Heat Transfer Vinyl Pillow

Hello Friends!! So excited to be working with Expressions Vinyl again and bring y'all another fun DIY project.

Today we are talking home decor! I absolutely love creating unique and custom items for our home, not only because I get to choose the exact style and colors but I also get to make items that are sentimental and unique. I had been on the hunt for a unique pillow cover, either with a sweet design or phrase. When I was unable to find what I was looking for in the store or online, it hit me! Hey, I can just make my own?! So, I grabbed my Expressions Vinyl HTV, turned on my Cameo and got to work! After deciding how I wanted the lettering to look like, I rummaged through my craft drawer and found this simple canvas IKEA pillow cover! I love using the simple pillow covers from IKEA or Hobby Lobby because they have a great selection in fabric and colors, while being affordable as well. Annnnnd, I don't have to sew one myself!! {YAAASSSS}

Now that I had my pillow cover, I came up with a simple design using a fun little saying that my husband suggested "...love lives here."

Once I got the sizing and lettering how I wanted, I was ready to cut! OOPS! PLEASE DON'T FORGET to mirror your image before you hit the cut button when working with HTV!! You don't want to waste any of that precious vinyl!!

So, while that was cutting, I next turned on our heat press. We have a simple heat press that we purchased online and love to use it when working with HTV, because you get the continuous heat and pressure needed for a good stick and it gives such great results! (Also helps get any wrinkles out of the fabric )\

TIP: We always pre-press our items for 10 seconds before applying the HTV, to prep the material. Once you have pre-pressed the material you're working with, cut and weeded your HTV, then you are ready to apply and press! TIP #2 (not shown): I used a thin piece of fabric large enough to cover the work surface of the press, as to not transfer any unwanted items and protect my pillow cover from the heat plate.

Once pressed for 30 seconds, release and pull back transfer film......

Once the film is completely peeled off, recover the work area with your scrap fabric and repress for 10 seconds to really set in the HTV. Insert your pillow form of choice and that's it!! Easy as PIE right?! I hope we have shown you how simple it is to create your own unique, quality pillow cover with the amazing quality of HTV that Expressions Vinyl offers! Enjoy!

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