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I love changing the throw pillows on my living room’s sofa. The room is the first room when entering my family’s home. I like to decorate the space frequently throughout the year to reflect the seasons!
Since I’m a busy and thrifty mom, I like to make my pillows as quickly and as inexpensively as possible. I’ve found one of the best ways to make a pillow with next to no sewing is to stuff double-sided placemats. By stuffing a placemat, I can make a pillow for only about $6-$7. That way, I can afford to swap out my pillows fairly frequently! I can literally turn a pretty placemat into a pillow in less than 30 minutes.
I recently made some throw pillows out of some adorable striped pineapple placemats I found at Target. My friends and family really liked these pillows — I made these for two blogging friends, my aunt and a cousin. I gave one of the sets of pillows I made to Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom , who celebrated her birthday this weekend. (Hope you had a great birthday celebration, Carrie!)
Materials
Double-sided cloth placemats (Double-sided cloth placemats typically have a pattern on the front and a solid color fabric on the back of the pillow.)
All Purpose Thread
Hand Needles
Seam Ripper
Sewing Scissor
Needle Threader
Poly-Fil pillow stuffing
How to Make a Placemat Pillow
You won’t believe how easy it is to turn a double-sided placemat into a beautiful throw pillow. To get started all you have to do is open about two inches of the seam on one side of the the pillow with a seam ripper. (The picture below is from when I made holiday placemat pillows.)
Stuff the pillow with the Poly Fil. I often use a disposable take-out wooden chopstick to push the stuffing deep into the pillow.
Once the pillow is filled, cut a good length of thread. Use the needle threader to thread the needle. Stitch the small opening in the pillow closed. Make sure to make a knot on your last stitch to keep your stitches in.
These pineapple pillows are a fun addition to a summer patio or to a living room sofa. I love my new pineapple pillows!
This tutorial was shared at Project Inspire{D}
I love Pineapples, eating them, decorating with them, just looking at them is fun. I fell in love with them on a trip to Hawaii, they are the biggest exports of Pineapples so of course, they are delicious there. I try to change my throw pillows at least a few times a year and that can get expensive. I like the idea of making my own pillow. if only I could sew.
These no sew pineapple pillows are easy to make. Amazing tutorial. These pillows look cute.
These are adorable and bonus for them being no-sew! I may have to try this!
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These are so adorable! I love the pineapple accent and the thin pinstripes. I’ve always been intimidated by sewing so, the no-sew feature is a plus for me too!
Great hack! I’ve made placemat pillows before but never thought about inserting between TWO reversible placemats. Visiting from Creative Corner party.
This is actually a pretty cool & creative idea, Lauren. I’ll pass it along to friends I know.
This might make a good indoor project for kids, too, on rainy days I think.