How to make a Felt Flower Pillow
Have you ever fallen head over heels in LOVE with a pillow? Be honest! Well, it happens to me all the time. I had a full-on, head over heels, obsessive, CRUSH on this little guy! Savannah and I might have had a full on brawl fighting over this guy! UNTIL….
We looked at the price tag. $49.95. WHAT???? ARE YOU STRAIGHT SERIOUS?? ITS A PILLOW!???!!!!! Shame on you Z-Gallerie!!!! Let’s just say, it was like the biggest turn off ever! We left the store, pillowless. Still, I couldn’t get him off my mind.
I made up my mind. I was going to ATTEMPT to make Sav a pillow to match her bedroom (in Grey) and me my very own in black! That way there was no cat fight! I surprised Savannah with my own version on Saturday and she called me 2-3 times after I left her house to thank me! What are besties for right!???
Here’s how I did it….
First I recovered a very eh… just okay looking pillow that once sat on my couch.
If you don’t know how to do a basic pillow re-cover its about the simplest thing ever and there a zillion tutorials out there. Google it! If you can sew a straight line, you can make this pillow. PROMISE!
Next I cut out about 1,000,000 petals. Not really, more like 100 but it was A LOT! I did about 30 large, 30 medium, 30 small probably. I honestly did count them….
But like I said… A LOT!
Then all I did was arrange them how I wanted them on the pillow to make sure I made enough. I was so glad I did and I had 4 left over – haha!
Then I did my center a little different than Z-Gallerie’s… I kinda like the way I did it better. Just sayin… haha
I cut out 3 circles using a cup and a sharpie as a pattern.
Folded it in half….
and in half again…
Finally, I HOT GLUED everything on! I could’ve sewn it but the hot glue worked magically and it was super quick and easy and lets face it, I was getting anxious to get it done. For the center, I glued 3 of these (above) “petals” in the middle in a cluster to make the inside of the flower.
It looks even BETTER in person and even BETTER perched on Savannah’s adorable bed!
YES,YES,YES, Please make 1 or 2 or 4 for a giveaway!!!
SOO CUTE!!
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yes, please!! 🙂
Yes that´ll be fantastic!! I fact I think your´s is lot cutter!!!! Great job!!!!
Um, swoon a little bit! Love this! 🙂 Great tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing, and yes, we would love this as a giveaway!
Erin 🙂
Fabugorgeous! Sometimes one word is not enough. And YES on the givewaway! Following you now too 🙂
Adorable. What a great job!
Well yes!!!! It’s fantastic!
What a great look and I love the color you chose. The tutorial is so helpful and yours made perfect sense. Thanks for submitting this for us to find.
Pam
OMG that turned out PERFECT!! You rock!
I am in LOVE with that pillow! Gorgeousness galore. I am so going to have to make one:) Great job!
Yes, do a giveaway! I would totally enter! Great job. 😉
I’d love it if you stopped by my blog for a fun Scentsy giveaway! Have a wonderful week.
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Cute!
I’ll take one! 🙂 It is DARLING! I say, do a giveaway!!!
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Yes! Please make one for a giveaway because I saw this pillow online too but couldn’t afford it…also, I’m worried I’m too lazy to cut out so many petals.
im gathering pillow ideas for daughters room and this is one is CUTE!!! thanks so much for the idea 🙂
Very cute, great job, makes me wanna do one of these for myself! Thanks a lot for the DYI.
Kiss
Carla
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SOOOO Loving this!!! Way to go, girly!! I’d love one…or 9! 😀 I’d also love to host a giveaway! This is just darling! I’m happy to be your newest follower of your delightful blog and I’d love to have you as a friend at Frou Frou Decor! I’d also like to invite you to link up at my weekly Fabulous Friday Finds party! Hope to see you there!
Hugs,
~Terrell @ Frou Frou Decor~
Gorgeous!!! I must have one.
Definitely would be aewsome as a giveaway!
This is gorgeous! I’m loving it! I am featuring it at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com. Grab my “Featured” button.
love love love!!!!
LOVE THIS! If you don’t do a giveaway, I think I’m going to have to make my own. But, my finger tips are all burnt up from my last hot glue related project so pretty please do a giveaway : D
please please please
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So cute! I am very impressed… love your blog Mal! 🙂
So so cute!!! they are so expensive!!! adorable!!
Oh, yes…unless you would prefer to just make it for me alone!!! Would you like my mailing address?!?!? LOL…it looks great!!! I’m your latest follower!
Wow, that’s awesome. I did a small felted flower on a pillow that I was trying to copy from Pottery Barn and it looks ok, but I wish I’d had your tutorial then. Great job!!
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The pillow is gorgeous!! My daughters bed could use one of those in pink! Thank you for linking up to Show and Tell Saturday!!
Oh my gosh, this is AWESOME. Love your blog by the way, just had to follow!
If you did a giveaway I WOULD SO TOTALLY ENTER. Just saying. 🙂
This is so cute! Giveaway please! Mal you are so talented!
I’m so glad you were able to link up this week!!
I still LOVE IT!!!!
Your pillow looks absolutely beautiful! Great tutorial, too! Thanks, oh and giveaway? Yes, of course!!!
so cute i want one!!!
I featured this!
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Adorable, looks like a great project for those yucky weather days! Very cute!!
We featured this, today, as one of {Our Favorite Thingz}!
I love this. I don’t sew, wonder if I could buy a bargain pillow and glue petals on it. You did a great job with this!
So pretty!! I want one!
I love this idea! Seriously fabulous!!!
I love it!
Judy
Thank you for the great Tutorial! I made one and put it on my blog and linked back you you!
I love your pillow! It is adorable 🙂 I want to make one now!
I saw this pillow in Pier One and thought the same thing…crazy price! I came home thinking I would make my own, but I’d rather try to win one from you! Great post~
Very cute and thrifty too!
Great Pillow! Very cute!
I LOVE THESE!!!!
so cute♥♥♥
but i want to ask you if we can wash it.
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Amanda
Beautiful!!! Saw your tutorial on Polly this morning and I’m def adding this to my diy gifts to give list 🙂
SO CUTE! cannot wait to make my own!
Beautiful! I actually like yours way better thsn Z Galleries! I made a yellow one for my babydolls nursery last night. http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/1411/16719210150394500560122.jpg Thanks for the inspiration!! 🙂
hermoso hermoso , el almohadón es muy original, gracias por compartirlo , lo vi en un blog de amigas que ya lo han hecho con distinto materiales , pero este me encanto , dejo saludos de argentina……..
Yep, head over heels for this! Thank you so much – I’ll be making a bunch of these myself, now that my girls have seen them. You rock!
This is so beautiful…you make me think I could try one myself…thanks for the inspiration 🙂
What a great looking pillow! I think I might have a pillow making party at my house! Thanks for the inspiration!
This is seriously AWESOME! Will be copying it asap!
Love the pillow! I’m so going to try this for my daughter’s bedroom. Adorable!
That pillow looks amazing. My cat would love to sit on it (hehe) but really, i may just do this for my next pillow project.
What a great job! It looks fantastic!I love any project with felt. 🙂
What a great project! Yours does indeed look way better than the original. How does the hot glue hold up to use?
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Um, yum! Absolutely adore!
Thank you for the awesome tutorial. I just made one & will be posting it soon! And of course I will give your wonderful how-to the credit!
I totally love this pillow. Very, very beautiful 🙂 I haven’t even finished mine and i feel that i too will be obsessed once I’m done!!! Thanks for sharing and for inspiring me to make one!!!
My fav project is the felt flower pillow.
This is perfect! Thank you for the tutorial. Definitely going to make this soon.
Love your pillow. Gonna try it sometime!!!
melissa
redflycreations.blogspot.com
I LOVE this!!! I am your newest follower!! 🙂
Emily
http://www.mirrorsmetaphorsandkaleidoscopes/blogspot.com
Wowiee! That looks FABulous! Great great job! Your family and friends who will be getting those for Christmas are lucky indeed! Would you share here?
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Love the pillow and how ingenious to glue the petals on. I’m curious to know if they are holding up okay?
GORGEOUS! I will be attempting this one (I’ll add it to my Pinterest “crafty” board!): let’s see if I have enough patience! Thanks for sharing!
Chrissy @
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That pillow is Awesome!! I can’t wait to get to the fabric store, so that I can make one or two or three!!!! Sew Easy!
this turned out so cool! looks like a lot of work, but well worth it. I love crafting with felt 🙂
I’d love for you to link this up to my link party, Your Whims Wednesday! http://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/11/your-whims-wednesday-32-and-features.html
Just saw this on Tip Junkie and it is The Best felt flower pillow I’ve seen! FABulous job!! Thanks for sharing.
Valerie
BeehiveChic.com
I’ve been meaning to make this!
What a great pillow! I love to buy old wool coats from Goodwill and repurpose them, this might be a great project for that!
Love it! Must put on my to do list!
Wow! That came out really good!
What a sassy little pillow! Great idea, making it for yourself and improving upon the original idea, it turned out fabulously! I’d love it if you’d share this over at the Head to Head Showdown link party, happening right now at http://www.icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com ~Jen
Thanks for any other wonderful post. The place else could anybody get that kind of info in such a perfect means of writing? I have a presentation subsequent week, and I am at the search for such info.
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Can you post a template for the petals? I want it to look exactly like yours! No room for error!
Yes, please do a giveaway! This is gorgeous!
Thank you! I love the pillow! I had to go try it myself this weekend. I posted it on my blog and linked back to your tutorial. Thank you again!
I’m going to have to try this soon!! Love
What a fun pillow! Love it! I am visiting via Pinterest!
Helen
Blue Eyed Beauty Blog
How much did this cost to make? We want to do it for a church activity!
very nice thanx =)
Hi, can you tell me roughly how much felt you used. I would love to try and make one!
1-1.5 years will be plenty! Thanks for stopping by!!
In your tutorial you didnt give us the size of the various petals you cute out, i am a beginner in crafts.
Hi Lisa!
They’re about 2×3″. Honestly, there’s no wrong or right way to do it. Whatever size petals you like best will work! Good luck and welcome to crafting!!! 🙂
Please can you tell me where can I get the material and what type of material for flower felt pillow, thanks for sharing this pattern , you inspired me 🙂
Hi there! The material is felt is from Joanns fabrics. They have a great selection!
Thanks!!
Hello! Can I ask you how much felt have you bought for this pillow? I do not want to buy too much ?
When I was doing this project I bought 1-2 yards of fabric! Good luck making your pillow! Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
Hi, very lovely idea. Can you wash this pillow provided thT you. Attach the parcels with glue!
I never washed it so I’m not sure. Sorry!
I love the look of burlap, I realize it is not the softest material,but for looks only. Do you think this pillow with burlap would work?