Fall Grain Sack Striped Rug Pillow
If you've been following along this week you may have seen my last project, a grain sack striped wooden centerpiece crate.
Today I'm making an easy pillow to match the look of the centerpiece tray and it couldn't be easier!
No sewing involved if you don't want to sew and the inexpensive rug I used is easy to find!
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Like I said, I am using a small inexpensive white cotton rug with fringe for this easy pillow.
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I bought it a while back from Five Below and as far as I know they carry then often and in many colors. While you're there grab a few, you're gonna want to make more than one!
I washed and bleached my rug to start with to be sure it was soft and clean since I've had it in storage for a while.
Once washed and dried I ironed the rug flat and got out as many wrinkles as possible. I then folded the rug in half and got to work...
Unlike the last project where I used a great grain sack stencil, I wanted these stripes to be a bit larger so I'm using painter's tape.
I found the center of the folded pillow and laid out painter's tape to create the grain sack pattern I wanted.
Next, using Fusion Mineral Paint in Tuscan Orange, I painted the stripes on the rug. You can use most any kind of acrylic paint on this project because you'll just spot clean the pillow from here on out.
I removed the painter's tape while the paint was still wet but on fabric you can wait until the paint dries first if it is easier for you.
Once the paint dried, I used my Cricut joy vinyl cutting machine to cut the same words I used for the matching crate only this time I made the stencil a little larger. If you don't have a small vinyl cutting machine, this one is a good investment. You will use it throughout the Fall and winter holidays for sure!
I stenciled the vinyl lettering onto the rug in the center of the grain sack stripes then removed the stencil vinyl while the paint was still wet.
I let the painted rug dry completely before I used fabric hot glue to glue the rug together on the sides.
I left a small opening at the bottom and filled my pillow with Poly-fil stuffing. You can use an old pillow or a pillow form as well to stuff your pillow.
Once the pillow was stuffed I hot glued the opening closed using fabric hot glue.
That's it!
My easy cotton rug pillow was finished and it looks great!
I love the look of grain sack with the lettering over it and it matches the crate I made so well!
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