Posted by Julie Dess on 21st Feb 2026
Petal Power Pillow Project
Get ready to unleash a floral fiesta right on your sofa!
With the Petal Power Pillow Project, you’ll transform humble fabric scraps and a panel of Petal Power fusible interfacing pattern into a bloom-tastic cushion that’s equal parts scrap-busting and style-boosting.
Whether you’re a quilting queen or a beginner eager to petal your way into creative sewing, this project combines playful shapes with simple stitching to deliver a statement-making pillow that’s as fun to make as it is to admire.
Here's how to make this easy sewing pillow pattern!
Project Skill level: Beginner
Approximate time: 3-4 hours
Materials needed:
- One panel of Petal Power fusible interfacing pattern
- Fabric scraps to piece the flower petals
- Old jeans or denim scraps
- Thread for sewing
- 24" pillow form
Tools needed:
- Sewing machine
- Scissors and/or rotary cutter
- If using a rotary cutter, you'll need a cutting mat
- Corner turner
Start by sorting through your scraps and finding fabrics you'd like for the flowers. If they are wrinkly, take the time to press them - it will make it easier for when you are ready to sew them together.
Here I've pulled together a pile of scraps for piecing the flower petals and some old jeans rescued from the donation pile.
Roughly cut out each of the flower petals from the Flower Power interfacing panel, leaving both the dotted and solid lines.
Place the flower petal on your pressing surface with the rough side up. Take one of your scraps and lay it on top.
Using the crazy quilt technique, add a piece to one side with right sides together. Sew with a 1/4" seam allowance, and then press open using a pressing sheet.
Here you can see where the scraps were stitched together to fill the flower petal. When you're happy with your scrappy flower petal, trim along the dotted line.
Here is a finished flower petal! Next, place the petals on your background fabric. I used denim and trim for about a 3/8" border of the background fabric around the flower petal.
Have fun with the decorative stitches on your machine and stitch around each scrappy petal to secure it to your background fabric. The leaf was made using smaller petals inside the larger petal interfacing pattern.
Take pieces of your pillow cover fabric (mine is denim) and piece together the two sides of your pillow cover. Each should be at least 25" x 25". I had fun using both sides of the denim fabric and different colors of denim to make this pillow cover.
Sew your flower petals onto one of the background fabric pieces.
Take the two background pieces, and with right sides together, sew around all four sides. NOTE: Start about 3" from one corner as you begin to sew. Stop on the 4th side about 3" from the opposite corner. This leaves an opening so you can put in your pillow form.
Turn the pillow right side out through the opening. Place your pillow form inside the pillow cover.
Sew the opening closed. You can do that either by hand with a slip stitch, or fold it closed and sew along the edge by machine.
And, the finished Petal Power pillow!
Have fun with this scrap fabric project!
Project made by Quiltsmartie: Julie Dess
Learn how to make this scrap-happy Petal Power pillow with our step-by-step-instructions.