Two Easy Patriotic Pillow Covers

Two Easy Patriotic Pillow Covers. Add some summer patriotic charm to your home with these red white and blue no-sew pillow covers you can make in minutes!

Two Easy Patriotic Pillow Covers

I love decorating for the Fourth of July. It seems so summery and I love the combination of red white and blue! I recently created some patriotic scrap flags, and scrap flag wreath. I thought it would be fun to create a couple easy pillow covers that would coordinate with them!

DIY Summer Projects

I am joining my #SeasonalSimplicity friends in Krista @thehappyhousie’s summer hop. Everyone is sharing a summer DIY! Be sure to scroll down to go to each of the projects and find out how to make them!

No-Sew Patriotic Pillow Covers

The thing I love about these pillow covers is how fast and easy they are to create! In less than 10 minutes you can have a pretty pillow cover that is perfect to welcome patriotic summer fun! I leave my patriotic decorations out until the end of July!

How Do You Make No-Sew Pillow Covers?

There are a few tricks that make these pillow covers so fast and easy to create. The first is that I use already-sewn plain pillow covers. These white pillow covers are from Hobby Lobby for $5. I also linked to some $5 pillow covers on amazon. I love to use the same pillow form and then just switch out the pillow covers. Then I store the pillow covers in a plastic bin until I want to use the pillow cover the next year. This really saves on space! The second trick is I use either fabric glue or hot glue that is made to use non fabric! That way I don’t have to sew anything but the pillow covers can still be washed if they get dirty!

What is the Difference Between Fabric Glue and Fabric Hot Glue?

I use both fabric glue AND fabric hot glue, depending on the project. I use fabric glue on projects that need to have a soft feel. For example, I used fabric glue on the scrap fabric pillow cover because I wanted to have the cover be soft enough that you can use the pillow cover and sleep on it. I used hot fabric glue on the pom pom pillow cover. Hot fabric glue comes in sticks that you use in your hot glue gun, just as you use regular glue sticks.

The hot fabric glue sticks are made with material that can be washed but it is thicker than fabric glue so it is great for projects that need a heavier grade glue. I put a big dollop on each of the felted balls and it holds really well to the fabric. Both fabric glue and fabric hot glue can be washed in the washing machine!

How to Make a Scrap Flag Pillow Cover

The first pillow cover I am going to share is the one with the big flag on the front. Of course you can make the flag any size you want! Here’s how to do it:

Scrap Flag Pillow Cover Supplies

• Pillow Cover
• Fabric Glue – I used Aileen’s Fabric Glue.
• Two Pieces of Fabric.
• Star (optional) – I used a red felted star that was part of the red white and blue garland that I cut apart and used on the pom pom pillow. Here is a similar felted star.

Scrap Flag Pillow Directions

• Lay pillow cover out on your work surface. Be sure to put a piece of paper inside the pillow cover so that the front and back don’t get glued together in case any of the fabric glue soaks through the material.
• Decide what size flag you want to create.
• Cut out the background of the flag.
• Cut out a square where the stars are.
• Use fabric glue to attach the larger red and white fabric to the center of the pillow cover. I flipped the fabric over and ran a line of glue around the edges of the rectangle. Then I ran a couple lines of glue across the middle. m
• Flip the fabric over and lay the fabric in the center of the pillow cover. Use your finger to run it around the edges of the fabric to firmly attach the glue to the fabric.
• Do the same thing with the smaller blue and white fabric. Lay the smaller piece of fabric on top of the red and white rectangle, matching the top left edges at the top edge of both fabrics.
• Attach a star in the middle of the blue and whit4e square by adding a large dollop of fabric glue to the underside of the star and placing it in the middle of the blue and white square (optional).
• Let the fabric glue dry and then put your pillow insert inside and enjoy your new pillow!

How to Make a Patriotic Pom Pom Flag Pillow Cover

When I saw a felted pom pom garland I knew I wanted to use the felted pom poms to make a pom pom flag pillow cover. Here’s how to do it!

Patriotic Pom Pom Flag Pillow Cover Supplies

• White Pillow Cover
• Red White and Blue Felted Balls
• Fabric Glue or Fabric Hot Glue. I prefer fabric hot glue for this project.

Patriotic Pom Pom Flag Pillow Cover Directions

• Lay pillow cover out on your work surface and insert a paper in the middle in case any of the hot glue seeps through the fabric.
• Lay your pom poms on top of the pillow cover in the pattern you want to create.
• Plug in your glue gun and add a fabric glue stick. Now add a large dab of glue to the undrstaid eof each pom pom and place them on the pillow cover.
• Continue adding pom poms until you have created the stripes and the square area of stars.
• Next, let hot glue set until cool.
• Add pillow insert and enjoy your new patriotic pom pom pillow!
• Lay pillow cover out on your work surface. Then, insert a paper in the middle in case any of the hot glue seeps through the fabric.
• Lay your pom poms on top of the pillow cover in the pattern you want to create.
• Plug in your glue gun and add a fabric glue stick. Once hot, add a large dab of glue to the undrstaid eof each pom pom and place them on the pillow cover.
• Continue adding pom poms until you have created the stripes and the square area of stars.
• Let hot glue set until cool.
• Add pillow insert and enjoy your new patriotic pom pom pillow!

I have a video of how to make them on my Instagram page — @tatertotsandjello if you want to see them!

Today kicks off the Seasonal Simplicity Summer Series! For the next several weeks we will all be sharing some fun summer DIY and decor ideas with you. You can visit all of these great summer DIY ideas by clicking on the links below the images.

DIY Faux Clay Textured Vase at The Happy Housie

DIY Outdoor Foot Washing Station at Grace in My Space

How to Make Beach Glass at Dans Le Lakehouse

Summer Estate Sale Stool Makeover at Confessions of a Serial DIYer

DIY Tapestry at My Sweet Savannah

DIY Patriotic Door Basket at She Gave it a Go

Two Easy Patriotic Pillow Covers at Tatertots and Jello

DIY Orchid Planter at Clean & Scentsible

More Summer Ideas

Here are a few other DIY ideas you can make to celebrate Summer!

Summer Star Ideas

Make a Dollar Store Star Wreath and Star Planters for herbs!

Flower Pallet Display

Upcycle an old pallet into a way to display vintage jars and pretty summer flowers! \