
When I was newly married about 9 years ago, my husband and I
bought two sets of microfiber throw pillows from Costco. They were a good deal and we each got a
favorite color of ours. After a couple
kids, several washes and out-of-state moves, the stuffing inside was not as
fluffy as it was originally. In fact, it
was lumpy.
I opened them up and took out the yucky, matted, old filling
and put in some new stuff. It lasted a short
while because the new stuff I put into them was poor quality so the pillows
went flat pretty quickly. That was disappointing!
Recently, I ended up with two pairs of twin size pillows
that are from Costco and only $10. They
were stuffed with memory foam chunks and the fabric holding them was felt and
then a zippered cotton cover. They were
very uncomfortable to sleep on (too hard, thick and smelly, in case you’re
wondering)!
I decided to use them for stuffing the throw pillows! I used
three twin-size pillows’ worth of stuffing for four throw pillows. I cut the zippered cotton covers down to the
size of my throw pillows while retaining the zippered side (twin size pillows
are 16x20” and the throw pillows are 16x16”, so it was quite simple!).
While the throw pillows were un-stuffed, I figured I should
add some zippers to the microfiber fabric. (Back in the day I washed all four
pillows in the washing machine and once time one pillow didn’t go down far
enough into the basin. It rubbed the whole
time on a lip in the washer and burned a jagged line/hole into the pillow. It was a sad day, but I stitched it back
together and we still use it! I just try
to put it’s “scar” facing to the back!).
I found zippers that are great color matches! It was a bit tricky to sew
them in there, but not as bad as trying to stitch on the zippers while the pillows
were stuffed.
Once the cotton covers/inserts were ready, I stuffed them
with the memory foam chunks, and zipped them closed. Then I put the inserts into the microfiber
covers and zipped those closed. I
fluffed them up and they looked great!
If they start to go flat, I just punch them like a punching bag and do a
couple karate chops and they look great again. Hi-ya!
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