3.08.2011

My Little Rosette Pillow

I saw this post by Lindsay last week: DIY Rosette Embellished Pillow
and I remembered I had some leftover fabric somewhere from a pair of curtains
 I shortened from IKEA. I bought these curtains last year as a part of our room remodel
and I saved the fabric I cut off thinking I would love to make a matching pillow someday...
well I started sewing my pillow by hand and I am no seamstress but I've 
always loved sewing. I would love to buy a sewing machine some day. 
I went to walmart and bought some stuffing for my pillow 
and it's not perfect as you can see but I'm very proud of myself :)
The fabric is very thin so you can see the stuffing and I didn't think about
 this until I had sewn it shut. I thought it needed a little something so I went 
out and bought my first glue gun and followed Lindsay's Tutorial 
and I decided to add some rosettes to my pillow:
It was easy and it didn't take much time, I did it while the kids 
were eating breakfast :) and then I glued the rosettes on to my pillow 
using fabric glue and this is what it looks like now:
Again, it is not perfect but I like it! BTW I don't like our current bedding 
but we didn't have any bedding  just sheets and bedding was not part of our 
budget last year so I went to Target one day and found this set for $11!
Yup $11 for a King Comforter, 2 Pillow Shams and a Bedskirt. 
It's not my favorite but it will do until I find the perfect 
bedding and until we are done with the kitchen.
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4 comments:

  1. That turned out fabulous. I'm a new follower. Hope to see you at DIY Home Sweet Home on Monday for More The Merrier Mondays Link Party.

    http://diyhshp.blogspot.com

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  2. Hey Jamie!
    Thanks!
    and I will check it out, I'm hoping to finish painting my kitchen this weekend! :)

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  3. This looks great! I love the fabric from the curtains. I can't wait until I move in to my new apartment and can pick out new curtains and use the extra fabric for something like this!

    Though I don't know I could hand sew it. I'm impressed!

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  4. Thanks! It was a little tough sewing by hand, it's definetly not perfect but I did what I could without a sewing machine :)

    Have fun decorating your new apartment! :)

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