DIY Ghost Pillow with Free Pattern

Learn how to make a DIY Ghost Pillow with a free sewing pattern. Add white pompoms and a spooky face for a great Halloween sewing project!

Celebrate the coming Halloween holiday with this cute and creepy ghost pillow. It looks so great sitting on a couch or just decorating a shelf.

I’m so excited to share this free sewing pattern of a DIY ghost pillow. I had fun designing the shape and face. I chose a scary, almost sad ghost face, but you can turn the the mouth upside down for a smile.

My daughter has already claimed this pillow as her ghost baby. She pretends to be a ghost mom and walks around carrying and snuggling it.

That was not the original intention, but I love having holiday decorations that can take a beating. I want my kids to enjoy the decorations without me hovering and worrying about anything getting broken.

The pompoms add such a fun touch to the ghost. I just love the look of it. You can also leave the pompoms off if you prefer that look. Or you can use a fuzzy white fabric to make the ghost look cozy and squishy.

What fabric should I use for a Ghost Pillow?

There are two types of fabric you can use for a ghost pillow depending on the look you are going for.

If you want a ghost with a pompom trim, then use a white cotton fabric and white pompom trim. The cotton fabric will be stable enough to work well with the pompoms.

If you want a ghost that is squishy and cozy, then use a white fuzzy fleece fabric. It will have a little bit of a stretch that you have to work with, but it creates a great look for the ghost pillow.

What is a PDF sewing pattern?

A PDF pattern is a sewing pattern designed on the computer and organized so that it can be printed on several letter or A4 size pieces of paper.

I love using PDF sewing patterns because if the pattern gets ruined or if my children or I changed sizes, I can always print it again. It’ll never be destroyed since I have a digital version!

How do you use a PDF sewing pattern?

Open the PDF on a computer and click print. When printing make sure that the scaling is set to 100% or no scaling so that the pattern prints at the correct size.

Once the pattern is printed it can be taped together to get the full size. Then the pattern can be cut for each pattern piece size or individual sizes can be traced so that the pattern can be used again and again. Learn how to use PDF sewing patterns.

Do you love to sew? Try one of these sewing projects:

• Halloween sewing projects
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• Easy Ghost Costume
• Free Ghost SVG Cut Files
• Free sewing patterns
• Free Halloween sewing patterns

DIY Ghost Pillow with a Free Sewing Pattern

Supplies

• Free ghost pillow sewing pattern – get it at the end of the post
• 1 yard white cotton fabric or 1 yard of white fuzzy fleece fabric
• Optional: 2.5 yards of white pompom trim
• scrap of black felt
• fusible adhesive
• poly-fil
• sewing tools
• sewing machine

Do you just want the pattern and tutorial as a PDF? Get the pattern and tutorial for just $5. You won’t need to access the internet every time you want to make it. Or get the Pattern Bundle with ALL the PDF tutorials!

Trace the face pieces onto the paper backing of the fusible adhesive.

Fuse the adhesive to the black felt.

Cut out the face pieces. Peel off the paper backing.

Place the face pieces on the front ghost piece. Fuse them in place.

Sew around the face pieces 1/8 inch from the edge with black thread.

If using a pompom trim, clip or pin the pompom trim around the ghost. You can place it all the way around the ghost or leave the bottom empty.

Baste the pompom trim in place.

Place the back ghost piece on the front with right sides together. Pin all the edges together.

Sew around the edges with a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Sew slowly around the curves. Leave a 6 inch hole.

Backstitch when you start and when you stop.

Clip the inner curves and notch the outer curves. Do this to only the fabric seam allowance. Do not clip or notch the pompom trim edge since it might make the pompoms fall off.

Turn the ghost right side out and push out the curves and pompoms.

Stuff the ghost with poly-fil. Use tiny pieces to stuff the arms, forehead, and tail, but fill the body with big pieces.

Handstitch the hole closed with a hand needle and thread and a ladder stitch.

The ghost pillow is finished!

Get the Free Sewing Pattern here!

If you make something using this sewing project, I’d love to see! Please share it on social media with the hashtag #heatherhandmade and tag me!