A moth-eaten sweater and
the cut off bits of hemmed sweatpants come back to life as this handsome and soft upcycled pillow for my bed.
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Oh dear... Lots of moth holes |
Here’s what I did:
Cut various circles from
the sweatcloth.
Pair them up, mixing the
color combinations.
Fringe the edges about 1/4”
– 1/2”.
Starting in the center,
machine stitch a spiral out to the edge of the fringe.
The sleeves of the sweater
were untouched by the moths so I cut them off the body of the sweater and
opened up the fabric. I laid it
out, matching the sleeves and cut out the largest square(s) I could create from
the pieces.
I rearranged the circles
until I was happy with the look and pinned them on the top of the pillow
piece.
The real fun began when I
sorted through my button collection and selected a combination of vintage
favorites and some newer ones to finish the center of each circle.
Sew the circle to the
sweater fabric as you sew on each button.
(If your circles are on the large side, you might want to stitch it down
a bit toward the edges so it won’t curl too much.)
Now finish your pillow by
placing wrong sides together and stitching around three sides. Take care not to catch your circles in
your stitches.
Turn the pillow, stuff with
a pillow form or Polyfill and hand stitch the opening to finish off your new
Trash to Treasure creation!