What you will need:
T-shirt or jersey
Fabric scissors
Old pillows or polyester fiberfill
Sewing machine or the good ol’ fashioned needle and thread
Ruler
Sewing pins (optional)
Pencil or chalk
First decide how big you want your pillow to be (keeping in
mind the size of your jersey or shirt).
Mark where you are planning to cut with a piece of chalk or a pencil.
Something that is easily removable works best to avoid long-lasting marks on
the exterior. I did this step in the picture above, but light grey pencil doesn't seem to show up on fluorescent fabric (surprising, I know).
Cut along the lines you prepared on both sides. Most of the
cuts will remain unseen, but one side will be exposed for all to see.
Personally I think it is wisest to do your best cut on the bottom so that is
the side that is shown. This will truly be hidden behind blankets or other
pillows anyway, so I find this to be the best location for the exposed side.
Flip both sheets of the t-shirt or jersey you cut out over so that the logo and number
are facing each other.
Start sewing three of the sides, leaving one side open to flip
the soon-to-be pillow inside out and to stuff. For this part, I would recommend
picking thread that matches your cloth closely (I didn’t have lime green thread
shockingly, so I used this shade).
After completing 3/4ths of the stitching, flip the fabric
back to how it was before with the design sticking out. Tear open your old
pillow or open your polyester fiberfill bag and stuff until you think that your
cute pillow is stuffed enough for your liking while still being able to sew it
shut.
Do your last side of stitching. This side of thread, unless
you go with the ladder
stitch, is going to be revealed. After three sides of practice, though, you
should be a pro!
Once you are done, throw your new pillow on your bed and
flaunt it!
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