Easy DIY: Accent pillow recovered

Since we have some cream colored pillowcases and sheets, I was looking for a way to tie those in with our new bedding and bedroom. I saw this great DIY idea to easily recover an accent pillow on an awesome blog called "Organize & Decorate Everything."








Luckily the boyfriend had an accent pillow from his old bed set that we could easily re-purpose without altering the pillow at all. The best thing about this DIY: No sewing, no gluing, no mess.

I went to Joann's on the hunt for the right material. I was looking for something pliable but sturdy with a light cream/off-white background and some character scrawl and colors to pull together all of the aspects of our bedroom. Our bedding and walls are mostly chocolate and variations of mocha hues, but we also have some black, white and colored accents.

Here's what I found:

For an accent pillow of this size (about 1.5' by 1.5'), 2 yards of fabric worked out really well. 

Step 1. Measure fabric to fold over long ways in thirds:

Step 2. Cut off the excess fabric (cleanly, because you'll find it handy later):

Step 3. Lay the pillow in the middle and fold down the opposite ends - opposite from the way you measured the fabric in thirds. If those ends were on the sides, you'll want to lay our the fabric completely and fold the top and bottom into the center of the pillow:

Step 4. Fold the corners of the sides into triangles like this:

Step 5. Fold both triangles into the middle of the pillow to cover the "seam."

Step 6. Squeeze and twist the ends together. Then tuck the ends in under the flaps. 

Step 7. Take your left over fabric strip and fold it long ways in thirds. Pull through the knot you have already created. 

Step 8. Tie a second knot with the ends of the extra piece of fabric to secure the first knot. 

Step 9. Twist the extra fabric so the knot is hidden and tuck in those ends as well. 

...and you're done!