One day as I was browsing through Target, I came across this adorable place mat. It was on clearance for under $3, so I knew I just had to pick it up. I wondered if it could be turned into a pillow, since the color would look awesome in my front room.
So I bought it, and here's what I did..
To make this pillow, you will need a sewing machine.
I folded the place mat in half, right sides together, then stitched all of the sides but one.
I pressed the seam open, then flipped it right-side out.
Next I stuffed it with Poly-Fil, making it nice & fluffy.
Then I stitched the open end closed.
Yeah, it's really that easy. :) Gotta love Target clearance section!
And I think it fits in well with the rest of my pillows.
So I bought it, and here's what I did..
To make this pillow, you will need a sewing machine.
I folded the place mat in half, right sides together, then stitched all of the sides but one.
I pressed the seam open, then flipped it right-side out.
Next I stuffed it with Poly-Fil, making it nice & fluffy.
Then I stitched the open end closed.
Yeah, it's really that easy. :) Gotta love Target clearance section!
And I think it fits in well with the rest of my pillows.
66 comments:
Looks great!
This is awesome! Who knew you could make a pillow out of a placemat! :]
Nicely done! I love easy, one-hour projects! :)
This is awesome Lindsay! I love that pattern!
What a little genius you are! I absolutely love it and would have never thought to turn it into a pillow!! Very cute Linds!
This is amazing Lindsay! I love this pillow, it is so cute! How clever of you.
yay!! I made those same clearance place mats into a valance in my kitchen!! ha ha love it!
you are a GENIUS. i would never think to do this! i need a sewing machine. where do you recommend getting a starter sewing machine (that's not too expensive) for someone who's a bit of a sewing novice??
Love it! I really need to make over my pillows on the couch and loveseat! Great inspiration girl!
Love it! I really need to make over my pillows on the couch and loveseat! Great inspiration girl!
Oh so cute! I am totally jealous of your sweet find and of your sewing skillz! I'm actually loving all three of those pillows!
xo Becca
What a perfect idea! I love it!!
I have used napkins for pillows, but have not tried the placemats yet...Great pillow!!
Looks Awesome! Gotta Love Target Clearance!!!!!!!! pippa
we could get into some serious trouble together! I may or may not have purchased those on clearnace as well! LOve this!!!! :)
Awesome Target clearance find! That really pulls the other pillows together, great eye!
Here from Cherished Bliss & now following you :) Tanya
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Supah cute! ;)
Would love for you to share this at my linky party!
http://www.igottatrythat.com/p/blog-hop-linky-colde.html
Lindsay, what a great idea!! Love the print, and it looks beautiful on your sofa!! Happy Tuesday!! xo Heather
Very cute and easy!!
So cute! I love using place mats for other purposes! Great idea!
As always...you are the best!!!! sending you tons of hugs! This is a brilliant idea!!! : ) and WOW it looks great in that fabulous arrangement! clever beyond words!
That is such a great idea. I have tuns of plats I could make some pillows with. THanks for sharing.
Rose
LOVE your pillows! I need to work on getting some new pillows as well!
Very nice on your sofa. I love these soft colours!
And it's such a cute family of pillows that you now own!
Very cute!! I love how the pillow turned out! Thanks for sharing this at Romance on a dime (I tweeted and pinned your project).
So cute! I would have never really considered making a pillow out of a place mat. This looks great though...smart idea.
So cute! I have pinned it to my Sew Cute board. And I would love to have you come by, link up and show off this project at the Creative Corner Hop. The linky party begins every Monday and stay open all week.
Sandy
Cherished Handmade Treasures
This is so adorable! I love the idea, thanks so much for sharing!
-Kayla :)
Just dropping in for a visit to invite you to TWO parties this week. I will be co-hosting at Katherine's Corner Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop and I will also be hosting my own Freedom Fridays Blog Hop. So hoping to have you visit both days and share any of your awesome posts:)
Loving these pillows, how clever to use placemats. Still enjoying following you:)
Lovely punch of color and I love yellow, especially for spring and summer.
I love it! Looks like some fancy, expensive fabric. I've always wanted to attempt to make a placemat pillow but I always end up forgetting to browse the placemat aisles when ever I am at a store!
Very cute! I have those same placemats! I just made a purse out of a placemat (a different one) and blogged about it... Here is the link!
http://athomeinthenorthwestblog.com/2012/05/placemat-purse-tutorial.html
Looks great!
Jen
athomeinthenorthwestblog.com
Such a cute idea! It adds a great pattern to the mix.
What a cute, cute pillow! I've been seeing lots of these placemat pillows and need to try to make one too! I love yours!
Good eye! That "placemat" was meant to be on your couch.
What a great idea and it completes the set. Looks great! Thanks so much for linking up to Rustic Restorations Weekend.
That is one of my favorite things to do!!! I love Target for placemat pillows! ;) Looks lovely on your couch!!!
Love the pillow... my sister found the exact same placemat and wanted to do the same thing! Except she didn't use a sewing machine - the place mat is already two pieces of fabric sown together so she cut a small slit in one side, put the stuffing in and hot glued the fabric back together!
I love, love, love your placemat pillow! I need to keep an eye out for placemats at Target, they always have the cutest things.
wow, that goes perfectly with the other pillows! I never would have thought you could do that with a placemat. So creative!
This is so neat...your pillow turned out lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Great idea. I wish I could come up with ideas like that!
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Jessica
Cute, Lindsay! Quick, simple and effective. You've gotta love that! :)
It's Perfect!! I love to find deals like that and then make something awesome out of it. Last year., I did the same thing but with tea towels - pillows turned out so cute. Stopped over from I Heart Nap Time Party. AJ@queenofmynest
How creative and you made it so simple! There are SO many cute placemat patterns out there too. We would love to have you join the Saturday Show & Tell at Cheerios and Lattes. My readers would love your ideas! :) Have a great weekend!
Mackenzie
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It goes so well with your other pillows! It's funny how I look at everything as a potential fabric source now that I've got into sewing. Looks like you do the same too!
Hmmm, makes me want to go check out target clearance right now! nice projct
I love it!! I'll have to remember not to pass something up just because it's not in the form I want! That was a very clever idea and it looks great :)
Love this idea! I picked up some placemats to do this week the other week! Great idea!
Thanks for linking!
Stacey of Embracing Change
This is super cute!!
This is so cute! We just love to stumble on great clearance items. Target has some good clearance prices! We love the pillows. We appreciate you linking up with us!! It's so fun to see all of the great ideas and recipes! We hope to see you back again soon! -The Sisters
how smart you are!! This is totally my kind of sewing project too - thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for linking up to Make it Monday! It's all in the placemat! Love this project! I bought some polka dot placemats last summer for this purpose but never made them into pillows :)
I've shared your link on the Brassy apple fB page! :)
Love this idea and will be featuring it in my round up post this week! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks to the linky, I'm finding so much good ideas for my new home!!! I'm a new follower now ( GFC)
http://sparkleandco.bogspot.com
This is so cute! I think I could make that. :)
I have the same target placemat made into a pillow and I'm ready to make some more :)
Such a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing at our BowdabraBlog.com Showcase.
Thank you so much for linking up in our Saturday Showcase this past week! We were thrilled to have you and hope that you stop back in on Saturday and link up more crafty ideas!
Have a super weekend!
Susie at Bowdabra
http://bowdabrablog.com/
I have this same "pillow" in my room...I didn't get it for the clearance price though! Awesome! Featuring you tomorrow friend!! XO, Aimee
PS I've been dealing with some sickies...I hope you and your sweeties are all well and enjoying the beginning of summer!!!
Just stopping by to let you know that you've been featured at The Gunny Sack! http://www.thegunnysack.com/2012/06/who-was-stuffed-in-gunny-sack-week-39.html
Hi Lindsay,
Love this idea. I was totally expecting you to say that you used a backing fabric, but you kept it uber easy and just used the place mat as the front AND back. Even I could do that. I'll have to keep my eye out for place mats that match my living room now!
We're having our inaugural Eat Make Grow Blog Hop. We are looking for folks to link up who want to share what they have been eating with their families, growing in their gardens or making with all their creative impulses. If you're interested, I hope you'll hop on over and link up a couple of your posts. It's a way for you to grow your readership and find other like minded mamas.
Hope to see you there,
Foy
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How clever are you. That is a well spent $3 and your craftiness, priceless. A little pillow with a lot of WOW Factor!
Cheers
Karen
At Home Vintage
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