The two pillow forms I made |
You may remember during the summer I had taken a defective bed
pillow and remade it into two pillow forms.
I used one of the forms to make a new throw pillow for my bed using
items I already had on hand. It made for a fantastic no-cost project.
This is the pillow I made with one of the forms |
I had a specific idea in my head of what kind of pillow I wanted
for the leopard print chair in our living room and I knew, especially since I
wasn't seeing what I wanted at the stores, that I could quite easily make it
once I found the perfect piece of fabric.
While out shopping for fabric to make a Christmas gift a couple of
months ago I happened across that perfect piece of fabric. Royal purple pinched taffeta. I was thrilled. But not by the price - 13.99 a yard! As it turned out I also had a 50% OFF coupon
a friend had given me so that made it much more reasonable, plus I didn't need
a full yard. I bought 2/3 of a yard,
used my coupon and then paid for it with a gift card I had. Another no-cost (to me) pillow project coming
up!
I simply laid the remaining pillow form I had made on the fabric,
cut it out an inch larger than the form and stitched around it with matching
purple thread I just happened to have in my massive thread stash leaving an
opening wide enough to stick the end of the form in once I folded it in half.
After clipping the corners I turned it right side out. I did not iron it as I didn’t want the
taffeta to get that shiny look it gets when you iron it. Once I had worked the pillow form inside I
moved it around and fluffed it into place.
Then I just pinned the opening closed and whip stitched it with tiny
little stitches.
Took less than 15 minutes, start to finish, and I couldn't be
happier with it. It looks great in my
sassy little chair.
The bonus is I only used half of the fabric and it was exactly
enough to make a second pillow!
I was planning to make a pillow for a friend of ours for Christmas
and her favorite color just happens to be purple. So I grabbed one of the brand new travel size
pillows I bought for us for camping, it was still in the package, and used that
for the form. Worked out perfectly and I
got another gift crossed off my list.
Once I replace the pillow this gift will come in at a whopping $3.50!
Such a pretty pillow |
So there you have it. A
brand new throw pillow for our living room and a bonus pillow as a Christmas
gift. I love making pillows. Simple, inexpensive and you can really get
creative. They are so much fun!
You may also enjoy this post about some Upcycled Throw Pillows I
made.
So pretty. Great job!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Theresa! I am really happy with it. :)
DeleteI love your pillows! They are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
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