Ikea is one of my favorite stores. Every time I go there, I stock up on these pretty red-striped grain sack-ish dish towels. I've been wanting to use them for a pillow for quite some time, and this weekend I finally took the plunge. After measuring and sizing for my pillow insert (20"), I started by sewing three of the four sides together. I then turned it right-side out and broke out some black fabric...
I wanted to make a grain sack towel for fall. You see, I don't have a lot of fall decorations; I seem to have a lot of Halloween decorations. So, I decided to make a quick grain sack using this image from The Graphics Fairy. It's the same one I used on a bucket over the summer and it just screams FALL to me! I used iron-transfer paper and simply ironed it onto this Ikea...
