Beach Towels and Blankets as Decorative Pillows?

If you're like me, you don't have a whole lot of storage space in you apartment or house.  This leads to a lot of my ideas because I can't just throw away things that I need but don't have the space to store, or would just rather use the little bit of storage for other stuff (craft supplies!!).

Blankets and beach towels tend to be simple things that can really take up a lot of storage space.  Since Fall is officially here, I don't really need my beach towel for a bit and I want my blankets to be more handy but I hate the look of a haphazardly thrown throw!  And, I love pillows.  Solution: store blankets and towels at decorative pillows!

I'm going to cover how to make pillow covers in the next Simple Sewing entry, so you will have a basic how-to starting point for creating your own throw pillows/beach blanket storage cases.  Using buttons and zippers for our pillow case closures will allow for easy storage and easy access to your stored towels and blankets.

Blankets are even easier.  Since the throws we buy are often chosen to coordinate with our decor, you can display them in a more easily accessible way.  For the blanket pictured below, I simply took some scrap crochet lace that I had in my crafting supplies (it came from a dress that I shortened) and tied it around each end of the rolled up blanket. Now, I can throw it on my couch with the rest of my pillows and it's there when I get ready to cozy up with some hot tea (or ice cream!) and a movie.  Again, this technique allows for a lot of flexibility and your own personal touch, so get creative!!

Love,
Ali Kay