I love the fall time of the year, a bit sad to see summer ending.
How quickly the days and months pass.
The older I get, I so wish for longer days, more days.
Fall decorations are out in all the stores. I found these lovely watercolor fall placemats at TJ Maxx, $10 for a set of four.
The pattern is similar to a pillow at Pottery Barn, shown below, that I love.
Unfortunately, the price of $39.50, is not in my low income budget.
So I made my own pillows from the placemats.
They turned out beautiful, love the soft fall colors in my living room area.
It was a very simple project.
Open the bottom seam of the placemat, large enough to insert a pillow form. A lumbar form was the perfect size.
The last step, close the seam. I used my sewing machine, but could be hand stitched together.
I am not a very good “sewing” person, but although my sewing machine hates me, I was able to complete a straight line.
That’s it!
Love my pillows!
Fall is coming, the leaves on my sugar maple are already showing some signs of turning.
Lots to enjoy coming up, cool beautiful sunny days, apples, pumpkins, harvest fairs, just so much!
Enjoy all the simple, precious things of the season!
Blessings, until the next time!
Your placemat pillows turned out wonderfully! I really like that pattern – even more than the PB ones! The white background colour looks lovely on your sofa.
Thanks a bunch for your comment! So very happy you liked the pillows. Just so easy to put together!
Your pillows are so beautiful, and I loved your blog. Keep them coming as I am looking forward to the next one.
Jayne, thank you so much for reading my blog and for your sweet comment on my pillows. See you soon!