I recently converted my office into an office/guest bedroom. We bought a wood-frame futon on CraigsList (I heart CraigsList) and then bought a new cover at Target. The result was a nice addition to the room, but it was pretty plain. My solution, mosey on over to my favorite neighborhood haunt, The Goodwill.
The Goodwill makes me so happy. I have bought so much stuff there; actually, I usually don’t leave the store without anything.
(Quick tangent: This past Saturday, after a long day of yardsaling, I stopped by The Goodwill. I didn’t find any home items, but I did score a really cute Banana Republic sweater and a great Banana Republic linen skirt, all for a whopping $8!)
Back to the plain futon. I heard it whispering to me, you know, metaphorically and all, “I’d love to have some pretty pillows to dress me up…” So I went to The Goodwill (yes, I like to call it “The Goodwill”) and found a few nice men’s shirts and a cute flowery dress from Old Navy that would make great pillows. I decided I would sew a pillow a day until I had a whole mess of cute pillows. How’d I do?
This one took the most work, and even after carefully measuring and cutting each and every square, and swearing up and down that I used a .25 inch seam allowance on each row, the quilted pillow still came out all crooked.
The hearts on this pillow came from the Old Navy dress. On the day that I finished it, I declared it my fave pillow.
And then I finished this next pillow, and I changed my fickle mind and declared it my piece de resistance. Her name is Sugar.
Just to keep it real, this is what my dining table looked like for an entire week while I sewed:
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The pillows turned out great! You are way to crafty! How about having craft camp for McKenna and Shannon while she’s here??
Wow, you’ve made that futon look great!
Those pillows are adorable! I love that re-used a dress to do it! How very cool!
Those pillows are gorgeous! My favorites are the heart and the “Sugar.” Too cute!!
That sugar pillow is just the cutest! I wish I could even write that well!
Love that sugar pillow! Adorable.
Blessings,
Marie
Great blog! I found you through the Goodwill Party and I love your pillows!! :)
Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment! Your pillow are amazing! Excellent work!
Amy
These pillows are just adorable! Seeewww making a sugar one! ;)
Super, super cute! I call it “the goodwill” too-ha :)
-Jill
These pillows are adorable! Just found your blog and having a great time going thru it.
Thanks!
Ashley,
I’m currently having a bout of insomnia so I’m bouncing around your blog. These are so CUTE! I love the sugar pillow. Did you seriously quilt that quilted cutey??? Wow. I think I need to brush the dust off my sewing machine and once and for all try to figure it out. I made some of my own pillows that I adore but they consisted of hem tape and fabric glue :).