In my last post I shared this picture of the buffalo check red pillow I made…..
I was at Pottery Barn about a week ago and picked up an assortment of 20×20 inch cloth napkins for pillow projects. You can save a lot just using their napkins to make your own pillow covers or any cloth napkin for that matter…. a lot of the same fabrics are used for their cloth napkins and their pillow covers. There is a much better selection of napkins in the store than online, plus online they only sell them in sets (If you don’t live near a Pottery Barn you can call one of them and they will just mail the item to you). The buffalo check pattern was on sale for $2.99 each…. I think the fringed edge is really cute!!.
Notice…The napkin has a white stitch all the way around the edge ……
I did this pillow really quick and decided to only use 2 napkins….I suggest 3 per pillow if you don’t want a gap like I ended up with.
First, I took one of the napkins and cut it in half….
Next, I just turned under the raw edges and sewed them with white thread. Then I used some white cotton ribbon and attached them so I could tie the back of the pillow shut….
I then sewed the pieces together….. I moved the stitch in about a quarter of an inch from the existing white edge stitch. Time to fill the pillow cover…. oops
It doesn’t close all the way…..
It actually doesn’t bother me that much….I’ll just add another tie or sew a piece of red ticking to either side of the opening . It kind of gives the pillow a bit of personality! Total cost just over 6 dollars + ribbon that was free because it was a tie from a throw I purchased.
added another tie…so it can be flipped either way.
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These are adorable! I wish I had not returned my sewing machine that I got as a gift now – maybe I will find a used one just for these kind of projects. 🙂
Beautiful as always! I love the ticking with the checkers~
You’re kind of a genius. Love it. Wish sewing didn’t make me so nervous.
Rene,
You talented girl you!! I was at PB on Friday and almost bought some of their napkins. Your pillow turned out adorable. My SIL has her whole house decorated for Christmas already!
Dear Rene,
Loved your buffalo checked pillow! The “mistake” turned into a really cute and unique pillow. I might have to make one myself!
Rene,
These are toooo cute….very creative and now I will look at napkins in the store, in a new way! I’m actually headed out to a couple of stores and I’ll be eyeing the napkin section!
Thanks for a great tutorial….
have a great wk….
Thank you all for your encouraging words!! sooo sweet of you…hugs!!
Love the pillows, I think I might be able to do some of them..Thanks for sharing.
Love these adorable THRIFTY pillows…come on over and show them off at my NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAYS PARTY…hope to see ya there:)
Blessings,
Linda
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These are gorgeous!!! I’m always a little jealous of all the people who can sew out there!!!
Be still my heart…I love buffalo check! What a great idea and fabulous fabric!! I just purchased a package of Pottery Barn 96 inch buffalo check red lined curtain panels for my kitchen window from Ebay. They look great. If you’d like, you can check them out on my blog. Now I’ve got to have the napkins to use a pillows on my kitchen pew/bench. Thanks for the wonderful idea. :o)
Fondly,
Ann
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I think it turned out so cute! Love he fringed edge. I think tablecloths, napkins and placemats are all good sources for pillow. You can find some cute patterns on clearance and you get a lot of fabric for the price.
I love buffalo plaid! I have been looking all over for red and white to do some pillows for Christmas time. Thank you so much for this wonderful idea!
Thanks for sharing how you made these. Very cute!
-Rene