New Pillow Covers!

One of my favorite things to do is to sew! I love to sew new things for our home and for us to enjoy, and I also love to sew new products for my etsy shop!






Well last week, I was able to finally get up to Joann's Fabric & Crafts and pick up some supplies for my sewing projects - both for our home and for my shop!



I used some fantastic coupons and got great discounts and sales, and I'm super happy with what I got for the little bit of money I spent! (The money I spent on supplies for my shop came out of my own business account; as a rule, I try very hard not to spend family money on my business).


When I got them for $4-6 each at Kohl's a couple of years ago, I never expected the pillows to last very long. But lesson learned: Don't put them in the dryer with any heat. Too much nylon fabric won't hurt the dryer, but the dryer sure did hurt the nylon fabric!

Instead of wasting money on more new pillows when the actual pillow forms are still in excellent shape, I decided to be proactive about this little problem.

I got the fabric I've been waiting to get for 6 months to re-cover our tattered throw pillows in the family room. The reason I waited so long to purchase it was because it was so expensive! (I had a 40% off any one regularly-priced item coupon when I finally purchased it).



My 4-yards of simple, country-style fabric look amazing in our family room!

Love Seat by the back door

Close-up of one of the pillows

Note the right side is open

Flap showing

Flap tucked in

Side shot of both couches with new pillow covers

As you can see, these are not completely "finished" yet. I'm planning on putting buttons on each pillow (probably 3-4 across each flap), but I have yet to find the ones I want to purchase.









When I do purchase the buttons, you can see where they'll go on each pillow: across the bottom of each flap.

I purposefully made the flap asymmetrical (i.e., not coming down to the middle of the pillow exactly, or stopping at the top), for aesthetic purposes. I love how they turned out! (but for now, the flaps will just stay tucked under until the buttons are purchased and ready to be sewn on).




Here you can see what the pillows look like with the flaps tucked in. But looking at them from a distance, you can't really tell that I'm not done yet! :)










I can't wait until Robert comes home so I can show him what I made for us today! :)