These are starfish pillows that I’m making for my nautical decor for the month of June. They are pretty simple to make and if you would like to make them start saving plastic grocery bags to stuff them with. I’ve found that plastic bags work well for craft and decorative items.
Using brown paper grocery bags, trace and cut out starfish patterns.
Plissé type fabrics.
Pin and cut out 2 of each starfish size pattern out of the fabric of your choice. Make sure the fabric is with right-sides together. Now, sew them together, leaving an opening to turn right-side out.
Clip around the edges that curve on each sewn starfish as shown. This will help the seams lay smooth after turning them to the right side.
After sewing starfish together, turn the starfish right side out with a turning tool. I use a chop stick. Then smooth out each leg using the chop stick/turning tool.
Finger press the seams because this type of fabric would flatten the puffed pattern.
Stuff with some sort of stuffing material. I used plastic grocery bags or you could use polyester fiber fill.
Sew closed by hand the opening you left to turn fabric.
I hope you will make some of these they were fun to make. Maybe someday, I will figure out how to do a PDF file so you could use the pattern for your personal use. But I think this is a simple pattern to follow anyway.
Happy sewing and decorating.
Lindy
I like your starfish. I am trying to find a pattern for a pillow like the ones made out of old chenille bedspreads. I am sewing for someone that puts her things in a shop at the beach. I finished some and she is not too happy with them. She said they look Christmasy. Well that didn’t set too well with me. I find it may be too hard to accomplish this but, I am a fighter and I will not give up. What is the size of your starfish? There are 3 shown in the picture. I will be patiently waiting for your answer. Thanks so much. Judy Piland
Hi Judy, my large starfish is 10 1/2 inches tall and 10 1/2 wide, medium starfish is 8 1/2 inches tall and 8 1/2 inches wide and the small starfish is 8 1/2 inches tall and 8 1/2 inches wide at there tallest and widest spots . I hope this helps, each arm of the starfish is a different width and length. I call them more of a country looking starfish. Let me know if you have anymore questions.