I still haven't gotten over a case of procrastination and taken care of those curtains in the den, but I did sew up some new pillows and recovered the ottoman.
These pillows, ca. 1982 were part of a set Hubby had on his bed in college. They have been great over the years as extra couch cushions and floor pillows.
They were pretty floppy and I wanted them a little smaller,
so I pinned them a bit to make a more square pillow form.
I used my favorite method, the envelope enclosure.
No zippers or velcro or buttons.
No zippers or velcro or buttons.
Easy to remove and wash.
I ended up making one apricot colored and three light jade green. And I had a little upholstery fabric left from the ottoman so I made an accent pillow, too.
The first time I re-covered the ottoman I used leftover fabric from the couch project.
It was necessary to cover because of the damage at the seams.
The fabric I chose is a floral that I think will lighten the room.
Lastly, I hauled all the fabric scraps out and sorted and folded. A lot of this went into the donate pile.
Done!
Ready for relaxin'.
wow! what a great job!!! new pillows!! good for you.
ReplyDeleteI have zero sewing talent...my daughter got it all..i could never understand why she would keep so many scrapes....and then she would constantly show me how she used that little scrap as trip etc...I finally learned not to throw any sewing stuff away!!