Knit Pillows

I saw the best idea over at Jermaine's blog  ~

French Kissed.  Her post "Cashmere Epiphany"

describes how she made pillows out of her old

cashmere sweaters.  After reading her post, I could hardly

wait to get to Goodwill to see if I could find any usable sweaters. 

Now I didn't expect to find any cashmere sweaters at

Goodwill, but I did find several good quality sweaters that I

thought would make nice pillows. 

I picked solid color sweaters with knit patterns whose

interest comes from their textures.  I also wanted

rather neutral colors since I am planning on selling the

pillows as soon as I get my Etsy Shop set up.

I used a 12" x 16" polyester pillow form for the inside.

I also attached each side of the sweater pieces to a 12" x 16"

piece of solid fabric to keep the knit from stretching

and losing it's shape while sewing and with future use.

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Here are a few pics of how they turned out.

What do you think?

I love the texture on the pillows and their softness.

Using a sweater for your fabric limits how big your pillow

can be, but I find that the 12" x 16" size is perfect

for a lumbar pillow to set on any chair in your home.

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