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A No Sew Christmas Pillow

December 7, 2015

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A No Sew Christmas Pillow that is fun and so easy to make.  Usually I sew pillow covers.  For me, it is fast and easy but this time I took the lazy way out and went the no sew way.  While shopping at Michaels some time ago, I bought readymade white pillow covers.  Having no particular plan in mind, they sat in my sewing closet for a while.
A No Sew Christmas Pillow

Christmas seems to be the season when everyone is extremely creative.  Doing the virtual house tours has been so inspiring.  I noticed so many Christmas pillows and decided it was time to pull out a pillow cover and see what I could do.
A No Sew Christmas Pillow

So I rummaged through my box of stencils and selected a font I liked.  I already planned to stencil “Joy” on the pillow.

 

A No Sew Christmas Pillow

When I bought the pillow cover, I had also bought Tulip Stencil Spray.  The list of supplies is below.  I laid out the letters and measured so the distance between the “J” and the “Y’ was equal to each side of the pillow.  Then I decided what distance I wanted from the bottom of the letters to the bottom of the pillow.  I inserted the cardboard into the pillowcover in case paint seeped through the fabric.

A No Sew Christmas Pillow

Once I got the measurements I sprayed the back of the “J” with the Tulip Stencil Spray and placed it down very carefully along with manipulating the tape measure to make sure I had the correct space.  I loaded the stencil brush with the red craft paint and gently pounced the paint onto the stencil.  To me, Christmas calls for a little “BLING”.  After the red paint dried I layered the red glitter paint over the letters, removing the stencil from the material after the paints dried.

A No Sew Christmas Pillow

The way my stencils are I was afraid if I put the next one down it would smudge the painted “J”.  I took a bit of wax paper and placed it over the “J” and then put the “O” stencil on the pillow cover and repeated painting the red paint in the “O” and then going back over it with the red glitter paint.   The “Y” fit up against the “O” and I finished up painting in the space with the red paint and red glitter paint.  When I work with stencils I almost always take the little paint brush and fill in the white spaces.  I just like the look better then leaving it with the white spaces.

A No Sew Christmas Pillow

To jazz it up a bit I used the Martha Stewart holly stencil.  It was place near the bottom of the “J”, after spraying the stencil with the Tulip Stencil Spray.  I used the Christmas green craft paint and went back over it with the green glitter paint. I also used the glitter paint in multi to paint a few highlights on the holly leaves.  Of course I used both red paints for the holly berries.
A No Sew Christmas Pillow

So that was what I had planned to do but stepping back I felt like I should add more holly leaves and berries.  Rather than blindly adding them I got a sheet of paper, using red and green markers I made a mock up.  It really helped and if you try this project you may want to draw it out prior to working on the fabric.  By doing this I moved the stencil to give me an idea of the placement.  I settled on putting it on the upper part of the “Y” placing it so one of the berries was incorporated into the letter.

A No Sew Christmas Pillow

Drawing it out like that was so helpful since it’s not like you can erase a mistake when painting on fabric.  On to finishing up by stenciling the holly by the “Y”.  Each time I was finish working with the stencil I used the cotton pad with a bit of baby oil and gently removed the stencil spray residue and paint.

A No Sew Christmas Pillow

That was it!  A fast and easy No Sew Christmas Pillow that brings “JOY” completed in an afternoon.

Supplies

Some of the items I used aren’t available but I found similar products that are listed below.

  • Baby Oil
  • Cotton Pads
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Piece of cardboard
  • Red and Green Markers
  • Wax Paper
  • Stencil Brushes
  • Pillow Cover  and insert
  • Stencil Spray 4 oz
  • Décor Art Craft Twinkles in Red, Green and Multi
  • Red and Green Craft Paint
  • Americana Fabric Painting Medium
  • 2 inch Letter Stencils
  • Martha Stewart Holiday Stencils

A No Sew Christmas Pillow

 

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Filed Under: Crafting with Debra Tagged With: Christmas, Craft paint, JOY, Pillow, stencil

Comments

  1. Rebecca U says

    December 7, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    I think I can just about do no sew 😉 so this is perfect for me. Thanks for sharing

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    • [email protected] says

      December 7, 2015 at 3:04 pm

      Thank you Rebecca, I love to sew but there are times when I just don’t have the time so the ready made cover came in handy.

      Reply
  2. Chloe says

    December 7, 2015 at 12:48 pm

    This is so cute! I love how easy and simple it is to do, but how good it looks at the end! I definitely want to try this. xx

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      December 7, 2015 at 3:03 pm

      Thank you Chloe, I appreciate you checking it out.

      Reply
  3. Lisa Backsnbumps says

    December 7, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    A great idea and easy and quick to do too. They look really good, gives me some ideas for other festive times of the year too.

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      December 7, 2015 at 6:07 pm

      Lisa, thank you. It certainly was quick and easy to do.

      Reply
  4. Janine says

    December 8, 2015 at 4:45 pm

    These look amazing. I wish I had more time on my hand to do a bit of arts and crafts buy I am not that creative tho to be honest.

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      December 8, 2015 at 4:54 pm

      When the children get a little older it may be a fun project to do with them. Thank you.

      Reply
  5. Jenni - Odd Socks and Lollipops says

    December 8, 2015 at 5:47 pm

    This looks fab! I really like it – what a great way to have an unique pillow, and I love this one it’s so Christmassy =)

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      December 8, 2015 at 6:20 pm

      Thank you Jenni. I like quick and easy these days.

      Reply
  6. Steph Oakes says

    December 9, 2015 at 10:54 am

    These look amazing and so simple, even I might be able to do that! Thanks for sharing x

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    • [email protected] says

      December 9, 2015 at 1:59 pm

      Thank you Steph. It sure was an easy project. I got it done very quickly, in one afternoon.

      Reply
  7. Lynda Brandly says

    December 9, 2015 at 9:13 pm

    These are adorable! love it!
    Lynda @ Gates of Crystal

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      December 9, 2015 at 9:24 pm

      Lynda, Thank you so much. It added some Christmas cheer to the couch.

      Reply
  8. Charlotte Braithwaite says

    December 13, 2015 at 11:01 am

    LOVE LOVE LOVE!
    I made one last year doing the same thing but with Hayden name and date of birth.
    I smudged it but it was my first time doing it … I need to redo it and make it proper this time.
    Yours looks amazing
    Charlotte x

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    • [email protected] says

      December 13, 2015 at 6:00 pm

      Oh I am sure yours looks good also. Thank you very much.

      Reply
  9. Teresa says

    December 14, 2015 at 11:15 am

    Pretty, quick and easy, sounds like the perfect project for this busy season!

    Thank you for linking up to the Holidays Celebration Link Party! Your post has been pinned to the party’s Pinterest board (https://www.pinterest.com/pinteresab/holidays-celebration-2015/). Feel free to link up other posts too, and stay tuned for the features on Friday!

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    • [email protected] says

      December 14, 2015 at 4:38 pm

      Thank you Christmas crafts are fun

      Reply
  10. Millie says

    July 26, 2016 at 11:14 am

    simple, easy and lovely! This would be a great gift for yourself or a friend! Thanks for the tute and for sharing at the Christmas in July party!

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    • [email protected] says

      July 26, 2016 at 7:22 pm

      Thank you. I enjoy sewing but like you say, sometimes you want simple and easy.

      Reply

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