Easy Patriotic Pillows!

>As summer gets closer, I start getting excited for red, white and blue decor! It’s not too early to get started on some patriotic decor projects, like these easy patriotic pillows!

For a fun twist, I took a light/beach blue and red for a little different alternative to the traditional red, white and blue. Here’s what I did:

I took Riley Blake’s Medium Blue Chevron Fabric, Riley Blake’s Medium Blue Polka Dot Fabric, Riley Blake’s Medium Red Dot Fabric and Riley Blake’s Large Red Chevron Fabric  — you can use any fabric you like! Don’t be afraid to mix and match patterns.

I love the way they look on my front porch.

I also embellished the round pillow with a bow on the front. This was so easy to do.

• I measured the circumference of the pillow and added two inches.
• Then I cut out a length of fabric that length, with a wide of 8 inches.
• Then I sewed that fabric with the right sides inside and then turned it right-side out. 
• I put that material around the pillow.
• Then I took another length of the same fabric and created a bow. I made the width of the bow the same width as the pillow — so the total length of that fabric was twice as long as the width of the pillows, then I doubled it in half with the open edges to the back.
• I then wrapped a length of fabric around the center and tucked the open edges in the back of the center of the bow.
• I hand-stitched that together and then added it to the length of fabric that was already around the pillow.
• And  I hand-stitched the bow onto that fabric and then put the pillow insert inside of the pillow. 

All of the pillows were made using a simple envelope enclosure, which is super easy to make and takes almost no time at all!!

I just love the way the pillows look on the porch!! 

Are you getting excited for summer decor?

xoxo

PS: This is an updated version of a post I did for Riley Blake Designs.