Here is another upcycled/repurposing idea for everyone: sweater pillows. Since I really needed some couch pillows, this makes for a fabulously frugal and really cool recycled clothing idea. I gave the argyle one to my sister-in-law.
My friend gave me an entire pile of clothing, yes, this is in addition to my already full closet full of my mother’s clothes! I can’t say no to a good clothing deal though, and free is the best deal of all. Out of that pile came a really cool men’s argyle sweater which was way too big for my husband but also way too cute to let go. Then, I came across this blog post about turning a sweater into a pillow and I had to try it out.
First, I cut up a regular bed pillow. We had a ton of extra down pillows in the house because my husband didn’t really like sleeping on them. I cut it in half, with lots of extra feathers left over to make a small pillow with some extra cloth from other clothing projects.
Buy-bye feathers!
Look at all those extra feathers!
Then, I pinned along the raw edge.
And I sewed it on up.
My pillow was too fat, and cause me to go off balance, so I sewed that part up too. Fortunately, no one will see this edge.
Here’s the sweater. Isn’t it cute?
I cut off the edge on one side (the side opposite the argyle pattern).
Then I cut underneath the armpits to make a rectangle. The bottom got chopped off too, where the sweater had an edge.
Next, I sewed an edge under the LEFT EDGE of the pillow. This is where you will “stuff” the sweater with the pillow.
Then, I sewed the top and bottom into place, removing the edge where I just sewed. I gave some extra room in the back of the pillow so no one would see.
Next, I sewed over the flap and hand-stitched it into place.
Now, the fun begins! Stuffing the sweater …
… or stuffing three!
See the little red one? That’s from a child’s sweater, with all that extra feather stuffing from the pillows. It was just enough to create all three.
I added some buttons from other clothing to add details, but you don’t have to.
What do you think? Don’t you just love these darling little pillows?
Upcycled Fashionista 
These are pretty cute! My friend has a grey one like the red one. It looks great on her couch.
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I’m very happy with the way these turned out.
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Cute sweater. Great idea!
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My favorite is the argyle sweater one!
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These are really cute! I like the idea about doing this with your own old sweaters, but not so much the idea of repurposing stranger’s old sweaters (even washed) into something I’d lie down on. I’m weird like that.
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Personally, I am not like that but my husband feels the same way and I know many other people feel this way too. It took him a long time to get used to The Salvation Army clothes and he still only buys the ones with tags on them.
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This is a great tutorial.
My daughter loves your blog background.
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Thanks, although I did change it up now that the giveaway is over. 🙂
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This was a great demo love to make something useful out of things other people discard.
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Me, too!
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I can only imagine the feather mess I would have if I tried it! It’s a great project, though and the results are cute.
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I had the misfortune of turning on the vacuum to pick up the feathers … and that got them everywhere! Note to self: don’t use the vacuum to pick up big piles of feathers.
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This is so cute. You did a great job!
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Thanks!
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So cute! I wish I could sew! I would love to learn to sew & make crafts. I’m just an impatient person so if I start something I usually give up before its finished.
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I used to be this way, and I discovered that if I start small (a ten minute project), then I had more patience for the next project.
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i have always wanted to do this. I have a couple of sweaters ready to go if I ever sit down and ‘just do it’. And, I also love re-purposing things!
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Good luck! Isn’t crafting fun? 🙂
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I never would have thought to do this! What a great way to re-purpose.
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Thanks!
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