size pillow you are wanting to create, cut the fabric to be the same size as the pillow insert. You don’t want to add an inch to make it fit or it will be loose and floppy.