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    Home » DIY & Crafts

    DIY Stenciled Anchor Pillow Cover for Guest Room

    By: Jessica · Posted: Jul 19, 2017 · Updated: Mar 26, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

    As part of the Martha Stewart “Make it Martha” program, I received complimentary products to make this DIY craft. Thank you Martha!

    DIY Stenciled Anchor Pillow Cover for Guest Room using Martha Stewart Crafts® paint and stencil. This easy tutorial and craft made decorating a breeze!

    DIY Anchor Pillow with a stencil

    DIY Stenciled Anchor Pillow Cover Tutorial

    If you’ve been on my home tour, then you may have kicked your shoes off and stayed a while in part 14, the Guest Room.

    Fantabulosity's Home Tour Part 14- The Guest Bedroom https://fantabulosity.com

    Well in that room, the adorable new chair that I purchased specifically for this space looked incredibly lonely sitting there without a pop of color. So when I saw this anchor stencil, I knew it would be the PERFECT accent on the guest room chair!

    Martha Stewart Paint Crafts DIY Anchor PIllow

    If you saw my flamingo drink serving tray that I featured last month, then you know how I run to my momma’s house anytime I want to stencil something. The woman knows her STENCILS. For real. For years I thought you just dip your brush in the paint and fill in the stencil.

    Friends, to have the best results with stenciling, there are certain techniques you can follow. With approval from my mom, I get to share with you her favorite stenciling techniques. While tackling this project with my momma, on a warm summer day on her back porch, I captured the process and her pro tips to share with you all today!

    DIY Stencil Pillow Tutorial

    First, I’ll briefly show you the process of how we made the actual pillow cover, but to get started on the right foot for cutting and measuring your pillow cover, you should really check out this post: Three Ways to Make a Pillow Cover on MarthaStewart.Com.

    Martha Stewart Crafts Satin Paint - Blue LOVE this paint!

    Supplies Needed to Stencil Pillow Cover

    • For this painting project, we used the “Greek Tile” Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Craft Paint that you can also find on Michaels.com. The variety of colors that you can choose from is incredible.

    • Anchor Stencil

    • Martha Stewart Crafts® Stencil Brush, Large

    • Fabric Cut to Size for Pillow Cover

    • Tape Measure

    • Painter’s Tape

    • Paper Plate

    • Pencil

    Measure to the center of the pillow cover to know where to center the stencil

    Measure the Center

    When you have your pillow cover cut to size (front piece), grab a tape measure and mark where there center of the cover is at, and place your stencil in the dead center.

    Using painters tape, tape the stencil (if it's not adhesive especially) to hold in place. Using Martha Stewart anchor stencil

    Tape Down the Edges

    Using painter’s tape, tape down the stencil so it does not move during the stenciling process.

    Dab stencil brush in to Martha Stewart Craft Paints

    Paint and Dab

    Next, pour a small amount of paint on your paper plate. (You’d be surprised that you don’t need as much as you think. So pour a little and you can always add more if need be.)

    Using your stencil brush, barely tap your brush in to the paint and move to a clean part of you plate and begin rotating and pushing the brush down to remove any excess paint from your brush. (Having too much paint on your brush can result in the stencil bleeding, so better safe to apply two coats of stencil paint, than sorry.)

    When the paint has moved up inside the stencil brush, take it to your stencil and begin dotting the stencil.

    Stencil tutorial on to a pillow with this anchor cut out from Martha Stewart

    Two Coats

    For this craft, we did one coat of paint, and decided to make it darker. So a second coat was applied and then it was ready!

    How to stencil a pillow. Using martha stewart crafts supplies from Michaels

    TIP: To check to see if you’re happy with the color darkness of your first coat, barely raise one corner of the stencil to take a peek. This way, if you decide to do another coat, you won’t have to reapply the entire stencil.

    Love this anchor look. She's making a pillow using a stencil with Martha Stewart Crafts

    Time to Stuff and Sew

    The stencil turned out perfect. Allow to dry (it dries really fast) and then you can move on with the pillow cover!

    Remember, to get a FULL pillow cover tutorial, you can find that on MarthaStewart.Com.

    Don’t be intimidated. If I can sew a pillow, you can sew a pillow cover. But if my crafty mom is around (like on this day) you better believe I’ll ask for her assistance. 

    Cut out the other pillow square: How to make a pillow cover

    Final Pillow Cover Steps

    Next, she measured and cut out the back of the pillow cover to sew to the front that we just stenciled.

    (Make sure when cutting your fabric for the cover, you add an inch in measurement, to make the cover one inch larger than the insert. (This way you’ll leave space for sewing the edge and room to stuff.)

    Flipping the stenciled cover over, we placed it on top of the other sheet of fabric. You do this so when you sew, the stitching is on the inside of the pillow cover. (You’ll flip the cover inside-out before stuffing with the insert.) 

    How to make a pillow cover then stencil a design on it.

    Time to Sew

    After pinning the edges together, it was time to head to the sewing machine.

    I absolutely love her sewing machine. It has been around for AGES and it has so many stories and memories to go along with it. What a champ. I can’t even begin to tell you how many outfits and crafts this thing has made for our family.

    Sewing machine making a pillow cover and stenciling with Martha Stewart Crafts paint

    Flip It!

    Once three of the sides were sewed up (leaving the bottom of the cover open so you can insert the pillow) it was time to flip the cover right-side out and insert that pillow!

    Sew the Gap

    Once the pillow insert is in, it’s time to sew up the opening. My mom chooses to hand sew this edge so it has a cleaner look.

    Hand sew the top of the pillow cover for a clean look.

    Decorate!

    I mean for real. Look how adorable this little craft project turned out to be! Want to know the best part? It was the exact look that I wanted for the bedroom and haven’t been able to find online anywhere.

    Another great tip?

    My mom found the white fabric that we used at a yard sale. Anytime that she finds white curtains, a tablecloth, or anything in white fabric at a yard sale or flea market… she snags it up, because you never know when you’ll want a white pillow for something!

    So so cute! This DIY stencil anchor pillow in the guest bedroom

    Perfect Pop of Color

    This pillow turned out to the best perfect pop of color for the guest room! Now… I’m already thinking of what other pillows can be made with a stencil.

    This anchor pillow was made using a Martha Stewart stencil from Michaels.

    Pin this Project

    Want to make this, but not ready at the moment? Don’t forget to “pin” this on Pinterest so you can come back to it when you’re ready! Just click the image below and add it to your favorite board!

    DIY Stenciled Pillow Cover tutorial using Martha Stewart Crafts paints and products. So easy to make this anchor pillow cover

    Until next time,

    DIY Stencil tutorial for pillow cover

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