Easy to Make Decorative Pillows with Scrap Fabric

If you want an easy-to-make decorative pillow for Fall, you will love this zinnia inspired scrap fabric idea. This adorable scrap fabric pillow takes less than 30 minutes to make and is super easy.

With the holidays just around the corner, this project would make great gifts for your family or friends. It’s quick and inexpensive, and you can personalize the pillows for each person.

Y’all know that I’m a waste-not kind of girl and have shared several scrap fabric DIY projects with you in the past. Well, here is my latest, and I hope you like it.

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Ideas for Scrap Fabrics To Use

This project only takes a small amount of fabrics. If you have small amounts of fabric or boxes, this project is for you. Here are some places to look for your fabrics.

• Fabric from previous projects
• Fabric from children’s or grandchildren’s clothing.
• Sports Uniforms
• Team spirit with school colors
• Vacation Memorabilia.
• Wedding or other special occasion fabrics

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Materials needed

• 12 x 20 Pillow Cover – I’ve used this 20×20 Pillow Cover also.
• Permanent Fabric Glue
• Brown Sharpie
• Card Stock or Plastic
• Scissors
• Fabric Scraps torn approx. 1/4 – 1/2 inch wide – small lengths

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Decorative Pillows

This is not my first project using scrap fabrics to make decorative pillows. You may remember my spring pillow, shown here. This same design can be used with fall colors, so I wanted to give you this link to that tutorial if you like it better.

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Variations on Decorative Pillows for Fall

My inspiration for this pillow came from the zinnias in my flower garden. As summer fades into fall, they are few and far between, turning brown and fading fast. So, this pillow represents the few stragglers in the garden right now.

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How to Make Decorative Pillows for Fall

First, you need to protect your pillow cover by placing a piece of cardboard or plastic inside it to prevent the glue from adhering the two sides together.

Next, draw your design on the pillow cover with a Sharpie pen. I used a brown Sharpie for this project since it is a Fall pillow.

Depending on the look you want for your design, you can use green or black. You can also draw a template for a more detailed design like my Spring Scrap Fabric Pillow Cover.

For this fall pillow design, I drew lines straight up from the bottom of the pillow cover and added circles to the tops. I also added a few leaves to the stems.

The fabric strips are short fall-colored pieces torn from clothing and previous projects.

To apply the fabric to the pillow cover, add glue to the circles and twist your fabric strips as you attach them to the glue.

For the leaves, I used thick green fabric, cut angles off the strips, and attached them flat to the pillow cover. I didn’t try to twist the fabric.

If you watch the video, you will understand my process.

Click Here for the Video Tutorial

Be creative with your colors and designs. My favorite thing about this project is the flowers don’t need to appear perfect. A little ragged and faded looks best.

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Finished Pillow Cover

I used a piece of jute twine that accidentally got mixed in with my scraps, and I couldn’t resist adding it. It was meant for this pillow.

The permanent fabric glue makes the pillow sturdy enough for your sofa or bed.

The pillow design works perfectly with my fall colors and farmhouse style.

I hope you enjoyed this version of my scrap pillow cover. If you make one, please let me know. I love to include projects from my followers on my Sunday, Dirt Road Adventures.

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You can see similar pillows here:

• Like this Heart Pillow
• Spring Flower Pillow
• 4th of July Star Flag Pillow
• A Christmas Tree Pillow

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed this DIY project. I look forward to sharing my next adventure with you!