Turn a photo into a throw pillow with ingenious paper-backed linen that feeds into home printers. You can also use this process for smaller pillows, such as sachets.

Tools and Materials

Printable linen
Fusible interfacing
Iron
Fabric protector
Linen
Sewing machine and sewing supplies
Polyester fiberfill

1. Size photo (if desired, leave a border for a framelike effect). Print on linen; remove backing.
2. To make fabric sturdier, back linen with a piece of fusible interfacing. Cut it to the same size as the linen, and iron it to the back side of printout. Place scrap fabric between iron and printout.
3. Cut a piece of linen to the same dimensions as your printout before ironing. With right sides facing, sew around perimeter, leaving a 1/4-inch seam allowance. Leave a 3-inch slit at bottom. Turn right side out.
4. Stuff with fiberfill, and hand-sew the slit closed.

Jacquard Belgian linen, $35 for 6' by 42", jacquardproducts.com
Heat 'n Bond lightweight iron-on fusible interfacing, 20" by 36", $3 per yd., joann.com
3M Scotchgard fabric protector, $10, amazon.com