It's Sew Easy! Making Pillows and Placemats

For my Grandma's upcoming birthday I decided to make her two pillows for her porch. I had some great leftover fabric from a previous project that would match her decor. Making pillows is very fun and easy! I have previously made pillows for my guest room and have made placemats as gifts. I am working up to making a t-shirt quilt someday. Here's how to make your pillows!

Step One: Pick out your fabric, measure, and cut.

Step Two: Wash and iron all fabric.

Step Three: Layout fabric and decide which combination looks good.

Step Four: Pin fabric and sew pieces together.

Step Five: After pieces are sewn together as one, iron again. Make sure to iron seams down.

Step Six: If you are going to make a placemat, then iron on batting.

Step Seven: Cut and sew back piece of pillow to the front piece. Make sure to leave an opening on one side in order to pull it back through.

Step Eight: After pulling through the fabric so that it is the on the right side, put stuffing in the pillow or insert pillow form. If you are doing a placemat, to finish, after pulling it right side through, then complete with an outer finishing stitch around the perimeter of the placemat.

This is a great project that doesn't take a whole lot of time and is fun and creative! You can customize your pillows to change with the season or redecorate a room in your house. You can also make pillow covers to cover existing pillows from one season to the next. It also makes a great present.

Items You Need:
Fabric
Thread
Pins
Stuffing or Pillow Form
Measuring Stick
Scissors