Making Throw Pillows

For my apartment renovation, I did (and am still doing) a ton of DIY one projects. For one of those projects, I threw together a few throw pillows for my couch. I'm a big pillow gal (I have like seven of them on my bed) but I wanted the pillows on my couch to be a little more grown-up.

I used the throw pillow project as an excuse to check out The Needle Shop. I am SO glad I finally made it over there. It's a serious hike from my apartment (think 30-40 minutes on the train and about a 15 minute walk) but totally worth it.

The store has a ton of beautifully patterned fabrics and a GREAT selection of home decor fabric. I ended up buying two remnant pieces and then a yard each of two fabrics I simply couldn't leave without. I spent way more money than I wanted to spend but that's okay. Sometimes you have to indulge a little, right?

Anyways, making the throw pillows turned out to be about a hundred times easier than I thought it would be. I had purchased two pillow forms from Ikea ($6 each) and my futon came with two pillows so let's say those were free. My fabric cost about $35 so for four pillows I spent around $50. Considering the cost of pillows, I think I did pretty well!

Plus, look at how cute my pillows turned out? There's no way I could have found the exact fabrics I wanted if I had just bought my pillows and now they are so much more personal to me because I put so much love into their construction. I also found some fabric that I am DYING to turn into a comforter for my bed but I really can't afford it right now... A girl can dream :)

If you wanted to try making some pillow covers of your own, I'd suggest using the following tutorial. By far the easiest method for putting in zippers EVER.

Sewing in a Straight Line by Brett Bara – How to Sew the Easiest Zippered Throw Pillow from Rarebit Productions on Vimeo.

This is really just a sneak peek of what I've been up to in my apartment. I'll be back with more apartment photos and DIYs, plus a full tour when everything is in place. As of right now, this area by the couch is one of my favorites in my home. I love all of the different patterns with the black and white! I hope you're all loving this as much as I am!

xoxo
Mal