DIY felt minion pillow craft (no sew)

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To celebrate the December 8th release of the new Minions movie on DVD, I created this adorable minion pillow craft, modeled after our lovely friend Stuart, of course! It’s a really simple no-sew craft, that’s perfect for cuddling while cozying up to a Minions movie night.

 

 

A long time ago, in a place far away, the minions were looking for the worst villain to serve… but somehow, they seemed to be better at destroying their villain than serving it. That was until…. Sorry! You’re going to have to watch the movie for the rest!

 

 

The Minions movie is a perfect pick for a family game night because of its subtle humor and light entertainment. That’s why we went to Target to gear up for a perfect Minions movie night! We got paper goods, munchies, and more, but there was one thing that was missing: something DIY of course!

Target has well-stocked their shelves with all the minion paper goods, toys, books, clothing, and, of course, DVDs that you might need for a perfect movie night. But I always like to have a touch of homemade at any get-together.

This adorable Stuart minion pillow craft is perfect for crafting at a minion slumber party with friends. It’s also a great personal, DIY add-in to bundle as a gift with the new Blu-Ray/DVD Metal Pak movie, available exclusively at Target. 

 

 

This limited edition version comes in a collector’s tin, with three new short movies, plus 40 minutes of Target-exclusive content. You also get a $5 Target gift card with this version only (woot-woot!) You can order online and pick up in the store, or just go to the beautiful displays and grab one for yourself.

 

 

Now, for fear of giving something away, and possibly spoiling the movie for you, we’ll move on to Stuart, who plays an important role (oops!) Okay, we’ll move on to this felt minion pillow craft that keeps me cozy while laughing at the minions.

 

This pillow is NOT perfect – as you can see – but it’s not meant to be! It’s just a fun, quirky craft. If you want to go pro with it, you can sew it instead of gluing it, and add some seam allowance too. I didn’t. 

 

 

It is an adorable throw pillow that’s cozy and friendly, and perfect for spicing up a bed or playroom couch (once you’re done watching the movie of course.) Scroll on for the tutorial!

 

What you need to make a minion pillow craft:

• Large pieces of yellow felt (the larger you get, the bigger you can make your pillow…)
• Smaller pieces of gray, black, brown, white, and pink felt.
• Scrap denim (outgrown or ruined jeans are perfect) or denim colored felt
• Stuart to model for you (hint: there is something in your Metal Pak that is perfect for that.)
• Good scissors
• A glue gun and glue stick
• Thick black string
• Stuffing (I upcycled filler from torn chair cushions.)
• The Minions Metal Pak Blu-ray/DVD – because what’s the point if you don’t have the movie to watch?!

 

How to make a felt minion pillow craft:

 

1. Sketch and cut out two oval-ish shapes from yellow felt. 

 

2. You now need to one by one, create the goggles, eyes, and mouth from felt shapes. First sketch them out on the back of your felt, and then cut it out. Everything is relative to the other parts, so use the pieces you already made to determine the size of the others. For the goggles, I outlined a gray ring, and cut it out.

 

3. Add two black strips, yellow eyelids that will fit into the ring and a white circle that fits into the ring

 

4. Cut our a brown circle for the iris, and a smaller black one for the pupil. I later added a tiny white circle as a “glare”.

 

5. For the mouth, cut out a base from a dark color (I just used some of the brown, but a deep red would be more accurate.) Cut out a tongue using the dark base as your guide, and do the same with teeth.

 

6. Use the yellow pillow base to trace out a pair of overalls. Once you outlined the shape of the bottom, and finished the semi-circle, add a “vest” flap on top. If you want you can also add legs.

 

7. Cut two more strips of denim to serve as the overall straps.

 

8. Now glue all your features together, then glue them in place! The overall straps are tucked behind the minion shape now, but the goggles straps are wrapped around your finished pillow, so leave those loose.

 

9. Now glue the front of your pillow to the back around the edge! Because of the odd shape, you’re best off dotting it in place at intervals, and then connecting the dots. Make sure to leave the top open.

 

10. Stuff your minion pillow as much as you can!

 

11. Cut a few black strings, a few inches long each (you can trim afterward), and glue the edges to the inside front of your minion’s head. Do a few in each direction, so that they fall to the sides.

 

12. Glue the top of your minion shut. You’re now ready to watch that movie!

 

 

Have you watched the Minions movie yet? I hope you’ll give this minion pillow craft a try! 

 

 

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