Pillow Talk

I think I have a bit of an obsession with these cute pillows, but can you blame me? Just take a look at all these adorable creations, some with tutorials! :) 

This gorgeous Anniversary Memory Pillow was made by DawnsMemoryPillows

Beth at Home Stories A to Z shares her tutorial for how to make this adorable bird silhouette pillow made with a Silhouette machine, though you could always create a similar pillow using iron-on fusible bond and tracing any silhouette shape you like.  

 

Joy at Thrifty Parsonage Living shares her tutorial for how to make her Pottery Barn inspired pillows

Inspired by You shares a tutorial for transferring French script images onto a pillow

 This sweet pillowcase made by My Blue Creek Home was made with a transfer

 If you want to try making your own transfer pillow, The Graphics Fairy has a roundup of great tutorials on easy transfer methods as well as finding many great copyright-free graphics to use.

  

Last but not least, this adorable pillow was once available at TheCountryHouse.com but unfortunately is no longer available, but I had to share with you because I just love the sentiment and the design -- I WILL find a way to DIY this! :)

Cute as a Button Pillows

This is my own button heart pillow creation, I used lace from an old repurposed curtain and old vintage buttons I collected over the years.

 I was inspired by this pillow.

Gotta "LOVE" this button pillow! Made by MalloryBagsJournals

 

I love the button trimmed lace on this sweet little pin cushion pillow - I think I need to make a larger version in a full size pillow.

Pretty Pretty Pillows Please

Jami Nato, guest blogger at Fingerprints on the Fridge, has a tutorial for this lovely rose pillow made from a repurposed old sweater (or sweatshirt). Gotta love repurposing those old items into something beautiful like this!

These adorable little burlap, lace and flower pillows were created as ring bearer pillows made by Life's Joyous Moments but I think they would be simply gorgeous to have around anytime!

I just love these shabby chic felt, fabric and lace flowers on a pillow by Donna at The Decorated House

Charming fabric flowers pillow made by SukanArt

If you need more details on how to make fabric flowers to embellish your favorite pillow or any other creation, here are a few of my favorite fabric flower tutorials...

Singed Flowers

Rolled Fabric Flowers

Felt Rosettes

Layered Fabric Flowers

Favorite Vintage Pillows

These are some of my favorite French vintage pillows found on Etsy...

 Be sure to check out all the gorgeous pillows from WordGarden

And more from JolieMarche  

And even more from Maisonvogue

How to make Vintage French Postcard Pillows

 I love these sweet little postcard pillows. Unfortunately the original link is gone but they could easily be made by printing a vintage postcard on fabric and a little simple sewing and stuffing and you could easily make them yourself.
You can either Google "Vintage French Postcard" images or find some great images from The Graphics Fairy like the ones here...

The Graphics Fairy also has a great tutorial on how to print directly onto fabric using freezer paper, I've used this method many times and I love it!

Once you have your vintage postcard printed on fabric to whatever size your little heart desires, you can coffee or tea stain your fabric if you wish. Girl in Pink has a great tutorial for coffee or tea staining fabric, (be cautious to watch for any color bleeding from your printed image).

Then simply sew up the sides, stuff it and enjoy your own homemade vintage creation!

I just wanted to share a similar idea originally found in Victoria Magazine, these are sweet lavender filled "postcard" sachets. One side has room to write a message. Unfortunately the link is no longer available but sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.