No Sew Fleece Sports Pillow

By Guest Blogger Kathy Zengolewicz

I have a large family four sons and one daughter and it seems like I have spent most of my time, when they were growing up, at football games, baseball games or other sporting events. They were all engrossed in all types of sports when they were younger and they are the same now as grown ups. I was so happy to find something to make for the boys, grandsons included. This project started out as a plain, ordinary pillow until I changed the cover into a sports themed head rest.

Image: Kathy Zengolewicz

Here is what you will need to get started:

• Fleece – 2 yard of a coordinating sports print or 1 yard of print and 1 yard of a solid
• A 14 inch pillow form
• Scissors or a rotary cutter with mat
• A ruler

If you are careful with cutting you may be able to make two pillows from this amount of material.

To begin, take the two pieces of fleece and cut both into a 36 inch square. Cut a 5 inch square out of each corner of both pieces of fleece. Make fringe around the entire pillow, all four sides, by cutting 5 inches into the fleece at 1 inch intervals.

Place the fleece squares wrong side together with the pillow between the squares. Knot the fringe pieces together using one strand from the top fleece and one strand from the bottom fleece. Knot all of the fringe on all four sides and you have your pillow completed.

You can make this pillow with a variety of different prints for many different outcomes. If you are new at crafting you may want to buy the most inexpensive prints or solids. No matter which pattern you choose, I am sure you will be delighted with the finished product.

Kathy Zengolewicz is an author, ghostwriter, editor and proofreader. To learn more about Kathy and her services, visit her website at kathyzengolewicz.com.