{"id":26514,"date":"2015-03-10T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=26514"},"modified":"2015-03-11T19:01:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T00:01:31","slug":"diy-custom-throw-pillows-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=26514","title":{"rendered":"DIY Custom Throw Pillows on the Cheap"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently made some DIY custom throw pillows on the cheap in one afternoon, and I’m going to show you how you can, too. When I was growing up, most of my clothes came from the dining room table.\u00a0 I would pick out things that I loved in Seventeen<\/em> magazine, and then my mother, who spends her spare time either sewing<\/a> or gardening<\/a>, cut them out on the table and sewed them for me.\u00a0 Whenever I saw something I liked, she would always say, “I can make that for less,” and she did.<\/h3>\n

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So now when I see custom pillows I tell myself that I can DIY them for even less, and I do.\u00a0 You can, too, if you follow these simple suggestions.<\/h3>\n

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1.\u00a0 Buy\u00a0 designer fabric samples or remnants.<\/strong><\/span> – You might remember this post<\/a> from last summer when I bought a bunch of fabric samples for 50 cents each at a\u00a0 local fabric\/upholstery shop.\u00a0 That was not typical, but if you regularly stop in fine fabric stores, you might be able to score some remnants.<\/h3>\n

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I like a fluffy but tight pillow, so, I always cuts the fabric to a 19 inch square for a 20 inch insert.\u00a0 This allows 1\/2 inch seams all the way around and makes a fluffy pillow.<\/h3>\n

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2.\u00a0 Use painter’s drop cloth as the backing.<\/strong><\/span> – I keep an unused painter’s drop cloth in my fabric cabinet to have on hand for various sewing projects.\u00a0 You can get one here<\/a>.\u00a0 They come in different but huge sizes, are neutral in color, are thick and durable, and are a great value for the dollar.\u00a0 I make an envelope back so pillow forms can be inserted and removed easily.\u00a0 When cutting out the fabric, I fold the pillow top in half and then put it on top of two layers of the drop cloth with the hemmed edges on the outside.\u00a0 They will be the center part of the back.\u00a0 I then cut the backing three inches larger than the front so there will be room for a nice overlap in the back.<\/h3>\n

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Put the right sides together and sew all the way around.<\/h3>\n

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To avoid saggy corners, I sew them on the diagonal.<\/h3>\n

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Then I trim around the seam to get rid of any excess fabric.\u00a0 Turn the pillow and iron all of the seams.\u00a0 This is important so it will look finished.<\/h3>\n

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3.\u00a0 Use down\/feather inserts<\/strong>.<\/span> – This is probably the most important step for two reasons.\u00a0 First of all, throw pillows that look the best are usually down\/feather.\u00a0 Second, these inserts can be taken from one pillow and put in another.\u00a0 That means you can just fold the pillow covers and store them away.\u00a0 Although down inserts (here<\/a>) are an investment at first, if you use them over and over with different covers for different seasons, then they are worth the price.<\/h3>\n

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4.\u00a0 Consider buying a sewing machine<\/a> if you don’t own one.<\/span><\/strong> – Although it is an investment at first, a sewing machine will pay for itself many times over.\u00a0 Jordan and I pretty much just sew straight lines, but we both have a basic portable machine.\u00a0 However, by being able to sew straight lines, we can make pillow shams, European pillows, drapes and curtains, napkins, table cloths, placemats, duvets, and dust ruffles.<\/h3>\n

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In just about two hours I made four pillow covers.\u00a0 Considering the fact that I already owned the pillow inserts and the drop cloth, I guess we could say they cost me 50 cents each.\u00a0 I have the other three folded away in my staging area and will pull them out and add the inserts when I decide it’s time to freshen things up.<\/h3>\n

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I hope this post has been an inspiration to you to make your own pillow covers.\u00a0 Thanks for stopping in.<\/h3>\n

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Take care.<\/h3>\n

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