A Pillow Project

I have been trying to find new pillows for the couch for months now.  I wanted something green with a bold geometric print, but everything I found was either more than I am willing to spend ($30 per pillow, tops), or just didn't have the feel I wanted.  I even took home several different pillows from stores nearby and then returned them.  Nothing worked. 

But then I found this fabric shower curtain at Target.  It was exactly the color and pattern I was going for, but I don't really sew, and I definitely don't have a sewing machine even if I knew what I was doing.  Nevertheless, I took it home with me, hoping to magically transform it into pillow covers.

So, I did a little googling, and found this tutorial.  I love the internet, I don't know what people did without it! 

I didn't measure anything, I just cut the shower curtain in half and hoped that it would be the right dimensions.  It wasn't quite thick enough, so when I folded the sides over in the first step, it didn't quite cover the whole pillow.  But that didn't really matter since all that material on the sides and the knot easily covered over it.

About 30 minutes later, I ended up with this!

And it only cost me $20 (I already owned the pillows), which is way cheaper than buying two new throw pillows.  I'll have to admit, it did feel really weird cutting a brand-new shower curtain in half, but it worked!

The only thing I don't like about them is that they are a little bit "slouchy" and imperfect, and if you handle them roughly, the fabric could come off since they are just loosely knotted together.  But hey, if I wanted perfect, I'd spend $60 a pillow and buy the ones I wanted off the internet.  These add a whole new look to my living room, and I think they're pretty cute.

Thanks internet!