Anthropologie-Inspired {No Sew} Heart Pillow
Well, it’s officially February. I’ve never been one to decorate extensively for Valentines’ Day, but I had fun last year adding a few little touches to my home, like this Anthropologie-inspired no sew heart pillow.
I originally shared this on Love Grows Wild, but in the spirit of love, I thought I’d share it with you all today, too. I also made these super fun X and O pillows (an Anthropologie knock off, too!) last year. Any excuse to cuddle with Mr. Pax and the kids on the couch, right? 😉
But this pillow was SO easy to make, it’s almost scandalous. I came across this beautiful pillow from Anthropologie when I was looking for some Valentine’s inspiration, but at $198, I couldn’t quite justify the expense. Instead, I made one for free! I had one drop cloth envelope pillow cover leftover from my DIY Sharpie pillows at Christmas, and I had some other drop cloth scraps that were a slightly different color. In case you haven’t figured it out yet, drop cloth is an excellent investment. I am still using small scraps from my DIY smocked living room curtains (after a roman shade, crib skirt, and other pillows!). I love this stuff.
All you need:
- a drop cloth pillow cover (see how I made my own quick covers at Christmas)
- drop cloth scraps of a slightly different color than the pillow cover
- scissors
- paper or cardboard a little smaller than your pillow cover
- fabric glue
Make your own 15 minute Anthropologie pillow!
- Cut out 40-50 little hearts of varying sizes (mine varied from ~1-4″). Don’t forget your elementary school training: fold the fabric in half to create symmetrical hearts.
- Place a layer of paper or cardboard inside your pillow cover (I used parchment paper) so that you don’t accidentally glue your cover together!
- Lay out your hearts on the front of the cover until you like the look.
- Glue each heart to the cover: place a thin bead of fabric glue ~1/4″ inside the edge of each heart.
- Let dry.
Using only a small bead of glue keep your pillow from getting too heavy, and putting the glue 1/4 inch from the edge allows that 1/4″ of heart to fray, giving the pillow the texture that makes it especially beautiful.
I added a little layered element in the bottom right corner, just for fun.
The inspiration pillow actually sewed on each little heart, but I decided that you can’t be NO SEW and 15 minutes of effort, right?! And truth be told, I’ve kept this pillow out year-round since then… It’s the perfectly textured, layered, neutral touch in my daughter’s nursery. It may make its way downstairs this week, though. Like I said, an extra reminder to hug the ones I love is never a bad thing. 😉
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Rachel this is so cute I’m going to make it. Thank you for the instructions.
Yay! So glad to hear it, Diana!
Great idea,i have a plain pillow i was wondering what i could do ,this is perfect. Thanks and have a wonderful day.
I’m so glad you like it, Marlene! Hope your week is wonderful. 🙂
Looks so cute, Rachel. I think i will invest in some drop clothes 😀 before the price goes up ! I don’t own a sewing machine but i have been known to get the ole glue gun out or sew by hand. I use to make small pillows out of a placemat folded in half, it’s the perfect size for the small pillow inserts that are (I’m guessing now, its been so long ) 9×14. Something like that anyways. So thanks for reminding me, I do like the idea of fabric glue better. Happy Valentines Day Rachel.
I’m so glad you like it, Diena! Hope you have fun with those drop cloths… They’re addictive! 😉
That is so cute! Pinning and I will most definitely be making one. Thanks for sharing! 😀
So glad you like it, Cynthia! Thank you!!
consider this project done over at my house. I love it. I’m thinking of what other shapes I could do…so cute. thanks for the tips
So glad to hear it, Kim! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. 😉