Three Down, One To Go
When I went to pick up more of this print from Ikea to make another throw pillow or two, I was so disappointed to see that they didn’t have any in. I didn’t want to make a separate trip later to look again, and decided to see what I had hiding in my stash.
I was soon reminded that I had bought some of Amy Butler’s Midwest Modern Home Dec Fabric in orange when it was on clearance more than a couple of years ago. Lucky for me, I had just the perfect amount (literally within 1/4 inch of fabric) to make two more pillow covers for the sad pillows that came with our couch.
Instead of using the envelope method, I decided to use invisible zippers. You can find an excellent tutorial for making pillow covers with invisible zippers here at Sew Katie Did, and she also gives a great tip to use an invisible zipper foot. I can’t say I knew those existed, but I found a generic Coats brand package at JoAnn, which was only a couple of dollars. Unfortunately, none of the attachments worked on my Janome machine, but I would bet that you’ll have better luck :). For the price, it’s at least worth a try!
Orange isn’t my favorite color, but it is nice to have another chunk of fabric gone from my sewing room, and is even nicer that I only have one more pillow to make a cover for!
These colors are great together and I love the pattern! :-)
pretty pillows:)
I just love Ikea fabric and this AB fabric goes great with it too.
Oo so cute! I love the colors!
I love the pillows!
I love the patterns and colors — they look wonderful together.
Thanks for sharing!
Blessings, Becky
Ikea are so frustrating with their fabric stocks! Glad you found something that worked anyway – and tell me you didn’t leave there without anything, go on, I actually need to meet someone that’s been able to walk out of Ikea empty handed… :oD
Very cute! Thanks for linking up :)
You have the most awesome fabric! Especially the Green from the car seat cover,very nice!
those turned out great. I love it when you can shop your own stash! I’d love it if you would add this to my party over at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com
Hi there, what beautiful pillows. You did a fabulous job. The colours go well together. Thanks for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
Great colours, so vibrant!