Fall-Themed Maple Leaf Appliquéd Pillow (made From Fabric Scraps!)
5 Materials
2 Hours
Easy
As much as I love decorative pillows,I do not love their ridiculous price tags. You want HOW much for that square of cotton? I’ve acquired a lot of fabric and felt scraps over the years and during a recent stash raid, I discovered a lot of felt scraps in lovely fall colors. This sparked the idea for a fall-themed maple leaf appliquéd pillow case.
Start by taking a plain small pillow cover OR make your own, sew your own pillow pocket case out of sturdy fabric. I used drop cloth scraps. (Tutorial for pillow pocket in blog link below).
Next, trace and cut out leaf shapes using the printable (in blog link below).
Out of curiosity, I googled online prices for maple leaf appliquéd pillows and found that they average around $40. The cost of my maple appliquéd pillow using scraps? $0. I’d rather spend $40 on Halloween candy and pumpkins. However, if you’d rather not even spend a dime on pumpkins, here’s how you can make your own out of fabric!
One last note: I even made the small pillow out of old sheet scraps and some poly filling. No need to spend extra if you have a stash of materials waiting to be put to use!
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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So cute! I like where you put it on the porch!
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The side sections look more like tulip petals to me, as they curve down to points.
To achieve more of the Canadian Maple Leaf shape, start with rectangles first, then taper the sides only slightly.
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