Aromatic pillow as a gift for a friend. How to make an aromatic pillow with your own hands

Aromatic pillow as a gift for a friend. How to make an aromatic pillow with your own hands

How do you like the interesting idea of ​​sewing aromaticpillows as a gift to your friend? Did you like it? Then let's start needlework together and sew a wonderful pillowcase and pillow for aromatic herbs. Such a gift will give a unique aroma of lavender, mint or lemon balm, and serve as an excellent decorative element of your friend's interior.Aromatic pillow. Photo №1With some bright fabric, a machine and some imagination, you can make this pleasant surprise in a couple of minutes with your own hands. Ready?Aromatic pillow. Photo # 2So, let's begin: measure a piece of your fabric measuring one meter by fifty centimeters. We take the outer fabric, the one that will be for the pillowcase. We plan to make the pillow size 50X50 cm.Aromatic pillow. Picture №3We bend the fabric along the warp or weft thread (independing on how the fabric stretches), and using the pattern or by hand, draw even or oval corners of the future pillow. To make neat and perfectly even corners, you can use any round household item - a cup or plate.Aromatic pillow. Photo №4Machine stitch three sides of the pillow, leaving one side unstitched to insert the zipper.Aromatic pillow. Photo №5Next, turn the product inside out.side, and as shown in the picture, pin a previously prepared hidden or regular zipper. Check the correctness of the zipper sewing, then the product will turn out neat.Aromatic pillow. Photo №6Sew the hidden zipper to the sides of the pillow on the machine, using a zipper foot (if you have one).Aromatic pillow. Photo №7You can overcast the edges of the inside using an overlock orzigzag stitch. This way the pillow won't stick out from the inside. The pillowcase is ready. Now measure the size of the pillowcase, which can differ by a couple of centimeters from the original 50x50 cm, a couple of centimeters up or down. Make a sachet pillow for herbs using these measurements. Sew the square on three sides, turn it inside out, and stuff it with padding polyester or other fluffy material, mixing it with spicy dry herbs. After stuffing, sew the edge of the pillow tightly with a blind stitch by hand. Instead of herbs, you can add a couple of drops of lavender oil or rosemary oil. It will last a long time if you don't wash the pillow.Aromatic pillow. Photo №8Aromatic oils can be purchased at any pharmacy,and you can also look for herbs there. Be sure to check the grass for hard sticks or pebbles. Well, here you have a decorative aromatic pillow for your friend. We recommend sewing several of these pillows in the same style, but with different aromas. Your friend will definitely like such a gift!

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