How To Easily Make The Most Amazing Patriotic Pillows

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Inside: Learn how to make easy patriotic pillows with a simple to follow tutorial. Red, white and blue is the name of the game for patriotic celebrations and these pillows are perfect for that. You don’t need fancy fabrics because with a little bit of DIY, you are going to make them yourself. Featuring the American flag and stars and stripes, you are going to love them.

Sitting back in the sunshine for the 4th of July holidays, needs just one thing. Relaxing is the name of the game, and whilst you may have the perfect outdoor setting, the addition of pillows really makes all the difference. We are not however just talking pillows, we are talking about patriotic pillows!

Melanie from Simple Made Pretty has shared an easy how to tutorial to enable you to whip up these in plenty of time for the holidays.

You don’t need to have any crafting experience, or any special patriotic fabric. Can you use a hole punch and a paint brush? If yes, then this tutorial is for you!

At the end of the post Melanie also shares how you can make a simple backdrop that perfectly matches these perfectly.

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These easy DIY stenciled patriotic pillows for the July of 4th are the perfect addition to your Independence Day celebration decor. Whether you are celebrating indoors or outdoors, these pillows will add flare to create a festive 4th of July event.

Stenciling a pillow cover versus a pillow itself allows you to remove the cover and store for next year, then rotate your seasonal decor without taking up too much space in your home.

Stock up on pillow covers for your throw pillows and when inspiration strikes, you can stencil something new.

How To Make Patriotic Pillows

Supplies you will need:

• White or tan pillow covers
• Fabric paint in red, white and blue
• Star punch
• Painters tape
• Foam brush
• Heavy card stock

Star Pillow Instructions:

1. Make a star stencil using your star punch and heavy card stock.
2. Insert cardboard or chipboard into the pillow covers so paint doesn’t leak through to the other side.
3. For the single star pillow, attach painters tape in the shape of a large star.
4. Use your foam brush to dab (not brush) the paint onto the fabric.  Remove tape immediately and let dry.

Multi-Star Pillow Instructions:

1. Attach the star stencil that you made in the upper left corner with painters tape.
2. Paint the stars either red or blue.
3. Repeat the star stencil until the entire pillow is covered.
4. Remove tape Remove tape immediately and let dry.

Flag Pillow Instructions:

1. Attach the star stencil that you made in the upper left corner with painters tape.
2. Attach painters tape to the rest of the pillow to create stripes.
3. Paint the stars blue and the stripes red.
4. Remove tape immediately and let dry.

A few ways that we incorporated these patriotic pillows into our July 4th events were in a photo backdrop, on our living room sofa. They were also perfect as outdoor pillows on a bench.

How To make a photo backdrop like pictured below

Step 1: Use the star punch from the above projects and punch red and blue card stock (about 8 pages each color). Tape or sew together to create a garland.

Step 2: Hang the star garland from white curtains.

Step 3: Use double sided tape to attach single stars to the curtains.

Step 4: Hang some white string lights behind the curtains, add some fun patriotic photo props and/or seating with your stenciled patriotic pillows and you’re done!

The string lights make this backdrop perfect for a night-time Independence Day celebration. Sit back, relax and enjoy the comfort of the pillows which help to create the perfect patriotic home decor.

Thanks once again to Melanie at Simple Made Pretty for sharing these awesome patriotic fabric pillows with us.

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