DIY Watercolour Pillow Cover ~ CRAFTING IT ALONG

I just love pillows I know that I have said this so many times whenever there is a Pillow DIY but I can't get over it. I keep making new pillows as an when my room design and arrangement changes and believe me it changes a lot.

Sometimes when you go pillow shopping hoping to the perfect pillow for your space but you may not be satisfied all the time so it is a good idea to DIY them as you can customize it your need and also they are very inexpensive as compared to the pillows available in the market thus saving some money. This water colour pillow is by far my favorite pillow cover that I have made.

SUPPLIES:

1.Pillow

2.Fabric

3.Scissors

4.Water colour

5.Hot Glue/Fabric Glue

METHOD:

1.Cut the fabric little bigger than the pillow, leaving extra space on all four sides this. The fabric should fully cover the pillow and where the fabric meets at the middle it should overlap.

2.First wet the fabric by adding water to it.
Next take your water colours and start painting. Play with the shades and density of colours. The colours mixes well as the fabric is wet but for smooth transition between the shades blend the colours with the brush.
I applied 2 to 3 coats of colour but this depends on you how dense you want the colour to be.

3.After the paint is fully dried iron the fabric. This will make the colour set and stay on the fabric.

4.The next step is to make the pillow cover.

Turn the fabric inside out that is the front side of the fabric must be placed on the top and the inside part of the fabric must be under. Place the pillow on the fabric that is laid flat on the surface and adjust the pillow accordingly. Fold the fabric on top of the pillow in a ratio 3:1 which means one side must be three times bigger than the other side in the middle.

After getting the idea of how much space the pillow requires remove the pillow slowly.

5.Use glue or sew the edges of the fabric. Do not apply glue or sew at the opening only on the sides. The opening is the middle area where the fabric overlap into 3:1 ratio.