New Fabrics: Check!

While looking for pillows, of course I made the usual rounds on Etsy. I respect people's craft, and the fact that they're trying to make a living. That being said, if you can sew yourself (or have a family member who can) it's much more cost effective to make them yourselves. I used Etsy and some design blogs for fabric inspiration, and came up with these three. What do you think?

Premier Prints- Chipper Twill
this will go vertical instead of horizontal

Premier Prints- Zoom Zoom River Rock

Premier Prints- Gotcha Twill

At $7.50/yd they were a great deal. Fabric.com is my #1 stop for purchasing fabric online. Definitely check out their selection if you're in the market for some fabrics.

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PB Copy Cat

The elusive $130 floor pillow

There's nothing I love more than a bargain- and my home is no exception! While flipping through the most recent Pottery Barn catalog, a fabulous floor pillow caught my eye. Mr. SE and I frequently eat our meals at the coffee table while watching a show together. Don't judge- you know you do it too! While I lurrrve my gorgeous new PB rug (birthday present), it's not the comfiest to sit on. A floor pillow was necessary!

Although the pillow was gorgeous, $99 for the insert and around $30 for the cover seemed quite excessive. With their 4th of July Sale (50% off home decor fabrics), and armed w/my weekly coupons we picked up our supplies. Imagine my surprise when Joann had a project guide for floor pillows hanging in pillow aisle! Supplies: 1.5 yards of this gorgeous fabric below, cording, and a box pillow insert (22"x22"x4").

 Waverly Parterre

Here's our pillow in action! The total cost was about $25- and I think it's a fantastic value for the look and function of the pillow. Since this was a trial, I'll be making another so both Mr. SE and myself can sit on one. This fabric is super fun and really brightens up our space.

What else did we do this weekend? Recovered our barstool seats, and made new throw pillows! These little changes really brightened up our space and I couldn't be happier. Breaking out my sewing machine was a blast, and I'm looking forward to creating more things soon!

*Please excuse my Blackberry pictures*

Fabric Crush

 

Fabric on our new pillows

With July 4th around the corner, I have a major crush on all things red white and blue! My mom just made some gorgeous pillows for our living room in a wonderful shade of red and tan. With a new table on the way (more on that later), I'm excited to start accessorizing our kitchen as well. 

My mother in law gave me a sewing machine for a Christmas gift, and I'm excited to finally unpack it and start creating! Both my mom and mother in law are super talented seamstresses and I only hope that I can somehow provide that skill to our family. For now, I'll keep with straight lines and simple projects. Maybe I can take on a shift dress by the time we have a little one. Side note- hopefully it's a girl, or a boy that's cool with wearing little girl shift dresses.

Right now we have plain linen curtains, and I'm thinking about sewing new ones along with cushions for the wood chairs. Here's some fabrics I'd love to incorporate into the eat-in dining area:

I recently picked up some cute dish towels in this Waverly fabric and I'm obsessed with them. The fabric isn't something that could be used year round on chair cushions/curtains, but I wanted to share anyways!

*All fabric images are from Joann.com