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 Style
    January 21, 2014 / 1:40 am

    I love your new pillows, Anita. Great combos.

  2. Nancy's Notes
    January 21, 2014 / 5:51 am

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

  3. Betty
    January 21, 2014 / 12:00 pm

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

  4. Unknown
    January 21, 2014 / 12:22 pm

    Beautiful!! Love the mixture of fabrics!

  5. Marty@A Stroll Thru Life
    January 21, 2014 / 1:34 pm

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

  6. Unknown
    January 21, 2014 / 3:30 pm

    Very nice mix of fabrics. Luv all the pillows!

  7. Robin Johnson
    January 21, 2014 / 3:54 pm

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

  8. Mari
    January 21, 2014 / 4:19 pm

    Those pillows turned out beautiful Anita, they sure look pretty on your sofa 😉

    Smiles~
    Mari

  9. Laura
    January 21, 2014 / 4:47 pm

    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

  10. Dianie
    January 21, 2014 / 10:24 pm

    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.

  11. Stacey
    January 22, 2014 / 12:39 am

    Gorgeous! Always gorgeous.

  12. Leslie Anne Tarabella
    January 24, 2014 / 2:58 pm

    This is my kind of room. Good work!