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How to make a no sew pillow out of painters tarps

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How to make a no sew pillow out of painters tarps

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Hello there!

First, I would like to thank you all for your sweet comments on my childhood memory post.

Very much appreciated!

Now onto my project.
This is such an easy NO sew pillow out of painters tarps I am almost  a little embarrassed to share.

Sometimes, I feel that way about a lot of my little craft projects.

I mean, if I can do it, you surely can too!

diy no sew pillow out of painter tarps

I picked up the tarp at Walmart for around $10.00.

I am thinking I can get at least 3 or more pillows out of it if I wanted.

pillow out of painter tarps

Basic supplies,

fabric

hot glue gun

and my rooster stencil I bought at hobby lobby.

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I have some fabric left over from my

reupholstered kitchen chairs that I did recently.

I even made matching utensil holders HERE

I am no expert at bows, so basically, I just cut two small squares, tied them at the end,then hot glued them together,

and stuck it on the corner.

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My template was a pillow cover I had from another pillow.

I just cut it a tad larger, because I knew I needed some extra room to work with.

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I hot glued three sides and left one open to stuff the pillow insert I had from as I mentioned another pillow I was not using at this time.

Then of course I turned it inside out to stuff the pillow inside. That was after I stenciled of course.

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This was my first time using this stencil in full.

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I have mentioned a time or two stenciling on fabric is so easy peasy in my opinion.

I never have a problem or any sort of overage that looks messy.

I do not saturate my brush, just a dab will do you, and brush vigorously.

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Easy, no sew diy painters tarp pillow in around 30 minutes time.

Oh and cheap too!

pillow out of painter tarps no sew

Thanks for stopping by today!

Oh and btw the way, this was not my first diy no sew pillow out of painters tarps...

this was my second one:)

First one, however, I did use the stitch witch.

because, I am a NO sew kind of gal.

How to make a no sew pillow out of painters tarps

diy no sew painters tarp pillow

 My no-sew pillow featured in Woman’s day magazine February 16th 2015 edition.

Feature in Woman's day

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Comments

  2. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    I LOVE this, Debbie! Great job! I have some extra drop cloth from when I did the table skirts in our master bedroom and thought I’d do a couple of pillows and maybe a footstool cover. I also want to try stenciling them since I already have stencils and paint here. Except for a couple of pillow forms, I’m all set to try it!

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  5. Charlotte says

    I’m a no sew too! I sometimes use pretty place mats, glue three sides, insert pillow or stuffing & glue up 4th side. Voila!! Decorator cushion!

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  7. Laurie says

    Thanku!! I have had my tarp ready for awhile but the tension on my sewing machine is seriously messed up. I am not a sewer either :-). But really want to make some pillows!! Now I can!!

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  10. Miss Kitty says

    Very cute, Debbie! I love the roosters and chickens in black…so classy. Thanks for sharing with us how you made your pillow with no sewing!

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  13. Debbie says

    Awww and it has roosters!! How easy this looks, but how on earth do you keep your glue gun so clean? Mine is a mess…lol…but it’s years old.
    Debbie 🙂

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    • debbiedoo's says

      That is a somewhat new glue gun Debbie. I went and bought the high temp one as well…not sure if I love it though. Too many burns to speak of LOL!

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  15. Kris says

    Hey Deb another reason why I love you!!! No sew Kris here loves projects like these where no sewing required. I see all these talented sewers out there and would love to make something sweet but I cannot sew so this was nice to see. I am going to try it. Love the roo’s on the pillow too. It looks perfect on your chair.
    Kris

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  18. Susan says

    I LOVE the pillow!! The roosters caught my eye initially ( I’m a chicken collector) and then the use of the stencils (which I have tons of from many years ago when stenciling was all the rage!) I’m most assuredly going to have to try this! I’m a new follower via Blog Lovin! Hope you’ll stop by the Little Shack on the Hill for a visit!
    Sue

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  21. Lynn says

    Love this!!! Well I am a bit partial to roosters…. I have like 3 painters tarps still in the packaging….I am not even sure how they ended up at my house (maybe during construction), but no one has staked claim..until now 🙂

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  23. Bliss says

    I seriously eat up any pillow that is NO SEW. This speaks my language so don’t you be apologizing for it being easy. Some of us are challenged just at the word pillow.

    Bliss

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  25. Melissa @ Keep Calm ans Decorate says

    Happy belated birthday! Your childhood memories post was so sweet and I loved the Glamour shot. I can see where you get your beauty from, your mom is gorgeous! I also wanted to stop by and say how much I love this adorable pillow and no sew makes it even better. I might have to make a trip to Wal-Mart very soon. I hope you have a great week . 🙂

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  26. Sherry says

    That stencil is so darn cute! I love how the pillow turned out and I would never have guessed it is no sew. You are awesome with a glue gun girl!

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