I know you have seen a placemat pillow floating around the net somewhere right? I made one before waaaay back when! 🙂 I still love that one BTW! When I ran across a placemat at Big Lots for $2 that was GORGEOUS! I decided to DIY a pillow from a placemat!
See this $2 placemat…both sides are gorgeous! And those colors….perfect living room match!! We need to talk pillows a minute. I make lots for my family room and some may look like they are not to be used by snot nosed kids. My theory is, I put $2 into this pillow, let the snot fly! When it is too nasty to take it anymore, I will make another one and toss this one!
These are seriously the easiest thing EVA!! You just use your seam ripper to make yourself a hole in one edge. Enough to get your stuffing in there is all you need. Then just stuff and sew that little hole back up. So flippin easy!!
Okay that side above is def my fave!! But the other side doesn’t look shabby at all…
I heart my new $2 pillow!! And will continue to heart it until someone rips it or spills something on it…then it will be on to the next pillow!
So let your kids use your “company” pillows — it will be okay!
Brilliant. Now it’s going to be impossible to pass up the cute, never been used, placemats at the thrifstore.
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Angie, that is so cute!!! Love that pretty pattern. 🙂 I need to try one of these! Thanks for the visit today. 🙂
OMGOsh was an amazing Idea. I am going to have to give this one a try. I am always seeing super cute placemats on sale but they normally only have one or two. Thanks… And I heart your pillow too…
geeeeenius 🙂
Brilliant!!
Love this… Thanks for sharing! Tina
Amazing! Even me (a self-proclaimed non-sew-er) could whip one of these babies up. Plus, there are oodles of placemat options! Great idea!
Very nice, thanks for sharing.
This is a beautiful pillow, sister friend. I love it…
love this my mom many years ago used placemats to make me and my sisters purses I will never forget this I may use your idea to make her a pillow come see me at http://shopannies.blogspot.com
What do you use for stuffing?
omg.. we had the same ideas. i just made some last week after finding cheap placemats. I used table runners for the back. Check it out here: http://www.theautisticsalvager.blogspot.com/
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Thank you soooo much for sharing this! For those of us who don’t/can’t sew – this is ingenious and so clever. Can’t wait to try this! 🙂
I have these placements! Have an odd number stashed bc they didn’t have enough…. Thanks for the inspiration
This is great, can you please post how it is done, i need step by step instructions with pics
Great idea for those of us who sew, too, but want to save time. I have to tell you that comment about *ahem* nasal discharge nearly had me saying forget it and clicking out of here. Gross! Really turns my stomach. Earlier tonight I watched a graphic brain surgery, but I cannot do noses! I really, REALLY wanted to know if you used 2 placemats or opened the seam, though. I will be using this excellent idea, but that nose comment…. ick!
Yes just open the seam a few inches in one side. Thanks for commenting!
I agree! I enjoyed the craft idea and appreciate your time but I just can’t stomach the gross part. I know I sound like a fusspot but ….
Oh my goodness! There must be two “Elaines” … mine is the one responding to Travelitis.
I felt the VERY same way, Travelitis, and almost skipped over the Post as just reading this made me gag! I have made many placemat pillows in the past but wanted to see if the blogger sewed up the opening or used Velcro dots. Call me old fashioned but the English language has so many ways in which to express oneself … I like to see things kept as classy as possible! 🙂
Great idea. Thank you. I am just about to start my throw pillows and potpourri pillows for the holidays.