Adhesive Applique Pillow Tutorial

I posted this tutorial back in June & at that time I may have had my 5 closest friends & my mother following this post. Since then, the audience has grown slightly outside that circle so I decided when I’m in a pinch for time it would be fun to just repeat some of my favorite posts. Please forgive me if you happen to be one of those 5 people that saw the original tutorial the first time around.

Enjoy!

With an iron on applique you can make a really graphic image on a pillow very quickly. Personally, I like how it creates a very clean line that looks much neater than when I sew something on because I’m not such a great sewer & my stitch lines can go all over the place.  This is a technique I can control better.

How to make a no-sew applique:

1. Trace your image onto the paper side of an adhesive bond paper. I used Heat-n-Bond which you can find at any fabric store.
2. Iron the adhesive paper onto the wrong side of your fabric.  Cut along the edge of your drawing.
3. Arrange image on fabric that you will be bonding it to so you know the general look & layout.
4. Peel backing off back of image. It will have a rubbery feel but won’t stick to anything yet.
5. Place face down in the location you want & follow directions for heat & steem on the package for best results.
6. I decided to make some grey linen piping to sew around the edges since they will be a set of pillows. Make sure to clip the corners so they turn easily. Also, make sure to sew the piping on the right side of your pillow as the picture.
7. Attach piping all the way around.
8. Take the back side of the pillow & put the face sides together. Carefully sew them together using the same stitch line you followed from the piping.
9. Leave a hole big enough to turn the pillow inside out.  Stuff then sew up the hole by hand.

The pillows find a home