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Persia Lou

Creative. Crafty. Fun.


Felt Lattice Pillow

I’m back with yet another felt pillow. This one was inspired by this pillow from West Elm:

After I started working on this, I realized that my plan of attack for the knots was not going to work, and I went in a different direction. I will probably play around with the knot idea a bit more, but for this pillow, I ended up more of a woven lattice look. Even though it is really far from perfectly constructed, I like the way it turned out.
I started out with 2 17″x17″ squares and 26 half inch wide strips of felt 23″ long (this ended up being a bit longer than I needed, so you could probably cut your strips to be only 21 or 22 inches long).
I sewed all of the strips up along one edge of one of my squares. I found it easier to add the strips as I went along rather than pin them all to the square before sewing.

Next, I took every other strip and crossed it over the next strip. I sewed over the cross as I went along.

For the next line of stitching, I crossed same strip that went over in the previous row under the next strip.

I folded the strips at the ends of the rows back in the opposite direction like this:

And sew those suckers down:

I would cross all of the strips before sewing, but I would adjust them as I sewed along to make sure they were sewn at about the right distance from the previous line of stitches. If I were to do this pillow again, I would use chalk or a washable fabric pen to mark sewing lines at an equal distance (about 1.5 – 2 inches). This would give the lattice a much more regular look.

Here’s what it looks like after a few rows of stitching:

Continue weaving the felt strips until you reach the end of the square. As I played around with this I found there are many different ways you can weave the strips to create different patterns and looks. Play around with it and see what you like.

The front of my pillow all finished:

Once the front is done, simply pin right sides together, sew three seams, flip right side out, stuff in form, pin final edge, and slip stitch shut as we did with the previous pillows.
Done!


    

April 18, 2011 8:06 pm Alexis Filed Under: Home Decor

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  1. Katie says

    April 21, 2011 at 5:19 am

    This is beautiful!<br /><br />Katie :)<br />www.sweetrosestudio.blogspot.com

  2. Lauren says

    April 23, 2011 at 8:28 pm

    Your pillow turned out amazing. I love this. I found your post via your link on WhipperBerry I am a brand new follower.<br /><br />www.elephantstrunkllb.com

  3. {nifty thrifty things} says

    April 23, 2011 at 10:33 pm

    Wow! This is amazing! Great job! :)<br />Thank you so much for your sweet comment on my blog! I&#39;m so glad I found you! New follower :)<br />I would love for you to stop by my linky party @ <a href="http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/2011/04/nifty-thrifty-sunday-2.html&quot; rel="nofollow">{nifty thrifty sunday}</a><br />xoxo from Germany,<br />Vanessa @ <a href="http://

  4. persia lou says

    April 24, 2011 at 4:57 am

    Thanks all for the kind comments!! <br /><br />Alexis

  5. Deb says

    April 25, 2011 at 3:12 am

    Really clever idea…I found you through Ruffled Up! I look forward to seeing more projects, I&#39;ll be back!

  6. Bergs says

    April 25, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    This looks awesome! I wish I could sew…<br /><br />http://gardenberger.blogspot.com/

  7. Tanya says

    April 26, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    I LOVE the way that looks!

  8. Jen says

    April 27, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    This is cool and I could actually do this. I first look at that sweet little Stranger than Fiction inspired afghan, but I can&#39;t crochet to save my life. 🙂 But sew felt? I can do that! :)<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by my blog, Domesticated Nomad.

  9. Kristen says

    April 28, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    This pillow has the most amazing texture – I&#39;m in love! It&#39;s definitely being bookmarked! <br /><br />I&#39;m a brand new follower and would love if you&#39;d stop by http://www.decoratingdiy.blogspot.com and follow me!<br /><br />Kristen<br />Turning a House into a Home

  10. {nifty thrifty things} says

    April 30, 2011 at 9:50 am

    I just wanted to let you know that I will feature your awesome pillow at tomorrow&#39;s linky party! :)<br /><br />Thank you so much for stopping by and linking up with <a href="http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/2011/04/nifty-thrifty-sunday-2.html&quot; rel="nofollow">{nifty thrifty sunday}</a>!<br />I hope to see you again tomorrow!<br />xoxo,<br />Vanessa

  11. Deepi's World says

    May 2, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    Hi visiting from nifty thrifty things…this pillow is absolutely adorable.

  12. Erin @ In Between Laundry says

    May 5, 2011 at 2:23 am

    Lovely! I&#39;ve enjoyed looking at your recent posts. I&#39;m your newest follower! 🙂 Erin at http://www.inbetweenlaundry.blogspot.com

  13. blair @ a case of the mundays says

    May 6, 2011 at 8:03 pm

    love this! a must do! 🙂

  14. mom2amanda says

    May 17, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    This pillow is lovely…just beautiful…

  15. Amy at Ameroonie Designs says

    June 1, 2011 at 1:50 pm

    This pillow is stunning! I love how much texture and depth it has. Thanks for linking up to our Pillow Point of View link party!<br />xoxo,<br />Amy

  16. Anonymous says

    July 16, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    Very similar.

  17. Eline S. says

    August 10, 2011 at 10:31 am

    Lovely!!!<br />I want to try that!! ;)<br /><br />www.elines-producten.blogspot.com<br />www.facebook.com/elines.producten

  18. CREATIVE MIND says

    September 29, 2011 at 9:00 am

    love it :)<br />i am a newest follower, would love if you will follow back 🙂

  19. Pieced Pastimes says

    February 29, 2012 at 1:14 pm

    I love this pillow! I have pinned this as I may have to make this one day. I have become your newest follower and look forward to seeing your next wonderful creation.

  20. Rachel and Codee says

    March 22, 2013 at 1:58 am

    So cute! Thanks for the tutorial!

  21. Debbie Stair says

    August 3, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    For the 1st. pillow, wouldn&#39;t you go through the first step of attaching the strip to the pillow top, and then beginning looping two adjacent strips together? Look ing at the picture, I noticed that the loops links with an adjacent loop like a chain link fence does. Does that make sense? I&#39;ll try to work on it tonight &amp;, if successful, will post pictures or send them to you if you

  22. Debbie Stair says

    August 3, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    For the 1st. pillow, wouldn&#39;t you go through the first step of attaching the strip to the pillow top, and then beginning looping two adjacent strips together? Look ing at the picture, I noticed that the loops links with an adjacent loop like a chain link fence does. Does that make sense? I&#39;ll try to work on it tonight &amp;, if successful, will post pictures or send them to you if you

    • Alexis Middleton says

      August 3, 2013 at 6:39 pm

      Hi Debbie! I tried to copy the West Elm pillow a couple years ago, and honestly, I don&#39;t remember exactly what I plan of attack was. 🙂 I think I started off by sewing down all the strips, and that did not work out so well for me. I&#39;d love to see how your attempt goes though!

  23. Carol Habets says

    August 4, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    I think you are right

  24. Carol Habets says

    August 4, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    I think you are right

  25. Camille Fredrickson says

    July 1, 2014 at 4:59 am

    I just found this on pinterest years later, what size of pillow form did you use?

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