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Heart Chenille Valentine Pillow

January 27, 2012 by Craft Passion 20 Comments

Sewing, Crafts, Home, Home Decor, Intermediate, Valentine's Day

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heart chenille valentine pillow

Why wait till February 14th, we can make every day as romantic as Valentine’s Day. I designed and sewed a heart Chenille Valentine Pillow for my living room and couch. I can hug the pillow with love, just like hugging my loved one everyday!!!

Sipping a cup of coffee with some sweetheart sugar cubes or slip a cafe mocha truffle into a glass of hot milk and enjoy my day off. Life is good hugging this soft and fluffy heart chenille valentine pillow.

“February is always full of pink and red colors, surrounded by roses and chocolates, fine dining with champagnes and candlelight, with hearts flying all around… love is in the air. The world belongs to 2 of us, no kids to interrupt, no errand to run, just only 2 of us, so peaceful and romantic….. mmmm…how wonderful!!!”

Valentine Pillow with chenille heart

This 18″ x 18″ valentine pillow has a removable pillowcase; a zipper closure pillowcase to be precise. It is removable so that you can remove the cover and wash it periodically. The front of the pillowcase has a soft faux chenille effect of a heart shape pattern made from flannel fabric.

Faux chenille is popular among textile artist as it gives great texture and interesting effects on their work. The technique is by simply stitch and slash to produce a beautiful faux chenille effect on the fabric surface. It involves stitching together two or more layers of fabric one on top of the other in parallel diagonal lines, followed by cutting through the top layers leaving the base layer intact. When the top layers are cut, the cut edges of the fabric layers on top are exposed. They are then made to look frayed by machine or hand washing to agitate the edges so that the thread ends of all the layers are exposed. A fluffy effect similar to the pile of velvet or chenille is created.

Get ready some fabrics and tools to start making this beautiful pillow cover. The instructions in the free sewing pattern and tutorial include all the step’s photos to further illustrate the details. The slash cutter is especially handy for making the faux chenille fabric.

Happy Valentine’s Day, Cheers!!!!

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Heart Chenille Valentine Pillow Sewing Pattern

Heart Chenille Valentine Pillow Sewing Pattern

Yield: 18″ x 18″ Pillow Cover
Active Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours
Difficulty: Avid Beginner/Intermediate
Estimated Cost: $5 - $8

Why wait till February 14th, we can make every day as romantic as Valentine’s Day. I designed and sewed a heart Chenille Valentine Pillow for my living room and couch. I can hug the pillow with love, just like hugging my loved one everyday!!!

Enjoy sewing them!

Download and print separately: SEWING PATTERN

Materials

  • Flannel, Pink, 20″ x 20″, 2 pcs.
  • Flannel, White, 20″ x 20″, 2 pcs.
  • Flannel, Red, 9″ x 9″, 2 pcs.
  • Muslin or cotton, White, 20″ x 20″, 1 pc.
  • Cotton Fabric, 10 1/2″ x 10 1/2″, 2 pcs.
  • Zipper, 15″, 1 pc.
  • Plain white paper, US letter size, 1
  • 18″ Square Pillow Form

Tools

  • Sewing machine
  • Overlock machine (optional)
  • Chenille cutter or slash cutter
  • Sewing needle and pins
  • Erasable fabric marker
  • Printer
  • Sharp point scissors

Instructions

    Seam Allowance: 1/2″

HOW TO SEW HEART CHENILLE VALENTINE PILLOW

  1. Get all materials ready and cut into the correct shape and sizes.
    Fold the paper heart into quarters to mark both vertical and horizontal center lines.sew valentine pillow
  2. Mark centerlines on the muslin base by folding into quarters then press to make the crease lines.
  3. Place the heart on the muslin base, align the center lines, pin, and trace with a fabric marker.
    Remove paper heart.
    Draw 45° lines on the muslin 1/4″ apart, invert the direction on the heart portion. [as shown in the picture of next instruction.]
  4. Place a red flannel below the muslin base, make sure it covers the heart.
    Place a pink flannel below the two, align the corners.
    Pin it to secure the layers.
    Sew along the heart line.
  5. Turn to the flannel side and trim off the pink flannel from the center part of the heart. Cut close to the stitching line.
  6. Trim off the outer portion of the heart from the red flannel underneath the pink flannel. Cut close to the stitching line.
  7. Place a layer of white flannel on top of the trimmed pink/red heart, followed by a red flannel, then, a pink flannel.
    Repeat the sewing on the heart, trimming the pink and red flannel around the heart line.
  8. Place your final layer of white on them, sew the heart.
  9. Turn to the base and sew the diagonal lines. Skip those lines which are too near to the boundary of the heart, i.e which has less than 1/4″.
    This may take you a while to finish.
  10. Turn the work to the flannel side, cut an opening with a pair of sharp point scissors.
    Cut only the flannels and not the muslin base.
    You may use a slasher or chenille cutter to slash the flannel.
    If you are using the slash cutter that comes with a long straight guide like what I am using, you will need to use scissors to cut those unreachable areas.slash faux chenille in different direction
  11. Upon finishing the heart portion, continue slashing the rest of the lines outside the heart.
  12. Completed chenille making of a heart shape.slashed chenille
  13. Turn to the wrong side (muslin base side), mark 18″ square seam lines with 1/2″ seam allowance [total is 19″ at each side].
    Trim the access.
  14. Prepare the materials of the zipper side of the pillow.
    I layered a muslin to the not-so-thick back fabric to make it thicker, sew them together within the seam allowance.
    Sew the zipper side of the pillow our preferred way or by following the below tutorial.
  15. Place the back pieces together with the right side together.
    Make a stitch about 1″ from the top and 2 1/2″ from the side edge. Repeat to the other side.
    Use the longest stitch length, sew the line between the 2 1/2″ you have just made. This is a temporary zipper closure to make zipper installation easier and neater.
  16. Open up and press. Fold the raw edges into the seam and press.
  17. Place the zipper on top, with the right side facing down. Align the zipper teeth along with the temporary closure you have made with the long stitch length. Pin.
  18. Turn to the right side, sew around about 1/4″ from the closure line.
    Remove the stitches from the temporary closure and the zipper is ready to function.
  19. Place the zipper piece and chenille heart piece together with the right side together.
    Sew along the seam line for the 4 edges.
    Overlock stitch the raw edges to neaten the seam allowance.overlock raw edges
  20. Turn to the right side, the photo shown is the chenille hear valentine pillow cover before washing.
    Throw the pillowcase into your washing machine and wash with cold water, rinse, and dry. The chenille effect pops up immediately upon the wash. Or, you can brush the pillow with a soft brush to create the chenille effect instead of washing it.


Insert the pillow form into the cover and your Valentine pillow is ready to serve its purpose for the most romantic day/night of the year.

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Comments

  1. Lili -

    February 4, 2021 at 4:15 pm

    Lovely project. Thank you for sharing this tuto. Regards from France

    Reply
  2. gilma emilias -

    October 7, 2014 at 9:39 pm

    gracias por compartir y tan linda explicacion gracias gracias

    Translation (by Google):
    thanks for sharing and thank you so cute explanation

    Reply
  3. Katie -

    February 4, 2014 at 6:46 am

    Thank you for helping all us us beginner’s, I certainly appreciate you and others that help us. Do you ever show video’s of your tutoral’s?. Sure wish you would of your chenille valentine heart pillow. You are very talented.

    Reply
  4. JulieCC -

    April 11, 2013 at 12:13 am

    I’m with Norfaiza – the colors of the layers in the photo don’t match the text directions. You said:

    “Place a layer of white flannel on top of the trimmed pink/red heart, follow by a red flannel then a pink flannel. Repeat the sewing on the heart, trimming the pink and red flannel around the heart line.”

    BUT the photo shows the base (is it with the cut-open side up or down?) then a pink/red, a white, then a pink/red. I’m thinking I need to follow the colors in the photo, not in the text, correct?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      April 11, 2013 at 10:55 am

      Hi Julie, sorry to confuse you. The white layer is the second white at the center of the layers, not the base white.

      Reply
  5. Victoria -

    January 24, 2013 at 4:13 am

    Beautiful! What a great job. I shared this on my blog today: http://www.vixenmade.com/2013/01/10-valentine-pillows.html

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      January 25, 2013 at 12:34 am

      Thank you, Victoria, for including it to your Valentines round up 🙂

      Reply
  6. Norfaiza -

    July 5, 2012 at 1:18 am

    Hi..i just don get it on 6th and 7th picture. In 6th pic. there are 3 layer,from top..pink/red,red(heart)and muslin(base). This 3 layer attached together right.So, how can in 7th pic, there are pink/red and white between pink/red(heart) and muslim (base)?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      July 5, 2012 at 11:35 am

      You need to stake layers of white/pink/red on top and repeat the cutting of the heart shape. There is actually 6 layers now.

      Reply
  7. Maureen -

    February 11, 2012 at 1:38 am

    Joanne,

    After seaching for months and months I finally found a slash cutter!!!!!!!!! I have been looking since June for one!!! NOW I can FINALLY make these bibs and maybe a pillow also.

    Maureen

    P.S. I like the look of the new style and your haircut. Short hair is so much easier isn’t it? Have you been to the markets (are they call Flea Markets) lately? Loved your pictures and stories.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      February 11, 2012 at 9:09 am

      Glad to know this Maureen…. I spent a few months to search for my first pair of slash cutter too 🙂

      Thanks for your lovely compliment. Couldn’t agree more with the easy maintenance of short hair especially under the hot weather. No, haven’t been to flea market lately, have been caught up with all the crafts in my craft room… lol wish I have one more pair of hands to help me out…. 😉

      Reply
  8. katie -

    February 7, 2012 at 11:02 am

    LOVe this pillow/pattern/ and color combo!

    Reply
  9. خياطة وتفصيل -

    February 6, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    And creativity of a great beautiful Thank you

    Reply
  10. HarpaJ -

    February 4, 2012 at 1:12 am

    What a great idea! Beautiful!

    Reply
  11. Lauren -

    February 1, 2012 at 10:10 am

    Beautiful! I love it! <3

    I'd love for you to share: http://tutusandteaparties.blogspot.com/2012/01/pinteresting-party-week-24.html

    Reply
  12. Creazioni Bijoux - Craft and Fun via Facebook -

    January 31, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    Lovely work! Thanks

    Reply
  13. Ideas4cards via Facebook -

    January 30, 2012 at 9:23 pm

    Adorable! It’s a pitty I’m not crafty enough to make it myself.

    Reply
  14. venus -

    January 30, 2012 at 8:13 pm

    hi
    merci
    very nice

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  15. Caren Tan via Facebook -

    January 28, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    So pretty! Thanks Joanne.

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