DIY Doughnut Pillow Tutorial

You'll Need:

Gather the following materials to create your doughnut pillow:

• Thick paper for making the stencil
• Threads
• Pencil
• Scissors
• One-color fabric for base (50 x 100 cm)
• Pink fabric for decoration (40 x 40 cm)
• Sewing machine
• Safety pins
• Colorful buttons

Instructions

Making the Stencil of Doughnut

Fold a sheet of paper (50 x 50 cm) in half twice.

Bind one end of the thread to the pencil.

Measure 20 cm from the edge of the paper using a ruler, and draw the thread to this length.

Attach the opposite edge to the corner of the square where the fold is, and make a free line with a pencil compasses-based.

You'll get a quarter of a circle.

Cut the odd ends.

Fold the obtained figure on the cross.

Measure and cut 3 cm from the corner; this will be the hole for the doughnut.

Unroll the paper, and the template is ready.

Preparatory Stage

The fabric is folded in half with the front side inward.

Fix the pattern with safety pins.

Encircle the shape and draw another circle at a distance of about 1 cm from the template. This step is not necessary if you can cut off the fabric evenly, including seam allowances.

Indicate the place of the hole, but it is not necessary to cut it out at this stage.

Decorative Element

Fold the template into a triangle again and make the inner hole wider by 3 cm.

Straighten the paper and give the edges a wavy shape, drawing by hand, and cut off the excess.

Place the scheme on the wrong side of the material for the “cream,” outline, and cut everything, including the hole in the middle, without allowances for the seams.

Assembly

Attach a piece of pink fabric to the front side of one half of the base, aligning it in the middle.

Fasten the fabric with pins and attach the “cream” using a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine.

Fold both parts of the base face inward and stitch the edges, leaving a hole of about 15 cm.

The area where the doughnut hole will be is also stitched along the drawn contour. Then, make incisions crosswise and gently cut the excess material, taking about 1 cm from the machine line.

To ensure the fabric lies evenly, make neat cuts with the tips of the scissors that are no longer than 6 mm, at a short distance from each other.

Turn the pillowcase over and stuff it with synthetic winterizer or any available filler to the desired degree of elasticity.

Using a blind seam, sew the remaining hole manually.