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Sew4Home shows how to make a bolster pillow out of minky fabric. The super soft fabric on the roll pillow makes reading in bed the ultimate indulgence. Get the how-to.
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Bias tape is typically used to finish off fabric edges, but Farah from Craft A World shows that it can be used decoratively as well. She used bias tape to create a lovely overlapping stripe design on a cushion cover,… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make their Box o’ Chocolates heart-shaped pillows. Wide fabric ribbons tie across the front in a big bow, just like the fancy candy boxes. Go to the tutorial.
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Sew4Home shows how to make these striking throw pillows with contrast fabric peeking out from the box pleats. Get the tute.
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Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making their Good Fortune silk color block pillows. They’re beautiful from the silk, but they’d be pretty made out of other fabric types as well. Get the tutorial.
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Aimee from Homespun Threads shares a tutorial on her blog for making your own chair cushions. When you make them yourself, you can make them in any fabric print that you want so they’ll coordinate perfectly with your decor. Get … Read more ... 
What to do with all of the bits and pieces of fabric left over from previous projects? Why, stitch them together to make a new patchwork piece of fabric! And then use that patchwork fabric to make a pretty throw… Read more ... 
Cut Out + Keep user Cat Morley shows how to make these sweet little house pillows. Get the tutorial.
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Miss Cinti from Made of Cloth shares a tutorial for making fringed pillow covers. She made large ones for some awesome fringed floor pillows, but you can use this same technique on smaller covers for throw pillows. Get the tute… Read more ... 
Shelly from Fourteen Countess shows how she turned some dollar store placemats into cushions for her dining chairs. What a great idea for some quick and easy cushions! Go to the tutorial.
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Farrah from Craft “a” world shows how she made these pillows with turned edge appliqued letters on them. The letters are actually icons from her son’s favorite computer program – Adobe Photoshop. If you know someone who loves their graphics… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making these ruffled throw pillow. They give the cutting dimensions to make them in three big sizes – 18″, 20″ and 24″. Get the how-to.
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Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making these stylish throw pillows featuring box pleats that reveal a contrasting fabric. Go to the tutorial.
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A set of new cushions may be all you need to update a plain wooden rocker so that it matches your decor. Amber from Willow Would shares a tutorial showing how to make them. Get the how-to.
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Sew4Home shows how to make this pretty lumbar pillow. Start with a girly fabric and make it girlier with the ruffles at the edges and the covered buttons. Go to the tutorial.
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