Monday, January 20, 2014

Making pillows and feathers everywhere...

I dove right into pillow making last week. Literally. I'm still cleaning up feathers. 

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After thinking, thinking, and thinking some more, I ended up only using one of the fabrics I showed you, which was the hot pink stripe along with a tapestry remnant I had also gotten at the "fire" sale.


I am loving this shade of pink and really like the way it works with the white upholstery. 


I wanted to tone down the fancy, shiny fabrics with ticking and burlap, but despite my effort to use plain blue ticking, it just didn't work so I used brown ticking to make a cover with ties to go over this burlap covered pillow. I made this pillow out of "down alternative" and it works nicely, but it's just not the same feel as down. 




Since the pink is so strong, I used more neutrals on the chaise lounge.


I made this burlap-cover pillow insert and added a linen-look upholstery cover with ties. I love this look because I can change it out really easily. 


I took a strip of ticking fabric and added it to this pillow made from drop cloth fabric. I cut the fabric where I wanted to insert the ticking, then sewed it on both sides, pressing down the seams with a steam iron so they are nice and flat. 



The new French chair also has a feather pillow. It is so comfy, it has become my morning coffee spot.



 I still want to make a down-filled seat cushion for this Duncan Phyfe chair out of brown ticking, but will need more fabric.


That's pretty much all I got done in this room last week.


It was definitely worth the mess. I think. And it was a really, big mess. 


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12 comments:

  1. Kim @ Savvy Southern StyleJanuary 20, 2014 at 5:40 PM

    I love your new pillows, Anita. Great combos.

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  2. Anita, your pillows are just beautiful-
    I'm happy I found your great blog!

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  3. I love your pillows and your living room looks so nice.

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  4. Beautiful!! Love the mixture of fabrics!

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  5. marty (A Stroll Thru Life)January 21, 2014 at 5:34 AM

    Love all the pillows, they look wonderful. Hugs, Marty

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  6. Gee Singh NewbanksJanuary 21, 2014 at 7:30 AM

    Very nice mix of fabrics. Luv all the pillows!

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  7. Your pillows are so pretty and the pop of pink really makes your pretty sofa pop out at you.

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  8. Those pillows turned out beautiful Anita, they sure look pretty on your sofa ;-)

    Smiles~
    Mari

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  9. Anita-

    Everything is just lovely!
    Your pillows are so pretty and above all they look soft and inviting.

    Enjoyed visiting,

    Laura
    White Spray Paint blog

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  10. Beautiful Home! So lovely and perfect,and so warm and welcoming :) Love the paint color on your wall in the room where your piano is.

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  11. Gorgeous! Always gorgeous.

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  12. Fairhope Supply Co.January 24, 2014 at 6:58 AM

    This is my kind of room. Good work!

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