DIY No Sew Bolster Pillow

No Sew easy 1 minute quick change bolster pillow DIY. No pillow form needed make it from stuff you already have at your home!

Greetings to all you brilliant Miss Information readers out there!  I’m happy to meet you.  I’m Heather and I blog at The Heathered Nest. I’m thrilled to be the newest contributor here at Miss Information.  This is a fantastic place to be, and a talented group to learn from and share with. Today I am going to show you how to DIY a No Sew Bolster Pillow.

no sew, no commitment quick change bolster cover! One minute to change the look of your decor!Have you heard that saying about how a leopard can’t change its spots?  Or maybe it’s a tiger can’t change his stripes. Whatever the saying, I’m glad to be neither a tiger nor a leopard.  Although their coats are quite lovely, I feel like, after a while, I’d crave an outfit change.  Because leopard print may be very trendy right now, but at some point, it’s going to go the way of all fads, and if that fad is permanently affixed to my back, then I’m not going to be a cheerful cat.  

I am a girl, after all, and we women, on the whole, must admit to being, potentially, just a touch fickle (insert image of husband rolling eyes HERE).  But I, for one wholeheartedly embrace this issue  quality.  Change, after all, is inevitable.  Times change,  tunes change, we have changes of heart, changes of mind, and in my house, at least, lots of changes in decor. 

Today I want to share with you one of the simplest and CHEAPEST DIY’s ever (husband may be a bit “back on board” now that I’ve thrown that little nugget in, am I right?!) We are going to tackle a DIY, no sew, zero commitment, temporary bolster pillow cover.  With this project, you can change out the cover to match your seasonal decor.  I know!  Fun, right?  Here’s what to do…

First,  if you don’t HAVE a bolster pillow, let’s MAKE one!

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!
Supplies:
  • Two bath towels OR an old flat-ish bed pillow
  • Rubber bands

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!Step 1: Using EITHER a pillow (shown above) OR two stacked bath towels…roll em up the long way.  Just like you’re packing up a sleeping bag after a horrible, uncomfortable night of camping and are ready to get the heck out of Dodge. 

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!Step 2: Secure your roll with rubber bands. **Side note** Please DON’T look at my fingernails.  I bite them mercilessly.  I know it’s a horrible habit.  We can deconstruct the psychology of that another time.  But for now, just realize I’m no George Costanza, hand model extraordinaire. 

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Image from Seinfeld.wikia.com (click here for source)

Moving on…

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!Voila!  We have a fancy (and free!) bolster. 

Next, let’s make our fast, no-sew, no-commitment cover!  
 
This method is a riff off of ideas from two of my favorite blogs, Miss Mustard Seed & Thistlewood Farms.  Miss Mustard Seed has a post entitled “3-minute, no-sew bolster cover“.  Her rendition is completely removable and no-commitment too! 

Miss-Mustard-Seed-0669And Kari Anne, from Thistlewood Farms, created this no-sew variety, which is secured with glue and/or some hand-stitching and made to be permanent, but it’s the same in terms of style to what I’m going to show you…

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 Cover Supplies:

  • Fabric remnant, scarf, or other creative material you’d like to use as a cover
  • Rubber bands
  • Safety pins (1-3)

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!
Step 1: Wrap your fabric/scarf (INSIDE OUT) around your bolster so that it’s completely covered.  *My scarf looks the same on both sides, but if your fabric does NOT, the bad side should be facing you at this point.*

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!Step 2: Grab the excess on one end at a time and secure each with a rubber band.  When you’re done, you’re done, your bolster will look like a tootsie roll (like Miss Mustard Seed’s bolster linked above).

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!Step 3: Remove the cover, and flip right-side-out.  

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!Step 4: Replace your bolster pillow into the cover, which has now been turned right-side out.  Cover the bolster completely, and smooth out any lumps and bumps from the excess fabric that will now be inside the cover on either end.  

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!Step 5: Secure the loose edge/seam with a safety pin, or several.  And you’re DONE!  

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!The whole process will take you about 3 minutes if you need to “construct” a bolster, or about a minute if you don’t.  

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!So go ahead!  Embrace those fickle feelings!  Be a commitment-phobe!  With a project that costs nada, and requires almost no time…why not?!  

DIY a bolster and a 1 minute changeable cover with things already in your home, making it FREE! Pin it to make it!Like bolster pillows?  ME TOO…check out my recent post about them (and this thing women seem to have with pillows).  Wanna see what that burlap settee looked like before we gave her a makeover?  It was a sad situation.  Glad we got to spend a minute together today.  Can’t wait to do it again soon!

 

2 Responses

  1. Thanks for this lovely money saving idea...my 20 month old recently started rolling out of bed. I can't seem to find any rails that could fit our bed. Either they don't fit a double bed or they don't fit a slat bed. I was not willing to pay dearly for bed bolsters made of foam... I have an old duvet which I could use following your easy peasy instructions... Voila!!! I now can have a bed bolster without spending a penny.. Thanks again

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