Hey guys, my niece is always wearing a hair bow,
so I made her a bow accent pillow,
and here’s what I did.
I used her old bed sheet to make the bow.
The pillow I had was 12” x 18”.
For the front, I cut out a 12” x 18” piece.
For the back,
I wanted the overlapping pieces to be in the center,
so that the band would cover it.
I made 2 piece that were 12” x 10”,
adding an inch to 1 of the 10” sides
to fold over.
Fold the edge to the 1” mark and fold it over again.
Then, sew it.
Repeat this with the other piece.
Align and pin the 2 pieces
to the 4 corner pieces of the front piece.
The middle section should overlap by 2 inches.
I sewed them together
and I also sewed a zigzag stitch along the edge,
so the fabric wouldn’t fray.
Turn it inside out
and you should end up with a pillowcase.
To make the band, I cut a 14 1/2” x 5” strip,
with a 1/2" seam allowance around it.
You could just fold over seams on the sides,
and add Velcro to connect the ends.
But I made my band
the same way I made my DIY scrunchies,
with the exception of adding elastic.
I sewed the ends together, a 1/2” from the edge.
Then, with the band inside out,
I folded over both sides of the top layer.
Align the edges of the bottom layer around it,
and sew 1/2” from the edge.
Next, I pulled the inside fabric down
and aligned the edge of outer fabric.
I kept sewing and made sure to leave an opening.
Pull the inside fabric out, to turn it inside out.
Then, sew it closed with a ladder stitch.
Scrunch your pillow
and bring the band to the center.
Fix the folds and your bow accent pillow is done.