Disclaimer: this tutorial is for those with some (albeit minimal) sewing experience. Mainly because, I am redonkulous when it comes to teaching things. If you want some great tutorials on sewing, check out Make it and Love it. They always have great tips and awesome projects going on over there!
Ever see a bunch of clearanced napkins at your local bazzar style store and think, "Love the fabric, but fabric napkins are too shnazzy for my people." No? Me neither.
But I did love the fabric on these World Market napkins [same fabric as my table runner curtain.] They were a buck. Sounds cheaper than a dollar, doesn't it?
And yes, fabric napkins are too shnazzy for my people. We use like 3 napkins each when we eat.
Either we're really messy eaters, or strive for really tidy faces. Jurys still out.
Well I'm gonna show you another use for those napkins. A higher level of class mind you!
3 napkins per pillow is what you'll need (sounds like the first line in a terrible square dancing song)
Doing it this way gives you an envelope closure so you can actually take off the pillow cases and wash them.
Lets hear it for cleanliness.
This photo below only shows how you need to overlap your napkins. You don't actually sew it like this
because....1. right sides are not together
2. its crooked, yo!
2. its crooked, yo!
There much better. Then pin and sew around the edges. Sew just on in the inside of the hemmed edge.
Then trim off your excess like so....
(I've always wanted to use "like so..." in a legit sentence.)
Turn right side out and stuff (we already had 20" square pillow inserts). Make sure to karate chop the pillow before you photograph it.
It will make you happy, I promise.
[The middle pillow is made from a place mat. Also for fancy people.]
The blue pillows are also made out of napkins, but no envelope covers. They are just straight up square pillows.
One helpful tip though is when you trim the excess after sewing (and you have remembered to leave a hole to stuff the fluff into) leave some of the hemmed edge of the napkin. It makes it easier to turn inside and stitch the hole closed.
Ahh....perdy cheap pillows.
Sharing at the Weekend Wrap Up
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