DIY pillow-cat - patterns
Do-it-yourself decor elements always bring cosiness, warmth to the interior and reveal the soul of the mistress of the house. Sewing a sofa cushion is easy, but many want to make it unusual. A very interesting topic for needlework is a do-it-yourself pillow-cat. Patterns and the sewing algorithm of such a product are a fairly popular topic among hand-made lovers. The simplest and, at the same time, original ideas you will find in this article.
to contents ↑Why cats?
The theme of cats is always relevant. Most people are not indifferent to them. The cat, especially the sleeping one, personifies tranquility, peace, they not only touch, but also relieve stress. Therefore, the idea of making a cat pillow seems very successful.
You can implement it in different ways:
- You can make a pillow in the shape of a cat;
- You can sew an application in the form of a cat on a regular pillowcase;
- You can sew a pillow-roller to which to sew a cat's head and tail with legs.
Important! A cat can be embodied not only in a sofa cushion, but also in a pillow sachet with fragrant soothing herbs.
We won’t be able to cover all the variations on the topic of cat pillows, so we suggest considering the most interesting, in our opinion. Let's start with a simple one.
to contents ↑Applique
If you just want to decorate the pillow with the image of a cat, then you can do with the application.
Algorithm of actions:
- If you have the makings of an artist, draw a cat yourself. If you do not want to bother, print a finished picture of the cat you like.
- Then transfer the pattern from paper to fabric.
- Cut eyes and nose out of patches of fabric of the appropriate color or embroider.
Important! If the pillow is purely decorative, then the eyes and nose can be sewn plastic. Buttons or finished eyes designed for soft toys are suitable for this.
- Then glue the blank with glue or sew to the pillowcase.
Ideas for interiors:
- For the children's room can be used for the application of cartoon cats.
- For a room or bedroom, it will be interesting to look at the silhouette of a black cat on any light background.
- You can sew a pillowcase with applique for any finished sofa cushion.
- You can make a pillow from old jeans, sew a pocket from them in the center, and a sly muzzle of a cat peeks out of your pocket. It looks funny.
- Also, a set of two identical pillows will look original, where the application in the form of a silhouette of a walking cat smoothly passes from one pillow to another. That is, the picture is divided into two parts. She looks like one when both pillows lie side by side.
Do-it-yourself cat pillow - it's simple and fun!
to contents ↑Embroidery
If you like to embroider, then you can make a pillowcase decorated with embroidery for the finished pillow.
Algorithm of actions:
- The back of the pillowcase can be sewn from any suitable fabric, and for the front, take a special canvas for embroidery - canvas. It comes in different colors.
- On the sites of needlewomen there are a large number of patterns for embroidery on the theme of love for cats. Find the right one, print and embroider.
- After the picture is ready, sew a pillowcase.
Knitting
Do-it-yourself cats-pillows will look especially unusual and beautiful.
Algorithm of actions:
- Pick up the thread and the desired number of knitting needles.
- Think over the parameters of the pillow, tie a small square and calculate how many loops are 1 cm.
- According to calculations, dial the desired number of loops and just knit the fabric of the desired size. It can be 2 squares or a rectangle that you fold in half.
Important! The binding should be tight.
- When the pillowcase is tied, fill it with filler (sintepon, holofiber or any other).
- Now do the ears. To do this, lay the seam obliquely at the two upper corners. These resulting triangles will be ears.
- Make a face. Embroider eyes, mustache, nose with threads of contrasting color. The nose can be made slightly convex.
On this, you can finish the job, or you can still tie the legs, which will give your pillow more originality.
to contents ↑Do-it-yourself cat pillow in the form of a roller
A sofa roll is a very convenient thing. It can be placed under the head, under the back, can be used as an armrest. If it is made a little flattened and wrapped in the shape of the letter C, then such a pillow can even be used to feed the baby. An interesting design of such a product will make it not only useful, but also beautiful.
Method number 1:
- The sofa cushion is sewn quickly, but first you need to consider the filler.
Important! Foam rolled up at first keeps its shape well, but its big drawback is that over time it absorbs unpleasant odors and begins to crumble. The best option would be to use more modern fillers, for example, holofiber. It is durable and practical; mites and fungus do not like it. If you want your roll to be orthopedic, you can fill it with buckwheat or buckwheat husk. In this case, the fabric for the roller should be sufficiently dense.
- A rectangle should be cut out of the fabric, the length of which will be equal to the length of the future roller, and the width to its thickness.
Important! For a cat-shaped roller, it would be interesting to take a striped fabric that is pleasant to the body.
- On the sides that will be pulled together, you need to process the edges with a zigzag and twist 1-2 cm, stitch to get out the curtain. A braid should be inserted into it, with the help of which later the sides of the roller are pulled together.
- The prepared rectangle must be sewn from the inside to make a cylinder.
- Then turn it on the front side and fill it with filler.
- After that, you need to tighten the ribbons on the sides and secure them with a bundle.
- After all the manipulations done, you have a roller. It remains to turn him into a cat. To do this, you need to sew a cat's head from one end, and a tail from the other:
- For the head, make a ball of fabric and filler to which you sew the triangles-ears, and also sew a muzzle with a mustache.
- For the tail, make a “sausage” out of fabric and filler.
- All this must be sewn from both ends of the roller. If you want, you can work a little more and make paws.
There is another interesting option, how to sew a pillow-cat with your own hands, where the head will not hang separately.
Method number 2:
- Similarly, cut out the rectangle of the desired size from the fabric, sew it on the wrong side so that the cylinder comes out.
- Sew the end on one side in a semicircle, and on the other, leave it open and twist the workpiece.
- Now prepare the rest of the details. For each eyelet, take two triangles of fabric and one of sintepon of the same size.
- Fold the fabric triangles face to face, and on top attach the syntepon part.
- Sew around the perimeter of 0.7 cm from the edge, leaving a hole in a couple of centimeters to turn the product.
- Make the tail of any shape (straight, curved). Sew it from two halves, you can stuff a little holofiber.
- For paws, first draw a template, for example, in the form of a straight part, which at the bottom goes into three plump fingers. For four legs, you need 8 identical blanks.
- Fold the pieces of cloth for the paws in half and circle the pattern from the inside. First you have to make a seam and then just cut it out (0.5 cm from the seam).
Important! In bends, this indentation must be cut almost to the seam so that nothing is pulled anywhere after eversion.
- When the legs are turned out on the face, fill only the lower part (where the fingers are) with holofiber and sew across so that the filler remains in place.
- After all the elements are ready, sew them to the body: the legs are on the sides, the ears are on the rounded part of the roller.
- Now fill the roller with filler, bend the edge and manually, with a strong thread, go around the edge. Pull it tight. After that, you can sew the tail.
to contents ↑Important! In a similar way, you can sew a pillow-roller of a curved shape (like a horseshoe, banana or letter C). Everything is done in the same way as in the previous case, only from the fabric you cut not a rectangle, but two parts of the desired curved shape. Next, proceed in the same way. Such pillows are very fond of pregnant and lactating mothers.
How to sew a pillow-cat with your own hands?
A made pillow in the shape of a cat with your own hands can be designed for different purposes:
- Small figures of cats can be filled with fragrant herbs, juniper shavings and serve as a sachet.
- Larger figures can be used as pillows or just as a decor.
All of them are sewn in a similar pattern, differ only in size and filler.
Sewing a cat. Procedure:
- To get started, you must choose a suitable pattern and print it, or draw by hand. The cat may be sitting, lying, standing.
- Pick up the fabric and transfer the pattern to it. Get two mirror parts.
- Sew them from the inside out, leaving ten centimeters for eversion and stuffing.
Important! If you will embroider the muzzle on a typewriter or make it in the form of an application, then it is better to do this before stitching the parts. If manually, then it is possible after.
- Next, fill the figure of the cat with filler and sew up the hole left.
Important! The body can be sewn from a fabric close to the natural color of the cat, or you can, on the contrary, take a fun fabric in a small flower or a colored strip.
By the way, it’s not necessary to sew the whole cat. You can make a pillow in the shape of a cat's head.
Option number 2. Procedure:
- To sew a similar product, create a template in the shape of a cat's head with ears and transfer it to the fabric.
- Now cut two identical pieces.
- The back part can not be touched, but on the front you need to draw a muzzle. “Facial features” can be applied with embroidery, applique or even painted with acrylic paint for the fabric.
- Sew both sides inside out, leaving a hole a few centimeters.
- Turn the workpiece, fill it with filler and finally sew.
Important! If you fill the pillow with buckwheat, buckwheat husk or juniper shavings, then such beauty will also be a wonderful “anti-stress”.
DIY cat pillows original:
- A pillow in the form of a Simon cat, a popular grumpy cat on the Internet or an anime style cat looks very funny.
- A pillow sewn using the patchwork technique will look unusual.
- Cartoon cats for a children's sofa can be dressed up in clothes, for example, to sew him denim shorts on suspenders.
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How to make simple pillow-cats with your own hands is described in detail in this article. The proposed ideas will be easy to translate into reality even for those people who are not quite friends with a needle and thread. Using the recommendations, you can create an unusual little thing. Such a product will not only decorate the interior of the room and will help to place emphasis in the design, but will also be a convenient and practical pillow that can cheer you up.
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