Like I said two posts before, I think I'm addicted to making pillows...or to my sewing machine at least. Fabric stores are like candy stores to me now (they always kind of were but it's just escalated since I found stitch-witchery and received my machine). A few days after I made my porch pillows, I got out my Bernina again and away I went. This time though, I made pillows for our master bedroom. The best part about these two stuffed squares though is that they only cost me a buck to cover...yep, that's right...one dollar. That's because I used a Target shower curtain I found for $2 to make them. :)
All of the inspiration and motivation for these pillows came from Jones Design Company, where Emily created and generously shared a beautiful stencil I knew I had to try! She painted it onto her walls and I'm dying to try that avenue too (next house), but I tried pillow covers instead.
Here's how it stenciled out:
First I made the pillow covers using half of the shower curtain using the same (probably unconventional) sewing techniques as my porch pillows.
Then I pulled out the stencil I had just printed and traced onto cardboard. In 20 minutes I had both covers stenciled and was bringing out the paint.
After contemplating what color to use, I ended up just going with the little bit of the blue-gray (Heaven on Earth by Benjamin Moore) wall paint we had left from painting our master. It was free, it would match the room perfectly, and it would pull some blue onto our almost completely white bed.
So, after setting some newspaper inside the covers to ward off any paint bleeding that might occur, a-brushin' I went.
I tried to be frugal with the paint use as all that was left was a light layer on the bottom of the can so I just painted a thin line over each penciled stencil. After I was done, I realized and wished I had painted thicker lines since I had more than enough paint left but I was too excited to get them on the bed and move on so the thicker lines will beanother project for another day.
Here's our new, one dolla pillow covers:
I heart geometric prints!
On the flip side of my love-to-create life, I've been busy with all the things spring brings - Confirmation, babysitting, Easter planning, retreats, and more. But I've still managed to fit in some projects here and there, including a minor guestroom makeover fit for parents. :) I cannot wait to reveal this one! Until next week then, ta ta!
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