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When it comes to adding color to my home, I need a lot of help. Â My husband and I are both neutral lovers. Â We have a lot of beige, brown, tan, and black in our home. Â Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the bright white with pops of color I see everywhere, but it’s what we have, and I’m no millionaire, so changing things in major form are NOT happening around here!
To make the most of what I can, I love to add pops of color inexpensively, to try and jazz up my space a tiny bit. Â These fat quarter pillows are easy to make {especially if you’re a non-sewer like me} and since you can choose any color fat quarter that you can find, you can easily match your current theme – but just add something with a few pops of color!
To make the pillows, all you need are six fat quarter panels. Â I used a plain creme on the backside, but you could easily use the same color on back and front, or matching patterns with different colors for a reversible pillow, of sorts!
I had three pillows lying around in a closet that weren’t being used because they had hideous covers on them. Â They were the perfect size to cover with fat quarters! {a tiny bit smaller than a fat quarter, but I just trimmed the fabric and I was good to go!}
I am not a sewer at all, so there’s not much to tell – it’s simple really – you sew the wrong sides of the fabric together, leaving a hole on one side to stuff the pillow in! Â Turn the cover right side out when you are done sewing. Â Stuff the pillow into the cover, and then…sew the hole shut!
I used this tutorial from Amy at Positively Splendid to close up the hole with a ladder stitch. Â
She made it look:
 A) easier than it was and B) prettier than mine ended up
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 These simple pillows are a great way to add pops of color to an otherwise drab and very “brown” room!