I am so proud of myself!!

So I bought fabric for my "single" room back in February and I re did a lamp shade I had and covered it in some of the fabric I bought, but I still had extra green and extra black fabric so... I got to work on Friday before my Dave got home from school and made this....

 If you would like to know how I did it... keep following!

First cut your fabric to about 1/2' bigger than you want your pillow. (keep in mind that you're going to stuff it so it will be a little smaller than what you cut) then fold it in half with the side you want to see on the inside.

After you get the fabric exactly in line with each side then start to pin about 1/4' from the outside. Pin all the way around it. Leave about a 4' hole somewhere on it so that you'll be able to turn it right side out and stuff it.

once you are done pinning all the edges (except to the one with the fold) all the way around minus your 4' hole, then you will want to get your sewing machine ready with the color thread you want to use. Don't forget the bobbin!

 Then you start sewing! Your going to want to follow the 1/2' line and sew about half an inch from the outside, keep it straight or your going to have an odd shaped pillow. If my machine had a back stitch I would start a tiny bit going forward and then use the back stitch just to seal the sewing, but it doesn't so I had to tie a knot every time I stopped (don't worry about this since you all probably have a back stitch). Don't forget to take your pins out BEFORE you get to them. Also keep your fabric lined up on both sides.

 After you have sewn all the way around (minus your 4' hole and the side that's folded) you can start turning it right side out through the hole you made. I start with the corners and then pull everything else out. Be gentle because you don't want your hole to rip open more than it already is.

Once you pulled all this inside out, now you can start putting batting in. I just took little chunks at a time (I also used an old pillow for batting). Start in the corners and get them how you want them to look and work your way to the hole. The more batting you put in it the less bumpy it'll be. So stuff it tight.

Once you're done stuffing it then you can take a needle and some thread and sewn up the hole. Make sure you make it the least noticeable.

 I tied a ribbon around mine. And then display it! (yeah that's our room...kinda sad huh?) Oh but that's the lamp I mentioned earlier! Sorry for the dots on the picture I don't know how to clean the inside of my camera...