Easy Stenciled No-Sew Placemat Pillows
I've seen a lot of placemat pillows lately using placemats from the dollar store. I'm taking that idea and creating a pillow of my own but trying out the fabric hot glue I've been anxious to try.
I started out with a set of well made fabric placemats that had a whip stitch edging.
Here is a similar set on Amazon.
The first thing I did was to stencil a light green wreath in the center of one of the placemats.
I used a cardboard stencil I purchased on Amazon a while back, I've used it many times already so the fact that it is cardboard was not an issue.
This one is similar to the one I used.
Next, I grabbed a pumpkin stencil from Old Sign Stencils.
The pumpkin was from one of the newest stenciled called Fall Produce Graphics.
You can use regular craft paint for this project or Fusion Mineral Paint which is my favorite paint to work with.
These stencils are heavy plastic and will last forever if treated right. This stencil came with 4 graphics.
Check out the whole Old Sign Stencil catalog of stencils HERE.
The pumpkin was the perfect fit inside the wreath!
This stencil set comes with 4 graphics so I used another placemat and stenciled the pear into the center of another wreath.
As you can see I shaded the center of the pear by using less paint.
Perfect!
Now it is time to make the pillow.
As I said I've been anxious to try this fabric hot glue I've heard so much about.
It's called Surebonder, they are fabric hot glue sticks that go in the hot glue gun.
When I inserted the stick into the gun I was sure to squeeze out all the old hot glue that was inside the gun so I was using only the fabric hot glue.
I ran the glue along the inside seam of my placemat and attached one end.
I held the placemats together for a minute until the glue cooled and then I did the same on the other 2 sides.
Next, I used Poly-fil to fill my pillow.
I started at the corners and worked my way to the open end.
When I filled the pillow enough I sealed the edge with the fabric hot glue.
I think they came out great!
They were so easy to make and I am thrilled with the fabric hot glue!
I'll be using that stuff again for sure!
As a matter of fact I can't wait to make something else now!
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