Do you want to make original DIY sofa cushions using simple raw materials and having fun? The sources of inspiration are many and the materials with which to create too. Here is our guide to accompany you to discover some ideas to draw inspiration from.
The world of do-it-yourself it is so vast and colorful that it leaves no respite to the hands and the imagination. With DIY can be created very interesting things starting from simple materials, to transform, for example, the sofa cushions and create some very original ones. With scraps of fabric, cotton or wool threads, exuberant colors and a bit of dexterity, here are the our proposals about how make sofa cushions DIY the easy way. Prepare everything you need and let’s have fun.
DIY cactus pillows
A colorful and fun living room can only be enriched by original cushions. If your home is decorated in an eccentric and trendy style, here is the project to realize some DIY cushions for the sofa shaped like a cute cactus.
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Necessary
- Scissors for cloth
- Cloth light cotton in 3 colors (light and dark green, coral color)
- Needle and cotton of the colors of the fabric
- Padding for pillows.
Method
It won’t take great tailor skills to make these pillows. Start with the take the fabric of the lighter green color it’s at cut out two identical silhouettes of a cactus. You can use a pattern created with tissue paper or following a freehand drawing.
- Make your template about 3 centimeters larger the size you want to achieve.
- Once you have made the two shapes, bring the edges together and sew along the entire perimeter.
- When you are almost finished sewing, turn the fabric over so that the stitching made is invisible on the outside.
- Fill your pillow with padding.
- Sew the last part as well.
In just a few steps, here is the first pillow.
To make the cushion in the shape of a cactus, in the version with the flower, do it same procedure for the two parts that compose it and then join them together, sewing them.
DIY pillow decorated with tassels
A very fashionable item and very easy to make are the tassels. Small fringes handmade with balls of cotton become a decorative element of great impact. This DIY business allows you to give new life to old sofa cushions that are no longer in line with your tastes. How to do? Nothing simpler.
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- Get one or more balls of cotton of the colors you prefer and old sofa cushions to which you want to give new light.
- For making the tassels, cut cotton threads of the same length, about 10 centimeters.
- Fold the bundle of threads on itself, wrapping the end with a secure knot.
- Once you have made a sufficient quantity of tassels, sew them on the pillow according to the arrangement you love the most. You can combine cotton flakes of the most disparate colors together, creating a real rainbow for your sofa cushions.
DIY sofa cushion with pom-poms
In the world of DIY it is good practice to recycle and use all the material available. If you have any cotton left over from the previous project you can use it to make the decoration of a pillow, enriched by a border of trimmings and small pom-poms, easily available online or in haberdashery. You can use cotton to sew the tassels to the edges of the pillow. Our advice is to use decorations in stark contrast of colors. Fuxia and green, yellow and blue or red and pink. If you like simplicity, however, you can opt for the realization of this project with delicate and soft colors.
Embroidery for DIY pillows
A relaxing art that helps to perfect concentration and precision: embroidery. Here is one way to make DIY sofa cushions. If you are not familiar with the art of embroidery we advise you to start with very simple drawings or writings, like the outline of a heart or a star.
To make this pillow you will need a frame, within which you will go to firmly attach the cushion cover without decorations e needle and thread. With a pencil you can help you to outline the desired drawing. Once you have followed the guidelines, proceed with using the cotton of the colors you love, going to make some simple points.
You can also incorporate small three-dimensional elements, such as buttons or pieces of fabric, into the project.
Do-it-yourself sofa cushions: photos and pictures
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