Creating home décor is one of my favorite DIYs to do. I dear having the power to create my own unique, i-of-a-kind pieces to fill my habitation. In that location's something nearly knowing you have a decorative piece in your home no one else has.

Create A Pillowcase Out of Napkins

I was in a home goods shop checking out some of their home décor pieces when I ended up in the dining and entertaining section.  I spotted some really pretty napkins. These napkins were bright, bold, and very colorful. The patterns were modernistic and playful. Now, I really didn't need napkins, but I just had to take these. A light bulb went off; I could use these to create a pillowcase!

Colorful pillowcase from napkins

Create A Pillowcase Out of Napkins - Armchair

Napkins are the perfect size to create a pillowcase. Simply think of the possibilities with all of the napkin designs out there. Creating your ain pillowcases out of napkins in not only like shooting fish in a barrel, but it's way cheaper than purchasing a high-priced pillowcase at a box box shop!

Here'southward what you lot'll need:

  • two Fabric Napkins
  • Pillow
  • Straight Pins
  • Scissors
  • Thread
  • Sewing Machine (or Sewing Needle)

Materials to Create A Pillowcase Out of Napkins

Pace i: Before you get started, you will want to iron both of your napkins. Most fabric napkins come folded with some serious creases in them. Y'all want to brand sure your material is crease free!

Create A Pillowcase Out of Napkins - iron

Step two: Lay one of your napkins downwardly so the design is facing up. Then, take your other napkin and lay information technology on summit of your other napkin facedown.  Yous want to make sure the pattern is facing the design on your outset napkin.

Create A Pillowcase Out of Napkins - lay one

Step 3: Grab your straight pins and begin pinning the sides of your napkins. You lot will pin 3 sides, leaving one side unpinned.

Create A Pillowcase Out of Napkins - straight pins

Step four: Once your napkins are pinned, you will begin sewing the sides.   I sewed my napkins along the seam lines. I did this to hide the original stitches. If y'all do not have a sewing automobile, you can hand stitch the fabric. Yous will just thread your needle and go up and downwardly through the fabric, creating a stitch. You will create stitches that are right adjacent to one some other. Over again, you will go out one end unsewn.

Create A Pillowcase Out of Napkins - sewing

Step v: After you have sewn all three sides of your pillow, you will turn it and so the blueprint is correct side out. Y'all will want to make sure you poke out the corners of your pillow.

Create A Pillowcase Out of Napkins - turn the pattern

Step 6: Take your pillow and place it within of your pillowcase.  Grab your direct pins once again. You will fold in the bottom, open up end of your pillow and pin it closed.  Finally, you lot volition sew up the stop with your sewing machine (or past hand). When y'all are finished sewing you will be left with a fun, and playful, pillowcase!

Create A Pillowcase Out of Napkins - inside

Simply think of all of the pillows you lot could brand out of material napkins you find at your favorite stores!

Create A Pillowcase Out of Napkins - Modern color

Create A Pillowcase Out of Napkins - display