Pillows for the Mountain House and Homemade Pillow Inserts

I gave you a peak at my pillows 

for the mountain house on Thursday.  

We flew up to the house this time 

instead of driving the eleven hours.  

I had a ton of things that I wanted to bring 

up here, but I could only bring 

what I could pack into my suitcase.  

I packed the pillow covers and a few other things.  

I thought that I could buy some pillow inserts 

in Denver on the drive up the mountain.  

We stopped at JoAnn's but we struck out.  

We tried several stores here in the Dillon, 

Frisco, Sliverthorne area, but it was still a no go.  

We hit Walmart, Target, BBB, thrift stores, and nothing.  

I just refused to pay a lot of money 

for inserts for pillow covers 

that only cost me a few dollars apiece to sew.  

So, I decided to construct my own 

pillow inserts out of feather pillows 

from Target and pillow protectors.  

A standard pillow measures 20"X28". 

The pillows were about $10 each 

and I figured I could get at least one 

and a half out of each pillow.  

The pillow protectors were $4 for two. 

The great thing about the pillow protectors 

is that they have a zipper at the end.  

Makes it SEW easy!

I measured 20" and drew a mark for cutting.

To minimize the feather mess 

I put the pillow protector on the pillow 

all the way up to the mark 

before I started cutting 

and placed a trash bag 

on the other end of the pillow 

to catch the excess feathers.  

I just zipped up the pillow protector 

and folded over the extra portion 

and placed it into my pillow cover!  

Easy solution and it probably cost less 

than buying an insert.  

I could have used a regular pillow 

with polyester, 

but I really like the way that feather inserts 

feel, and the shape that they have.  

Besides, you can only make those 

great Karate chops with the feather inserts! 

I love all of the fabrics together.  

I found these two wool blankets 

at an Estate Sale on Thursday for $10 each.  

Perfect for the Mountains!

And they match the back 

of my pretty toile pillow!  

I used the envelope pillow style

because they are so easy to make 

and easy to take off and wash if needed.  

It's a nice change for Fall and Winter 

without spending a lot of money.  

It makes me happy to be able 

to come up here and make a few changes 

and make it all pretty! 

 Of course the prettiest views are outside! 

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