~ Valentine's Day Pillow in Neutrals with Fabric Flowers

2012-01-19T10:00:00.002-05:00

Valentine's Day (or any day) Pillow in Neutrals
with Felt Cut Out Heart
and
Cotton, Lace and Felt Flowers

Above is the top of the pillow I made for Valentine's Day decorating. Love having a Valentine feeling with just subtle neutral colors.

When I saw the pillow shown below on Pottery Barn site, there was something about it that I really liked. It was the neutral color and the fun fabric flowers. I'm actually not crazy about how the monogram is situated on the pillow. But it gave me an idea of what I would like.

With Christmas packed away, I really missed the knock-off PB felt wreath pillow and that is what gave me the idea of the heart cut out of felt.

It took longer to decide what size the heart should be, draw out the design and cut it out than anything else.

The pillow is made from a woven cotton, and some parts of the flowers are as well. The edges are left without hems so they would fray a bit while I was twisting them into flowers for an added design element, but you could hem the fabric before hand if that is too rustic for you.

Although you can purchase felt leaves already made, they are not difficult to sew up a batch of your own. It adds a nice charm to have a seam down the middle. So just sew a straight line, then cut the curves for the leaves on each side of the line so you have a "vein" down the center. You can see that in the picture below.

Since I liked the added interest the pompoms gave the wreath pillow, I added a few as maybe berries or something to this pillow as well. Of course this is not something that is child friendly for pillow fights or for high traffic area. But it's a fun way to decorate for Valentine's Day (or any day) with a subtle touch.

See Y'All Soon~
Donna

The Decorated House

~ Valentine's Day Pillow in Neutrals with Fabric Flowers