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No-Sew Pineapple Pillows

August 6, 2017 By Lauren

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DIY pineapple pillows from Target placemats

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

Materials for DIY placemant pillows. Placemat pillows are an easy an inexpensive way to make throw pillows

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.)

Open a two-sided placemat about two inches, fill it with pillow stuffing and sew it back up to have a throw pillow in minutes!
Stuff the pillow with the Poly Fil. I often use a disposable take-out wooden chopstick to push the stuffing deep into the pillow.

Making an easy DIY pillow by filling a double-sided placemat with pillow stuffing

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!

easy diy pineapple pillows from Target fabric placemats
This tutorial was shared at Project Inspire{D}

Filed Under: Crafts, Decor, DIY, how to Tagged With: craft, decor, how to, living room, sew, sewing

Comments

  1. Mary says

    August 7, 2017 at 1:27 PM

    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.

  2. Choice Furniture Superstore says

    August 10, 2017 at 8:09 AM

    These no sew pineapple pillows are easy to make. Amazing tutorial. These pillows look cute.

  3. mary says

    August 14, 2017 at 2:42 PM

    These are adorable and bonus for them being no-sew! I may have to try this!
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  4. Bobbi says

    August 19, 2017 at 10:15 PM

    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!

  5. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    August 20, 2017 at 10:52 PM

    Great hack! I’ve made placemat pillows before but never thought about inserting between TWO reversible placemats. Visiting from Creative Corner party.

  6. Grant Williams says

    September 20, 2017 at 8:20 AM

    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.

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  1. The Creative Corner Link Up Party & Baked Sour Cream Apple Donuts says:
    August 13, 2017 at 9:01 PM

    […] Birthday, Carrie! To celebrate, I sent her a package of gifts, complete with some super easy no-sew pineapple pillows that I made from fabric placemats from Target! It was fun to make gifts for a great friend. Hope […]

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