Creative Passage: pillows

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Placemat Pillow

I was at Pier 1 eyeing these cool metal stools…

They are lightweight yet sturdy…and come in black and avocado green.

Then I saw these blue/green dishes…

And then I saw these turquoise striped placemats. So, I made this great pillow from two of the placemats.

I sewed along the previous stitching and just left the outside edges unattached. I used a travel pillow I found at a yard sale still in the package for $1, it fit perfectly!

It’s soft and cushy and the perfect size!

Milo sat on it and smiled, so I guess he loves it as much as I do!

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

A Busy Holiday Weekend

I did all sorts of stuff this past weekend…I was pretty much internet free so I concentrated on making stuff!

I did some sewing for Mom…she had a wrap skirt pattern that was decades old (I remember her wearing a skirt from this pattern when I was in high school) and I made a lovely skirt for her in some fabric I had on hand. Sorry Mom, but the only fabric I had that was long enough was green gingham!

Love how tight this quilting is…mom quilted the two pieces and I just made them into pillows for her.

I found this slate chalkboard at Goodwill, all I did was finish the wood frame in a beachy theme.

I also whipped up this cute bunting with washi tape and bakers twine…so cute in red and aqua.

Been meaning to make some Scrabble magnets for a while…going to have to make some more of these! These are for a gift…

I made some cute bookmarks for a little gift…

I love the names of these paint blues…Deep Mediterranean, Fantasy Blue, Smooth Southern Sea. Makes me feel like I’m on a beach somewhere!

I worked on this stool…

and decorated this peacock tote bag.

Made a tuxedo pillow…

and stripped and refinished this baby for my son’s room!

Oh yeah, I also cooked and cleaned and worked on the garage and did some work in my flower bed and planted some more flower pots and cleaned, did I mention that?

Whew!

Monday, May 28, 2012

A few new pillows…

Well not new pillows, just new pillow covers…

This is the after….

And this is the before picture! Yep, I saw this tuxedo shirt at Goodwill and thought that it would make a great pillow. The shirt was $3 and I had a pillow form without a cover waiting at home.

I just marked and then cut out a rectangle about 2 inches wider than the pillow all around and used the placket for the closure, so no zippers or buttonholes! Easy easy easy! This pillow now resides on my bed, with my blue and white bedding.

The second pillow is made from a sleeveless sweater I found for $2…

This is the before….

And the after! I needed something to go with the couch, but something pulling some other colors into the couch. And I wanted the pillow to complement my other pillows and my flower wall art. I think it was the perfect mix of colors.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Pillow Frenzy!

I got in the mood this past weekend….for sewing! I have not been feeling well for the past few months. I had a pinched nerve in my cervical spine which made it painful for me to do almost anything with my arms. I couldn’t hold them away from my body for any period of time without hurting pretty bad (think ironing, cutting fabric, sewing, knitting, crocheting, driving, gardening, well, you get the idea!)

So anyway, the good news is that I got that little problem fixed a few weeks ago and so now I am as good as new! It’s amazing what those docs can do these days! I think pretty soon they will be doing open heart surgery through the drive thru!

So, back to the topic of this post! I had a few ideas in line for some pillows!

The inspiration from this Keep Calm and Carry On pillow came from this post. I just can’t tell you how easy this is…you will just have to try it out for yourself.

I made the knife edges (not sure if that is what the rest of the world calls it, but that is what I call it!) and kept the design simple. I had printed the saying on a 8.5 x 11” piece of drop cloth so I framed that piece with some grosgrain ribbon with mitered corners!