DIY No-Sew Placemat Pillow

Throw pillows are a great way to update a room or add seasonal decor to a space. I love to decorate with them but, have you seen the prices of some pillows lately? Yikes!

Instead, I’ll show you a super easy and inexpensive way to make your own throw pillow out of a placemat.

Here is what you’ll need for this project:

Two-sided placemat
Cheap pillow or Poly-fil
Scissors
Glue gun

I found this beautiful Thanksgiving placemat at Target last year. You could use any placemat as long as it is two-sided. I’ve even seen some at Dollar Tree and Dollar General. I bought a cheap pillow from Dollar General to use for stuffing, but you could also use an old pillow or Poly-Fil instead.

The first step is to cut a four or five inch slit on the back side of the placemat along a seam. The bottom seam is usually the best, because it’s not as visible on the finished pillow. But since this placemat has fringe on the sides, I cut a slit behind the fringe, because I thought it would help hide my work if it was a little messy. Next I cut open the cheap pillow and using its contents, began stuffing the placemat, making sure to fill in the corners. I used all the stuffing from the Dollar General pillow to make a nice full, fluffy placemat pillow.

When I finished stuffing the pillow, I glued the slit closed. The finished “seam” looks a little messy but it’s hidden well behind the fringe so it does not show at all from the front side of the pillow.