Turn Drop Cloths Into Nautical Pillows

Whoever knew that painters drop cloths could be useful for sewing projects? I bought a package at Canadian Tire to make nautical style curtains by using paint and stencils. Luckily, there was enough in the package to make throw pillows as well! For just a little more than $30.00 for fabric that's a bargain!
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I washed the fabric first and almost no fraying occurred. It was super easy to iron, with a little steam of course. The pillows were made to be small throw pillows measuring about 12" X 12" with an overlapping closure at the back to allow for easy removal for laundering.





The patterns were bought online and my friend used her elaborate embroidery machine to create the finished product. The pattern includes a guide to buying all of the colors of thread needed for the project.





We were both impressed with the high quality of the painters cloth and it created a perfect nautical look when they were completed.





The sand dollar design was my favorite but my friend said it took a long time to complete the sand dollars because of the large number of stitches used to create it! But the machine pretty much does it on it's own with a little supervision of course!





They look so beautiful in my nautical guest bedroom! Who knew drop cloths could look so pretty?






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