An Easy Bolster Pillow

 Hello Readers. I wanted a big pile of pillows for my bed to make it cozy. I wanted to have lots of cushion to lean back on to relax and read a book. I made a quick and easy bolster pillow that you can make too.

 Put this big pillow together easily.

I almost bought this pillow from Amazon. I hate to buy stuff I don't really need and Jeff Bezos doesn't need anymore money so, I made my own. 

I grabbed this light-weight yellow blanket from my linen closet. It was the color I wanted so I thought it would work well with my bedding. 

I took the body pillow I had and put the body pillow on one end of the blanket. I started folding the blanket over the pillow. 

Then I started rolling the pillow in the blanket. I rolled it like a ... jelly roll cake? a taquito? a cannoli? (You get what I mean.)

 

 I tried to keep the pillow snug in the blanket. I kept rolling until I had a blanket tube with the pillow inside.

 

When I was done rolling the pillow in the blanket I had the loose ends on both sides. I wanted to secure them and keep the whole pillow together.

 

I got some ribbon that would match my bedding. I had this ribbon in my sewing stash but you can use any kind of string or yarn for this. You could even use rubber bands or twine. 

 

I tied my blanket ends as tight as I could. I wanted the blanket to be held in place really well. 

 

  When I looked on the back of the pillow this edge of the blanket was a little loose. I didn't like that.

I pulled the end of the blanket and that made the blanket tighter. This made the pillow more firmly wrapped together.

This metal headboard is not comfortable to lean back on. This big bolster pillow will be so much more comfortable.

I added every pillow I could just to get the biggest and squishiest pile possible. (The pillows in front are satin and I love how gentle they are on my hair. I recommend them highly.) Thanks for reading along, now go make yourself something cozy too.

***Year End Update- This big pillow is still on my bed. It's very cozy.