Thursday 1 November 2012

Cushions...

I think cushions / pillows are such a fun and inexpensive way to add some colour to our homes and this week, I was in the mood to make a couple of sweet pillows to add to my sewing room.

I've been seeing alot of chevron patterned things around and was inspired to make a chevron pillow cover using vintage sheets that I've been hanging on for a while.  There are a few ways to sew a chevron pattern being the easiest is to use striped fabric where you cut strips of fabrics on a 45 degree angle and sew them together to create the zig zag pattern.   There's a great tutorial over at Made if you would like to check it out! 

My chevron pillow front however, is made from half-square triangles using Jeni of In Color Order's tutorial, only my squares started off at 4" and I trimmed them down to 3.5".     


I quilted straight loose lines echoing the zig zag pattern on the white background.   The red striped binding is machine stitched to the front and hand stitched to the back.


I've made an envelope backing with some more pink and blue floral vintage sheets. 

Next, I wanted to repurpose an old t-shirt, so I followed V & Co's tutorial on how to make a ruffle pillow.  I've found that Vanessa's tutorial was very easy to understand and the ruffle rosettes were lots of fun to make! 




Can you believe it!  This 14" x 14" pillow came from one medium sized t-shirt!?


 
I love how the vintage sheets add an old-fashioned charm to an otherwise modern looking design and I {heart} the t-shirt decorative cushion - it's so soft and smooshy!!!
 
 
Have a great day and thanks for visiting!
 
 
 


27 comments:

  1. Love your pillows! I have had no time lately to get anything done. So envious! Love your work, as usual! I hope to start in on my projects once everything calms down!

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  2. Ahh....These are just gorgeous!! Lovely creations!!

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  3. They are both beautiful. I've been wanting to try that second one too.

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  4. These are both gorgeous, and I LOVE the ruffles! Very romantic!!

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  5. Although I'm not usually a cushion lady ;) I love yours, especially the cast off t-shirt one. It's so clever.

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  6. Love both pillows and they look great together. Have wanted to try the chevron pattern fo a while just need to get the time.

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  7. Lovely creations! Thanks for sharing the link...would love to try the ruffle cushion:)

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  8. I love the combination of vintage prints you used! Sigh, you're making me wish I had time to make a pillow this week too!

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  9. Both pillows are gorgeous, I love the colours you used. Thanks for the link.

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  10. They are both so cute! I think I love just about everything you make Farah!

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  11. Both of your pillows are gorgeous FarahLin, and thank you for sharing the tutorials.
    Greetings Roos

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  12. Lovely cushions.
    Thank you for sharing the tutorial .

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  13. Your pillows are so beautiful.
    Liebe Grüße Grit

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  14. Your Pillows are very beautiful.
    Wonderful fabrics.

    Greetings Manuela

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  15. I love chevrons, so love your cushion. They look great together!

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  16. Both pillows are gorgeous Farah. Everything that you make always turn out beautiful. I love the idea of upcycling fabric and linens.
    I've been wanting to make something with a chevron pattern for a while, thank you for sharing the tutorials with us.

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  17. Such happy cheery pillows! I like the rosettes on the t-shirt pillow. Way to go on all of your making old into new projects.
    cheers!
    -k

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  18. I love these! The t-shirt one doesn't even look home made butnlike something you'd find in a cool shop!

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  19. They are gorgeous! I love the colour and the rosettes on your t-shirt pillow. Very clever!

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  20. pretty cushions! saya tak pernah cuba pattern chevron.. must try! :D
    suka rosettes tu.. :D

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  21. Both of these are so gorgeous! Thanks so much for including the tutorial link. They make a perfect matched set that complement the other.

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  22. Farah, they are absolutely gorgeous and well done!!

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  23. Wow! Those are both amazing! I absolutely love the zig-zag quilting on the Chevron pillow. And your vintage sheets are such pretty colors. The t-shirt pillow is amazing too! Well done! And thank you for linking up!

    xo -E

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  24. Your pillows are lovely! Such a great addition to your comfy looking chair!

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  25. I love those pillows! The vintage sheets are gorgeous and that ruffle pillow is so cool! Thanks for the links, I need to check them out.

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