Make Your Own Bolster Pillows

This idea isn't new. I remember seeing something like this on another blog I found at a link party but I wasn't able to bookmark the site.

I needed to buy Andrea bigger bolster pillows but I remember that someone gave her this thick  baby comforter (not sure what it's called but it looks like this, like a very thick comforter). I wasn't able to take 'before' photos of the comforter but it's like really thick comforter stuffed with polyester stuffing inside. Since we disposed of her baby wooden crib, we don't use that comforter anymore. 

To turn it into a bolster pillow... I simply cut it in half, rolled it (keeping the open edge inside when I rolled), and hand stitched the sides.

Roll half of the futon/comforter

Two halves of the comforter rolled to make bolster pillows.

Stitched both ends to keep the shape.

I then made simple bolster pillow cases from some fabric I have in my small stash (note to self: need to buy more fabric to keep in stock for quick projects like this).

It's a rainy day here in Manila today... non-stop heavy rain since yesterday and some areas are already flooded (fortunately, not the area where I live), government offices already sent their employees home (me hoping our company will do the same). Here's me hoping for a great weekend anyway. Hope you guys have a great weekend too!

Edited (06-28-2011):
Kelley of Kelley Highway left a comment saying that Rie of Home and Harmony has a project like this (Makeshift Bolster). I visited Home and Harmony and saw that that was the project I saw before that gave me this idea. Thanks for the info Kelley! :)

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