DIY How to Make a Heart Cushion With Pocket - Bravo Dada! Sewing Tutorial

Hi everyone!

In this sewing tutorial I’m going to show you how to sew a heart cushion with pocket. This heart shaped cushion is perfect for Valentine’s Day or any other occasion! Just place a love note in the heart pocket and give it to the ones you love. ❤️💜🩷💚

Important note: I use the metric system and make the exact conversion from cm to inches in the hope of helping. Please adapt these measurements to your ruler.

Hope you enjoy this tutorial. 🥰🪡

NOTE: Dimensions in inches are approximated.

The materials and techniques I used are the ones I thought were the best for me as a self-taught creative seamstress. It doesn’t mean they are the best for you, so feel free to use your creativity and make it your own!

You can adjust the measurements as you like and also add other features.

You will need the heart templates attached (print actual size).

HEART POCKET (USE SMALLER HEART TEMPLATE)

Fabric measurements:

- 1 fabric piece for the inside of the pocket: 14cm | 5.5” x 13cm | 5.1”

- 1 fabric piece for the outside of the pocket: 14cm | 5.5” x 13cm | 5.1”

Light-weight fusible interfacing measurements:

- 1 piece of fusible interfacing: 14cm | 5.5” x 13cm | 5.1”

HEART CUSHION (USE BIGGER HEART TEMPLATE)

Fabric measurements:

- 2 fabric pieces (front and back): 22cm | 8.7” x 20cm | 7.9”

Needle size:

- 90/14

You will also need:

- Scissors

- Pinking shears (zigzag scissors)

- Wonder clips

- Sewing pins

- Quilting ruler

- Rotary cutter

- Cutting mat

- Corner and edge shaper

- Wood stick

- Sewing thread

- Seam ripper

- Heat erasable pen

- Measuring tape

- Iron

- Ironing board

- Seam roll & press

- Sewing machine

- Sewing machine needles

- Hand sewing needles

- Fabrics

- Light-weight fusible interfacing

- Polyester hypoallergenic fiberfill, as needed, for stuffing the heart cushion

- Heart templates

- Printer

- A4 size paper sheet

- Paper cutting scissors

- Cut the fabrics and the fusible interfacing for your pocket.

- Apply the fusible interfacing with the iron to the wrong side of the outside fabric.

- Make sure the side with the glue is facing the fabric.

- Use the smaller heart template and a heat erasable pen to draw the heart shape of the pocket on the wrong side of the outside fabric.

- Make sure you position your template in the center of your fabric piece.

- Place the right sides of the inside and the outside fabrics facing each other and clip them together, as shown in the images.

- Leave an opening of 3cm | 1.2" so you can turn the heart shaped pocket right side out. Mark the opening on one of the sides of the heart, as shown in the images.

- Adjust the stitch length according to your preferences.

- Use a 90/14 size needle.

- Sew both fabrics together, following the stitching line.

- Using pinking shears, trim away the excess fabric and thread.

- Using scissors, put little snips in the top center of the heart cushion, as shown in the images.

- Press the opening of the pocket using a seam roll & press or the iron.

- Turn the pocket right side out and press it.

- Using the bigger heart template as a reference, place the pocket in the center of the right side of your cushion fabric, as shown in the images.

- Pin the pocket to your cushion fabric.

- Draw a small line, 1cm | 25/64" away from the right and left top edges of the pocket, as shown in the images.

- Adjust the stitch length according to your preferences.

- Use a 90/14 size needle.

- Sew the pocket to the cushion fabric using a 0.1cm | 0.04" seam allowance.

- Make sure to sew the reinforcement stitches at the end of each side of the pocket (stitch back and forward a few times over the same area), as shown in the images.

- Use the bigger heart template and a heat erasable pen to draw the shape of the cushion on the wrong side of the fabric.

- Make sure you position your template in the center of your fabric piece, taking into account the pocket position. The pocket must be placed correctly in the center of the template.

- Place the right sides of the front and back fabrics facing each other, as shown in the images.

- Leave an opening of 6cm | 2.36" so you can turn the heart shaped cushion right side out. Mark the opening on one of the sides of the cushion, as shown in the images.

- Adjust the stitch length according to your preferences.

- Use a 90/14 size needle.

- Sew both fabrics together following the stitching line.

- Using pinking shears, trim away the excess fabric and thread.

- Using scissors, put little snips in the top center of the heart cushion, as shown in the images.

- Press the opening of the cushion using a seam roll & press or the iron.

- Turn the heart shaped cushion right side out and press it.

- Stuff your cushion with polyester hypoallergenic fiberfill.

- Close up the opening with an invisible hand stitching.

Happy sewing! 🥰🪡