I saw this Joy Pillow at Target and I thought it was perfect for the holidays. I went back to buy it but it was sold out. I figured it would be easy enough to DIY and I could do it for cheaper also. I ended up only spending about a dollar for the sequence fabric and a dollar for the pillow at a thrift store. For the pillow you could use an old pillow, find a pillow form at a craft store, or for a cheaper option head to a thrift store and buy a pillow there. You will cover it so it doesn't matter what type of pattern is on it.
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| Target Joy Pillow |
What You Will Need:
- Rectangle Pillow
- Muslin
- Gold Sequin Fabric
- Fabric Scissors
- Fabric Glue or a needle and thread
Muslin is very thin so when I put it over the pillow I knew that the pattern of the pillow would show through so I doubled up on the muslin. I sewed a layer of muslin to the front of the pillow so that when I put the cover on, the pattern of the pillow would not show at all.
Next I made my Pillow cover. I measure the muslin to the Pillow and left a half and in for the seam. then either useing fabric glue, hand sewing, or a sewing machine, sew all the sides except one small side.
Then is time to cut the sequin fabric. I could not find gold sequin fabric at any craft store so I ended up buying a fabric that was similar. When I got home I decided to check out Amazon and of course I found the fabric I wanted but I had already bought the other one. If you would like a more exact sequin fabric, check this one out here on Amazon. I tried cutting out the letters by just pinning cut out letters on paper but the fabric was very thin making it hard to cut. I ended up using heat n bond to cut them out. I ironed it on the back of the fabric then traced the letters on backwards (Make sure to trace them backwards!). Then I cut them out, removed the backing and ironed them onto the pillow case.
After I place the letters where I wanted them I pinned them to the fabric and then flipped the pillow case inside out. I wanted to iron on the back to make sure I didn't melt the sequin. Then I flipped it back right side out and put it on the pillow! To finish the edge you could hand stitch it but I decided to be lazy and use some fabric glue.
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