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Home Ā» Christmas Ā» Pottery Barn Knock-Off Christmas Pillow

Pottery Barn Knock-Off Christmas Pillow

November 10, 2011 by Kara Cook 42 Comments

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You can make this Pottery Barn Knock-Off Christmas Pillow in any color to match your Christmas decor. Such a fun project!

pottery barn knockoff pillow for christmas

I actually have bucket loads of Christmas decor. But every year I find new awesome projects that I just have to make. What can I say, I love decorating for Christmas!! One thing I don’t have is Christmas pillows for my living room couch. So I knew just what I needed to make for this collaboration. By the way, have you seen how many gorgeous Christmas pillows there are out there? It was seriously hard for me to pick one. I think I’m going to have to make a few more. But first things first. 😉 I found this pillow on the Pottery Barn website.
pottery-barn-christmas pillow(photo from Pottery Barn)

Thought it was lovely. But I wanted one that looked a little more festive. Plus I knew that since it would be going on my chocolate brown leather couch, it needed a pop of color. So I decided to make my own. This is what I came up with:
felt wreath pillow for christmas
I love how it turned out, but I wish I would have made the wreath a little smaller. I have adjusted the instructions so that it doesn’t go so close to the edge.

 

Pottery Barn Knock-Off Christmas Pillow

Supplies:

About 1/4 yard of green felt (or color of your choice)
One 16″ pillow form and a pillow slipcover (or you can just make a pillow)
Buttons, pom-poms, or other embellishment for berries
Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
Fabric scissors
Sewing machine and thread

Instructions:

Cut a whole bunch of leaves out of felt. My leaves were approximately 2 inches long, and I used about 80 of them. They do not all need to be exactly the same size.
pottery-barn-christmas-pillowNow it’s time to add that little vein to the leaf. Totally optional step, but I think it adds a lot to the look. You can hand stitch the line but I used my machine. Here’s how I did it:
Pick a thread that is slightly darker than your felt. Place your needle close to the back of the leaf. It can’t be right on the edge or it bunches up when you start stitching.
christmas pillow-tutorialSew about 2/3- 3/4 of the way across the leaf.
christmas pillow-tutorialNow use your reverse button and stitch backwards all the way to the end of the leaf.
pottery-barn-christmas-pillowLeave about 1″ of thread at the end.
christmas pillow-tutorialRepeat the process until you have all of the leaves done. It’s probably a good idea to have snacks on hand. It takes awhile. I ate chocolate, but you can use your weapon of choice. 😉
christmas pillow-tutorialFor this next part, I’m going to tell you how I wish I would have done it. Take a dinner plate and place it in the middle of your pillow fabric. Trace around it to make a circle guide for the wreath. I didn’t think my plate was big enough, so I traced around it 1″ out. That was a mistake. I think my pillow would have looked better if the wreath wasn’t so close to the edge. So don’t be like me. Just trace the dang plate!
Now you are ready to form your wreath. Here is where that 1″ of extra thread on the end comes in handy. Rather than tying knots in all of them, just fold the threads over to the back and add some hot glue.
Now flip it over and attach it to your pillow. I worked from left to right so I could cover up the end of the first leaf with the second and so forth.
Keep adding leaves, using your pencil line as a guide.
I went all the way around my circle adding the two layers.
Then I went back and filled in the center.
Pottery Barn used pom poms for their wreath, but I didn’t like the color of red pom-poms I found, so I decided to use buttons instead. You can use whatever you like. I simply arranged them how I liked, then went back and attached them with a bit of hot glue.
Now all you gotta do is put in your pillow form, and you’re all done. 🙂
christmas pillow with felt wreath


Filed Under: Christmas, DIY & Tutorials, Holiday Tutorials Tagged With: fabric, felt, knock off

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Comments

  1. Shirley

    January 8, 2019 at 10:53 am

    I love this but am sewing the buttons on as well.

    Reply
    • Kara Cook

      March 16, 2019 at 10:16 pm

      That is a great idea Shirley!

      Reply
  2. Maryann Bradshaw

    September 9, 2018 at 10:39 pm

    Love the style of this pillow but I would like someway to be able to wash it. Any suggestions?

    Reply
    • Kara Cook

      March 16, 2019 at 10:18 pm

      I’ve never washed mine, but you could try carefully washing it in cold water. I would just line dry it, then carefully iron out any wrinkles with a warm iron. Hopefully it works!

      Reply
  3. Carol

    November 14, 2017 at 8:32 am

    Oh this turned out great! Love it.

    Reply
    • Kara Cook

      November 16, 2017 at 7:36 am

      Thanks so much Carol!

      Reply
  4. Deborah Lennington

    October 22, 2017 at 10:16 am

    Charming! I’m trying to talk myself into attempting this. Thanks for the tips too!

    Reply
  5. Jessica @ A Humble Creation

    December 21, 2012 at 9:36 pm

    Hi Kara,
    Your pillow is one of my favorite Christmas pillows I’ve ever seen! I wish I had discovered this tutorial sooner, but I’ve pinned it for next year. Well, with all of those leaves I may start now. Thanks! I’m following you.

    Reply
  6. Kaysi @ Keeping It Simple

    December 17, 2011 at 1:44 pm

    I love love LOVE this!!!!

    Reply
  7. brandi

    December 6, 2011 at 5:27 pm

    Your pillow is gorgeous! I love your version! Your did such a beautiful job!

    Reply
  8. April

    November 17, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    love it! you did a great job! Pinning this for later!

    Reply
  9. Bonnie

    November 17, 2011 at 7:18 am

    Beautiful pillow! PB should hire you to design for them. I would add a safety feature to the pattern if you have small children in the house over the holidays, sew the buttons instead of using a glue gun. Might keep them on the pillow and not in a toddlers mouth.

    Reply
  10. brandy

    November 16, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    This is BEAUTIFUL! I am featuring it this week. Thank you for linking up to my party last week!

    Reply
  11. Natasha @ Keeping The Christmas Spirit Alive, 365

    November 15, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    I agree with everyone else-your cushion looks amazing and way better than the PB version. You are so clever!

    Best wishes,
    Natasha.

    Reply
  12. Jen

    November 14, 2011 at 10:42 am

    Hey, thanks for linking up!

    Reply
  13. Kaitlin

    November 13, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    This looks wonderful! I can’t wait to make one for myself! Great job- and it looks better than Pottery Barn, if you ask me! šŸ˜‰

    -Kait

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 14, 2011 at 9:39 am

      Thanks so much Kaitlin! If you make one, I’d love to see it. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  14. Allie

    November 13, 2011 at 7:53 am

    Kara, I found this on positively splendid! I love it! Very well done. The buttons are fun, too. Good call. šŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 14, 2011 at 9:40 am

      Glad you found me over at PS. Any friend of Amy’s is a friend of mine! Glad you like the pillow–thanks!! šŸ™‚

      Reply
  15. Cynthia

    November 13, 2011 at 12:17 am

    You did an awesome job on that!

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 14, 2011 at 9:42 am

      Thanks so much Cynthia! Can’t wait till I can actually use it. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  16. Becky D

    November 12, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    Oh my goodness! I LOVE this! I like it better than the PB pillow! Thanks for sharing šŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 14, 2011 at 9:44 am

      Thanks so much Becky!

      Reply
  17. Jen

    November 12, 2011 at 6:53 am

    This is great! I think I might just give this a whirl. I really like that you used buttons as the berries on the pillow. Hey, I’d be thrilled if you came and linked this up to the Head to Head Showdown going on right now at http://www.icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com

    ~Jen

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 14, 2011 at 9:50 am

      Thanks so much for the invite Jen! I just linked up. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  18. evie @ brown paper packages

    November 12, 2011 at 6:43 am

    Great job! It looks fantastic….great inspiration for the rest of us! Thank you for sharing!!

    evie

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 14, 2011 at 9:51 am

      Thanks so much Evie! It means a lot coming from you, because I think pretty much every project you ever post is amazing!! šŸ™‚

      Reply
  19. Alison

    November 10, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    LOVE this Kara! A million times better than Pottery Barn!

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 14, 2011 at 9:52 am

      Aw, thanks Alison!!

      Reply
  20. Janet

    November 10, 2011 at 6:22 pm

    I love your pillow and the colors look so nice. Thanks for taking the time to post a tutorial!

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 14, 2011 at 9:52 am

      Thanks so much Janet!

      Reply
  21. LollyJane

    November 10, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    Beautiful! I love that you added color to it šŸ™‚ Great winter pillow!

    Reply
  22. Amy

    November 10, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    This is really beautiful Kara!
    xoxo,
    Amy

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 10, 2011 at 4:35 pm

      Thanks Amy! That means a lot coming from the queen of cute pillows. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  23. Melinda

    November 10, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    So cute! I love it.

    Reply
  24. somedaycrafts

    November 10, 2011 at 9:41 am

    Super cute! I love your version.

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 10, 2011 at 10:24 am

      Thanks Michelle! Knock-off projects are always fun. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  25. Michelle

    November 10, 2011 at 9:22 am

    Beautiful, I’m definately going to try this! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 10, 2011 at 10:25 am

      Let me know how it turns out! I’d love to see it. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  26. Kerri

    November 10, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Love it! Can’t wait to make one!

    Reply
  27. Amy @ Positively Splendid

    November 10, 2011 at 7:16 am

    This is terrific, Kara!! I think I like yours even more than the original!

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 10, 2011 at 10:25 am

      Aw shucks, thanks Amy. šŸ™‚

      Reply

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