DIY: Grain Sack Pillow With Buttons

Yesterday I got inspired to make a pillow out of my vintage linen grain sack. I purchased several grain sacks a couple of years back at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena & finally got a chance to make something with them. Here is how I made the pillow.

My before picture for my green & red striped grain sack linen with pillow insert.

First I filled over the bottom half of the linen about 17″ inches & left enough room for the top.
Then I measured with a tape measure about a 2 inch space with a black marker on the inside seam.

Next I marked each side 2 inches with safety pins to hold where I need to sew together.


Next was the button sewing process that took up most the time.

I made sure that I sewed the buttons behind the seam of the grain sack.



For now this pillow is on my black chair. I completed this hand sewn pillow in about 1 1/2 hours, not bad at all.
Happy Friday!
-Materials-
Scissors
Sewing needle
Red sewing string
Vintage grain sack
Red buttons (20)
Safety pins (19)
20″x20″ pillow insert
Tape measure
Pen optional
- Xoxo Jessica
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