If I had a Nanny: Decorative Pillows

I spent days drawing sketches with all my different ideas for pillows for my living room. I knew I wanted them to be different, and I knew that I wanted teal and brown to go with the valance that I made last year, as well as the flower bouquet I have above my fireplace. After hours at the fabric store (wont do that again with an 18 month old!) I found a nice lined brown that was THE perfect shade. I had left over fabric from my valance to go with it. After figuring out what design I wanted to use, I got to work. Here is the finished project:

LOVE IT!

Now before you think "wow, those are possibly the ugliest pillows I have EVER seen", you have to see them in my living room:

much prettier huh? Yes, I thought so! :).

So here is how you do it!
You will need:
*16" pillow forms. Dont pay full price for these if you can help it. They often go on sale at hancocks and joanns. I got mine for 3 bucks each!
*3/4 yard "home decor" fabric for each pillow (you will need more than that if you pick a fabric with a directional pattern.
*thread that matches your colors just in case your seem is visible (it shouldnt be if you use the smallest length)

The best way to go about picking your fabric is to go with what matches. If you love the pattern, and it goes well with your living space.. then your pillows will be gorgeous!

First things first: cut your pieces. Fabric for the backing will be a square 17.5 inches. The front half is tricky. Each of the 4 triangles shound be 17.5 inches on the long side (2 of each color). Each short side should be 12 3/8 inches long. From the tip of the triangle to the middle of the long side should be 8.75 inches. Are you still with me? This is confusing I know.. it is much easier than it sounds. If you have a rotary mat and cutter, this is much easier! Also... if you use a directional fabric, make sure you cut the pieces going the same direction.

Take one of each color of your triangles. Line them up, right sides together, sew along one short side. Do the same with the other two triangles. These are the 3 pieces you should now have:

Line up the 2 large triangles, right sides together. Stitch the long side. Here is what it should look like now:

Open it up and press seams outward:

Flip it over, it should look like this:

Take this piece and line it with the large square piece of backing, right sides together. Stitch 3 of the 4 sides, leaving an opening big enough to fit the pillow.