Okay, this itty bitty sewing project is so much fun! Yesterday I made two pillows for $6.99 out of a set of four napkins I bought at Home Goods. My favorite part of the project was that it didn't require ANY cutting, which is my least favorite part of sewing- I am SO bad at it! I can't cut a straight line to save my life! I think these pillows turned out so cute, and for the price you can't beat it. Being napkins, the fabric is also of good quality, heavier than quilting cotton, and I'm planning to use them for outdoor pillows. I'm also planning to go back to Home Goods and buy a few more sets of napkins- they had some very, very cute bright prints coordinating with the one I chose.
Here they are, looking cute on our guest bed:
The napkins were 18x18, and I happened to have some old pillows that were about 17x17, so it worked out perfectly. I also added some stuffing to make them a little fuller. I sewed three sides with a straight stitch, wrong sides together, and then put the old pillow in, stuffed it, and sewed up the last side. Easy as that! Now, if you don't have old pillows, you can use just stuffing or a pillow form. But if you do, and they aren't the exact right size, you might have to cut a little bit. You could also do an envelope style back, if you make a smaller pillow, but you'd obviously have to do some cutting.
Another trick I like to use when making pillows- if you have unused pillows lying around but they're not the right size, you can cut into them and pull out the stuffing and use that. I do that a lot.
This project is for the most novice sewer and you can find cute napkins just about anywhere- I've noticed Target has some cute DwellStudio ones (like these) at some of their stores that are so great- and just keep your eye out for them at places like Home Goods, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, World Market, Crate and Barrel, etc! Total cost for me was only the cost of the napkins- $6.99.
Have fun- and be careful...buying napkins could become an addiction :)
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