How to Sew Pillows for the Floor

Project Overview

Add comfort and style to your home with DIY floor pillows! Follow this easy sewing tutorial to create cozy, versatile seating perfect for any room.

It's 107 degrees here in Texas, so I've let my usually outdoor dog, Stewart, inside to escape the heat.

I'm vacuuming nonstop with all his shedding, and my kids playing on his bed only worsens the dog hair problem.

To solve this, I decided to sew them their own "dog" beds-cozy floor pillows just for them!

This easy pillow project is perfect for keeping everyone comfy and hair-free.

Cut out all your fabric pieces.

Acutting matandrotary cuttermake cutting the fabric quick and easy, but these pieces can be cut with scissors as well.

Use the standard â… inch seam allowance unless otherwise stated.

This cushion will have two handles, so all of steps will be done twice.

Pin the raw piping edges to the right side of the one of the 3 x 9 inch rectangles. Do this on both long edges.

Using the zipper foot, sew along the piping.

Place another 3 x 9 rectangle on top with righ sides together and pin.

Turn the pieces over so you are sewing on the back of the piece with the piping.

Sew along the seam from the piping.

Turn the tube right side out, fold in the edges, and stitch closed.

Next, attach the handles to the sides of the floor pillow.

Center, the handle on one of the 19x7-inch pieces. Stitch a box with and X in it, double stitch to make sure it is sturdy

Do this again on another side piece and set those aside.

On the two 19x4-inch pieces, attach the zipper.

Here is an excellent tutorial oninstalling a Basic Zipper.

To add the piping around the edges, pin it all the way around both 19x19-inch squares on the right side of the fabric.

Match the raw edges of the fabric, just as you did with the handles. Then sew it down using the zipper foot.

Do this to both the top and bottom pieces

Attach the side panels to the top panel.

Ensure the two sides with handles are opposite each other.

Line up the side panel, right sides together with the square, and sew along the stitching where you attached the piping.

This ensures that your piping has a very clean edge.

Once all of the sides have been sewn it should look like this.

Match up the short sides and sew them up.

Don't sew onto the top panel, but get close enough to close it up.

This is what it looks like.

Unzip the side with the zipper.

Take the 19 x 19 bottom side, line up the edges, and sew along the stitch line from the piping.

When you are done, you will have a box!

To make the pillow insert, cut all of the same pieces, except I did four identical side panels since I didn't need a zipper.

Follow the same instructions as above, just no need to worry about piping.

Don't forget to leave one edge up to turn and stuff.

The sew up your hole and now you have a pillow insert.

These pillows are perfect for sitting and playing.

Kids can sit on them, fly on them, drive them, drag them, and likely throw them!

My son already loves his and drags it all over the house.

Have more fabric than you know what to do with? Here are some ideas!