Another Placemat Pillow

It's Friday.  It's Friday.  The end of the week and the last day.  At least for the work week anyway.


You may remember I bought three placemats from Target.  Two of them I stuffed here and they easily became pillows for the master.  The third pillow wasn't double sided.  It was only one layer so I couldn't just stuff it.


Since it was only one layer, I needed another fabric to become the back.  I had some extra fabric leftover from an Ikea curtain that I could use.  It was about 54 inches wide and each side was finished.  This was perfect for an envelope closure.  I didn't have any extra zippers laying around so that wasn't an option.  I wanted to use what I had.


The placemat was 14 x 19 and wasn't quite big enough for my 12 x 20 pillow insert.  Using a seam ripper, I opened up all the seams to give me the biggest surface area possible.


Since my pillow insert was 12 x 20, I cut my fabric 13 x 20.  I was going to go 21 in length so I would have a half inch seam allowance all around, but when I opened the seams, the corners weren't squared.  For the white fabric, I just cut it in half width wise to get two even pieces and laid it on my placemat fabric so I could cut it to the same size.  I overlapped the finished edges in the middle and trimmed the outsides so they matched the placemat fabric.  Once the pieces were all matched up, I pinned the two together to keep them from moving.  Make sure you are pinning right sides facing in.


A quick run through the sewing machine to attach the pieces and I was all done. I flipped the pillow cover right side out and inserted my pillow form.


The back has a nice, deep envelope closure.



It looks great with the other two coordinating pillows I made.



It's got a subtle chevron pattern to it and goes nicely with the medallion print of the other two pillows.



So glad I found an affordable option for throw pillows.  I still may add a couple bigger ones but for now these are perfect. 

Check out the progress in the master bedroom:
Master Bedroom Plan
DIY Fabric Trimmed Curtains
New Plan
Progress
New Desk
DIY Acrylic Tray 
Bedding Options
White Pintuck Bedding
DIY Placemat Pillow 

 
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Comments

  1. Great idea with the place mats. I love the color combo. I've enjoyed watching your master bedroom come together.

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  2. Where did you get the other two accent pillows? Did you purchase them if so where or make them? Fabric name and where? I love the fabric!

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  3. Loved the idea! Great thanks for sharing! A must try.

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