(Tutorial) Tree Circles Pillow

I was inspired by this picture (Etsy), that I saw in a magazine, and I thought that I probably needed to make something like that. I actually saw this idea done as a coaster in Martha Stewart Living a year or two ago and I loved it!

Anyway, I made this felt pillow out of it!

(Sorry about the blurry photo, night time!)

I used a platter for a guide, cutting a little over two inches outside of the edge to make two 16" circles out of brown felt.

Then I cut one 13" circle of ivory felt....

I sewed the ivory circle to one of the brown circles, and used fabric glue to stick on rows of circles in brown yarn.

Once it was mostly dry, I hand stitched several spots here and there to help it stay better.
Then I laid the other brown circle on top of the first two (with the ivory sandwiched in between) and pinned it, and sewed almost all the way around, leaving a 5" opening for stuffing.

I stuffed the pillow with polyfill, and hand stitched the opening shut. Ta-da!

Hmm, almost done....

It looked kind of like a rose to me, so I added another circle around the outer edge. Perfect!

P.S. I have an idea for my blog that I'm really excited about!! But I'll save that for tomorrow's post....