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Make an Easy Bandana Pillow

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So a month or two ago I purchased way too many bandanas. Since then I’ve been looking for ideas to use some of them in projects. Today I’ll show you how to use 2 more! Let’s make a pillow for the bed, couch, or dog.

This is the beautiful Gemma. She is our 2 year old Yorkiepoo (Yorkshire Terrier mixed with Poodle). She loves to share my chair when I’m using the computer. Gemma stays up as late as I do and then sleeps in behind the bend in my legs. She is quite yappy to the squirrels but she is a dream dog at home. One of her favorite places to nap is in her crate. So let’s make her a new pillow.

 

You will need:

  • 2 bandanas/handkerchiefs the same color or complimentary colors
  • sewing machine
  • needle and thread
  • pins
  • pillow or stuffing

 

 

With right sides together, match up the corners and pin them. They don’t make handkerchief/bandanas all the exact same size. So don’t get frustrated. When you sew them together you will be able to correct their wonky sides.

 

 

See what I mean. The purple one is not cut straight or is slightly bigger, so it’s sticking out. Sewing them together with a straight line will disguise the mismatch.

Sew almost all the way around leaving a wide gap on one side.

 

 

Turn the pillow case inside out and insert the pillow. Since this will be used for Gemma’s crate I didn’t buy a new pillow form. Instead, I used  a cheap, old limp bedroom pillow that was wasn’t very fluffy anymore. It easily fit into this pillow case.

 

 

Next, take your needle and thread and hand sew this opening closed.

 

 

You could use this on the couch, on a bed, outdoor furniture, in the car or……

 

…..for your sweet puppy dog.

 

Thanks to Gemma for being a gorgeous model for this little photo shoot.

Feel free to comment with suggestions for what to do with the other 15 bandanas I still have left over. Did you see the Fall table cloth I made last month? Have a look.

Make a Fall Table Cloth – From Bandanas


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5 thoughts on “Make an Easy Bandana Pillow

    1. Thank you! There are more bandana projects to come….I was just at Hobby Lobby and they have such cool patterns…. I may have acquired another 3 or 4…
      I couldn’t help myself!

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