Decorative Pillows - Made From......Placemats !

Fun, colorful, decorative throw pillows are probably, my favorite accessory for decorating projects.. They create a lot of bang for the buck - when you need a splash of color in a room. These beautiful pillows can get expensive but a great inexpensive way to make you own throw pillows with very little sewing is to use ready-made placemats..

Even high-end placemats are still less expensive than pillows and you will have a great variety of fabrics and colors.. The easiest ones to work with will have 2 pieces of fabric stitched together so you can rip out one seam on the end to stuff with fiberfill or a pillow form.. If you don't have a sewing machine handy - you can even use glue or "stitch witchery" adhesive to bind the seam back together..

You can make a great little lumbar pillow from a single layer placemat by just folding in half and top-stitching leaving a space to stuff the fiberfill or stitch right sides together, leaving an opening for turning and stuffing..

Here is probably my favorite little animal print - placemat pillow that I folded in half - stitched, stuffed and added eyelash fringe >>>

This is a jungle themed kids room. The striped animal print pillow in the middle is a 2 layer - placemat pillow....

Let us see your favorite decorative accessory..