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December 4, 2013 Crafts & DIY

DIY Christmas Tree Pillow

After spending last night decorating for Christmas, setting up our tree and wrapping presents, I was feeling pretty jolly and decided to whip up this easy tree pillow to share!

DIY $3 Christmas Tree Pillow - Sypsie Designs

All I used was a $3 18″x18″ plain gray pillow cover from IKEA, random scraps of fabric, a ribbon remnant and my sewing machine. I used a filler pillow I also already owned, so this project came in at a grand total of $3!

DIY $3 Christmas Tree Pillow - Sypsie Designs

First off I cut out the scraps into rectangles and arranged them onto my pillow for a visual.

DIY $3 Christmas Tree Pillow - Sypsie Designs

Once I had it how I wanted, I took each piece and hemmed the bottom long side of each rectangle. I just flipped it over about 1/4″ and sewed with my machine.

DIY $3 Christmas Tree Pillow - Sypsie Designs

To make the “points” of the tree, fold over the skinny side of each rectangle as shown. (you could also iron this to stay folded over if you’d like)

DIY $3 Christmas Tree Pillow - Sypsie Designs

And then fold over again to make a triangle and sew along the diagonal line. Doing both steps makes your point much crisper and cleaner than just skipping to this step.

DIY $3 Christmas Tree Pillow - Sypsie Designs

To attach each piece to the pillow, I sewed the top of each completed rectangle (it should be the only still unfinished edge) to the pillow. If the bottom corners of the piece were sticking up too much, I just hand stitched a little X on the bottom corner, but I liked how only attaching the top gave it a little 3D effect of having them loose.

DIY $3 Christmas Tree Pillow - Sypsie Designs

Move your way from the bottom up and you’re almost there! The top rectangle ends up looking like a triangle after folding over the edges so I took my sewing machine and sewed all 3 sides to the pillow instead of just the top.

For the bow (every tree needs a topper!), I took three pieces of ribbon and folded them like this.

DIY $3 Christmas Tree Pillow - Sypsie Designs

I stacked the three ribbons and sewed them together at the center. Then just attached it to the pillow using a needle and thread.

DIY $3 Christmas Tree Pillow - Sypsie Designs

As you can see, my seams aren’t perfect but I love how it looks homemade and how the different colors of thread add more dimension.

DIY $3 Christmas Tree Pillow - Sypsie Designs

I also added a little stump at the bottom after I was done by sewing a little square to the bottom and called it done!

DIY $3 Christmas Tree Pillow - Sypsie Designs

Excuse my need-to-be-painted-nails, the old couch and the poor lighting (will the sun ever come out in Michigan this winter?). For $3 and eyeballing the pattern, I’m excited about how it turned out. It’s now taken up residency in our living room with the rest of our decorations : )

You could make so many different versions with different fabrics or even do multiple smaller trees or change it up completely and make a wreath or deer silhouette. So many options, how will a girl ever chose. Might have to make all of them : P We think these would even make a cute gift as well!ย What do you think?

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Categories: Crafts & DIY Tags: cheap pillow ideas, christmas pillow, christmas tree pillow, diy pillow, easy pillow cover, holiday decorations

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  1. Courtney @ A Dash of Coco says

    December 4, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    Love it! I love how it looks handmade and cozy ๐Ÿ™‚ and who can beat a $3 pillow?!
    p.s. I feel your pain with the sun…I wonder if it will ever come out in Wisconsin again either?

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    • sypsiedesigns says

      December 4, 2013 at 2:39 pm

      Thanks so much! It was super simple to make as well! Ugh if it doesn’t come out soon I suppose we will be forced to take a mid-west break and vacation somewhere warm and sunny ๐Ÿ™‚ A girl can dream at least haha

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