Dog Bone Shaped Neck Pillow - Free Sewing Pattern and Instructions

By Debbie Colgrove

Sewing Expert

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Dog Bone Shaped Neck Pillow Instructions

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Steps to Assenble a Dog Bone Shaped Neck Pillow - Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

Steps to Assenble a Dog Bone Shaped Neck Pillow. Photo Credit: Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

Updated November 11, 2015.

Materials Needed

Any fabric - 1/4 yard, I prefer velours (a fabric that is fuzzy and resembles velvet) or Polar Fleece
Quality All Purpose Thread - How to Choose Thread Color to Match Your Sewing Fabric
Stuffing
Two print outs of Pattern

Directions

Tape pattern pieces together. Make a dot even with the other dot on one side of the pattern so that you have two dots on one side edge. It doesn't matter which side edge.

Cut two out of the fabric, using the tape line as a grainline guide and keeping it an even distance from the selvedge. A

Transfer the dot markings to the fabric B

Pin fabric together, wrong sides together, and use a 1/2" seam to join them. Leave open between the dots on one side edge. How to Pin a Seam C

Make clips in to seam allowance at curves and "V's" so that the seam will lay smoothly when it is turned right side out Never clip through the seam allowance at the exact same point. Instead make the clips through one layer at a time, next to each other but not exactly in the same location because that could weaken the seam.

Turn right side out. D

Stuff.

Slip stitch the opening closed.

Tips

Depending on the person you are making it for, you can lengthen or shorten the pillow by varying the overlap of the pattern pieces where you tape it together.