DIY Lavender Eye Pillow

Learn how to make this easy DIY eye pillow filled with lavender and flaxseed to relieve stress and tension and help you rest.

If you have basic sewing skills or are a beginner sewer then this project is perfect for you. It's a simple eye pillow that is filled with flaxseed and lavender flowers for a great way to ease tension and promote relaxation.

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Lavender is known for promoting a sense of calm. I love to grow English lavender in the garden and have a French lavender plant in my dining room.

In addition to lavender, I also used flaxseeds for this project because they offer a nice texture and filling. They can also be heated or cooled as needed. You could use rice but it's a little more bulky.

In case you ever worry about sharing or contamination make an inner and outer cover. In this case, I used muslin for the inner pillow. You could use any breathable fabric with natural fibers such as white cotton for this step.

Once you sew the muslin on three sides turn it right side out and use a piece of paper to create a funnel or cone and fill it with lavender and flaxseeds. I used 1/2 cup of each for this project.

Then turn under the edges of the open side and sew it closed.

To create an outer cover that can be removed and washed use two pieces of linen or cotton and cut them to the dimensions shown above.

Turn over about 1/4 inch of the middle cut on the second piece of each side and topstitch.

Then pin the pieces together overlapping the topstitched piece on the top.

This time you can sew around all four sides as the overlapped topstitched pieces will be your opening for turning right side out.

It is also the opening that you use to stuff in the lavender and flaxseed muslin pillow.

As I mentioned you can place this in the freezer or microwave for a cold or hot application.

From time to time squeeze the pillow to release more of the lavender scent.

After months or years of use, the pillow will start to lose its scent. At this point feel free to add a couple of drops of lavender essential oil to the muslin pillow to refresh the fragrance.

Makes a nice gift idea, huh?