Pillow Project
While stumbling through a geek website one afternoon, I chanced upon a RSS pillow for sale. Instead of just taking 10 mins and 30 bucks to buy it online, I don’t know what posses me to actually make it from scratch!
Since I was feeling poorly over the weekend, I made use of my ‘home’ time and dusted off the singer. Surprised myself. Still remembered how to use the sewing machine!
I was initially going to sew JUST the RSS pillow, but I ended up making a twitter one as well. I sourced the images online, printed it and got to work.
Here’s the material list:
- Fabric of your choice (I used felt because I couldn’t find the right colours in jersey)
- Matching coloured thread
- Hobby fill
- Pins
- Fabric scissors
- Sewing machine if you have one
It’s actually pretty simple to make:
1. Cut out 2 pieces of fabric to the chosen size including the seam allowance
2. Cut out your logo, sew it on the front side of pillow
3. Place the 2 pieces of fabric with right sides together. Pin and stitch around the 4 corners and 3 sides, leaving an opening in the centre of the remaining side big enough to fill with hobby fill
4. Turn the cover right side out, Stuff it firmly and then hand stitch the opening closed
Although it took me ages to do, I must admit, it was extremely gratifying to see the final product.
Shall bring it to work tomorrow for my chair 
*edit
Just realised i should have rotated the RSS pillow the right way round before taking the photo.
ULTIMATE!!!!
BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!! =)
maximum respect.
@nickpan @trina @Mason
Thanks guys
This is nice!
i’d buy one from you if you’ll mail to canada
this is tres geek chic
WOW!! sweeeeeet.
this is so cool…
Haha there’s nothing like making something with your own two hands =)
and very nice hands they are too at work at the sewing machine
Dun forget the facebook one =P
OMG!! ure the bomb! fantastic stuff!
Wow. This is impressive. You should consider this as a business. I’ll buy one from you!
You’re a total pop culture queen, Angela.
Sweet!
Love the Twitter pillow. Will you help me make them? Oh, btw, what sewing machine are you using? 
that’s geek ! but i like it
i found the pillows with the mac icons. Perhaps you like to make it your next project.
O yes, u should do it as a business. i’ll buy all
@yi-vern
awww that’s such a nice compliment. I don’t know how many more i’ll make though. My quality may not be up to par :/
@Clare @sham @anon
THanks for the happy comments!
@nouman
nouman from work?
@ean Facebook logo, that’s an idea!
@Hans
Ooo lots of offers to buy. heh hehe, wish it was easier to make.
@Niki
Hey Niki, if they were not so time consuming, i would. Maybe when i have more time i’ll do more. My sewing machine is a Singer brand machine. No idea what the model is. Mum uses it most of the time for repairs and projects
@Eve
Mac icons! that’s a good idea too
You’re such a geek! Love it
New fan right of your blog right here, keep the cool entries coming!
nicely done! are you taking orders??
so many expressed interest in your pillows…looks like you’ve found a backup career ;D
u can try selling your crafts at Etsy
Ooh v cool! What a coincidence, I’ve been fiddling around with my mum’s Singer lately too trying to make a pillow for my chair at work!
i’d fork out some dough for a facebook pillow!!!
Hi Angela, chanced upon your blog. These pillows are really cool. *Respect*
That’s such a coincidence!
I thought the same thing you did and my my own RSS pillow instead of pay anywhere from $18 to $30 for one.
http://shrinkd.com/images/rsspilwgw.jpg
Not bad for my first attempt ever at making a pillow, right?
its pretty! hnm.. can i just check what brand of sewing machine u were using? i wanted to get one but i reckon need not to get those extremely expensive ones which comes with many many stitches/ threading patterns right?