I have always been a fan of the "neutral couch- colorful pillow" scheme and was SO excited when I received a sewing machine for my 30th (eek!) birthday. Like art work from a store, I have a REALLY hard time finding pillows that I like AND that don't break the bank. I had no clue that my life would change from this little magical machine. Gone are the days of spending $15-$20 for a pillow.. this has taken my faux frugal-ness to a whole new level!
Once I finally mastered how to thread the spindle thingy-ma-bob and thread the machine, it was a cake-walk from there. Seriously, anyone could make a pillow... you just make a square. That's it :)
Now- keep in mind that I am a beginner and all I know how to do is sew a line so my pillows do not have zippers or fancy trim... just some straight up pillows.
Anyways-- I purchased remnant fabric for about $5.00, then some pillow stuffing that was $8.00/bag (I got two bags) and that's all I needed. For $21.00 I made 6 pillows!!
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Can you tell they are a little deflated? I didn't realize that I under-stuffed until I sewed them up... woopsy! I'm just going to pretend skinny pillows are in style. :) Hopefully my next round will be a little more plump. I am looking to have TONS of pillows-- a WHOLE room of them so I can change up my home's look whenever I please!
Carolyn
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