Sunday, January 15, 2012

New Pillows

I'm always one of those shoppers who hits the clearance racks first.  50% off?  Pfffft.  I don't even consider buying unless it's at least 75.  The other day I was at Kohls with coupon in hand and the promise of Kohls cash back when I spied these pretty placemats.

They were part of the St. Nicholas Square holiday collection and were 80% off, but there were only 2 and I never set a table for less than 6(there are only 4 of us, but the dining table looks lonely with only 4 chairs, even with all the leaves out.)  Still they were very pretty and marked down to $1.59 each.  With my 20% coupon, that brought them down to $1.27 each.  They went into the cart and once I got home, I ripped out one of the side seams, and grabbed some Poly-fil from my craft room to stuff the placemats.

A simple slip stitch closed up the open seams.

Voila!  Easy throw pillow.  I love that the silver ties in with the wingback chair that I covered here.

Easy, peasy new throw pillows.

Thanks for popping in and sewing with me.

11 comments:

  1. Great job! I'm the same way w/shopping, always hit the clearance racks first!!

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  2. Awesome! Love the price on those guys!

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  3. You scored and your pillows look fabulous....BOOM!

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  4. I'm not sure I've ever thought about making pillows out of placemats. At least I know I've never done it! These look great.

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  6. Sorry about that! I love the pillow! Love those kind of sales!! Great job!!! cami

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  7. Love your new pillows! WOW--what a great idea. I would've never thought of it!
    You're so creative!
    Have a great day!

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  8. What a FUN way to add touches of holiday decor or color to your room! This seems like the kind of sewing project I might actually be able to do! ha! Thanks for linking up & sharing at Craft Monkey'n Monday! I'm sharing this project on my Facebook page!

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  9. What a great pillow you made!! I have tons that need a facelift like this!!
    Come by and sign up for my fun giveaway!

    bee blessed
    mary

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  10. adorable, and cheap I must say too :)

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