Here's an easy-peasy idea for making a small pillow. As you may know I love re-purposing cloth items -- shower curtains for wall art, bedspreads for tablecloths, etc. This project involves making a pillow out of a placemat. This only works with a double-sided placemat. The one I used is $5 right now at Pier1 Imports.
One end of this placemat is topstiched. Use a seamripper to take out those stitches, thereby opening one end to insert the pillow. I used an 12" x 20" feather pillow insert from Hancock Fabrics.
It is possible to flatten the pillow down enough to topstitch the end closed by machine. You can also hand stitch it. Ça y est, c'est fait! You have a sweet little two-sided pillow!
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What an easy way to make your home blossom for springtime. Have a beautiful easter weekend!
What a great idea!
Love it so much I'm going to try it.
xo xo
Posted by: Visual Vamp | April 10, 2009 at 08:30 PM
This is GREAT! I'm going to have to do this!!
Posted by: Kathi | April 11, 2009 at 06:12 AM
I am going to go search through all the discontinued samples I have at the shop and try one from them! That should be fun especially with some of those "old" Anichini tapestry things hanging around for ages! Thanks for a great idea!
Posted by: Karen | April 12, 2009 at 11:12 AM
I'd love to see what you all come up with. Wow Karen. Anichini sounds divine :)
Posted by: Sylvie | April 13, 2009 at 09:23 AM
Super cute!
Posted by: Catherine dée Auvil | April 13, 2009 at 01:50 PM
What a brilliant idea. It's lovely
Posted by: Di Overton | April 14, 2009 at 09:39 AM
That is adorable! I wish I could sew!
Posted by: from the right bank | April 15, 2009 at 07:04 PM
from the right bank: you could use glue!
Posted by: Sylvie | April 16, 2009 at 09:29 AM
I love it.
Posted by: Silvia Amaral | April 26, 2009 at 06:02 PM