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Frugal Fun Projects - Doily Pillow


Doilies readily present their beautiful workmanship whether they are handmade or machine made. Their intricate designs tease with wonderment about how the stitches interlock. Do you have gifts of doilies or have you purchased them for their beauty but you haven't used them yet? Here's how to make a doily pillow that will highlight their beauty.

Let's look at the finished pillow. The first doily consists of multicolored green yarn.

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow finished green side

Multicolored yellow yarn formed the second doily. 

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow finished yellow side

Frugal Fun Projects: Doily Pillow Materials and Tools:

  • Two doilies of the same size (the ones shown are 8 inches in diameter) (Click here for a source for doilies.)
  • Two pieces of matching or contrasting fabric as large as the doilies to make the pillow form
  • Ribbon 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch wide and long enough to go around the doily shape with extra for a bow (8 inch doily needs 32 to 36 inches of ribbon)
  • Paper for template
  • Thread or yarn matching the fabric
  • Needle or yarn needle
  • Straight pins
  • Scissors
  • Poly fiberfil

The Steps for How to Make the Frugal Fun Projects: Doily Pillow:

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow materials and tools

Cut a paper template the same size as the doilies. Here, the template is a circle 8 inches in diameter. 

Pin the template to the fabric and cut around the shape.  

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow cut pillow circles

Pin the two pieces of fabric with right sides together. Thread the needle and knot one end of the thread. Begin sewing the two pieces of fabric together using a simple running stitch 1/4 inch from the edge.

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow sew simple running stitch

Continue sewing around the shape until you get within 2 inches of where the stitches began. Stop stitching but leave the needle and thread attached to the shape. 

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow stop to turn and stuff

Turn the shape. The right sides will be on the outside and the seam will be on the inside. 

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow turn form

Stuff the pillow shape with the poly fiberfil to the firmness you prefer. 

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow stuff with fiberfill

To complete the seam, turn under 1/4 inch on each side of the opening, and stitch catching each side with each stitch.  

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow sew opening

Knot the thread, hide the end thread within the pillow shape and cut the thread. 

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow finished form

Position one of the doilies over one side of the pillow shape. 

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow position first doily

Turn both the doily and pillow shape over and place the second doily on top. 

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow position second doily

Begin weaving the ribbon through the edges of both doilies.

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow begin ribbon weave

Keep the "stitching" as consistent as possible as you weave the ribbon through both doilies. 

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow ribbon on other side

After completing the weave, tie a bow in the ends of the ribbon. 

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow tie bow

The opposite side shows the yellow doily. 

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow bow from yellow side

Take a look at the finished pillow. First, the green side: 

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow finished green

Next, the yellow side:

Frugal fun crafts doily pillow finished yellow

The doily pillow accents a chair, a couch, a window seat, a bed or wherever you want a pretty pillow. The delicate beauty of the crocheted doilies emphasizes their surroundings.

This frugal fun project can be done easily and quickly to add a decorative touch to your home or to be given as a pretty gift to family members or friends.

This simple project is fun, fast and rewarding for anyone to do.

Enjoy!


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