At CHA I was thrilled to see a whole lot of Ric Rac in pretty much every color you can imagine. I was inspired by all the colors and thought that I would make a project that featured ric rac. Here's what I came up with: Here's how to make your own super cute ric rac accent pillow: Materials: -2 fat quarters of fabric (one for the front and one for the back of the pillow) I'd choose a solid for the front because your ric rac is going to provide enough pattern on it's own! -2 yards each of 3-4 different colors and widths of ric rac -Aleene's Fabric Fusion glue -poly fill stuffing Cut the front and back piece of your … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday: Patchwork Pillow
Yep, lucky you! More tutorials today! (I still have a few more also!) I made this for my dad for Christmas. He loves family history, and he's furnishing his home in Germany right now so I thought he might like this: My maiden name is Williamson so I found a Williamson family crest online, made it a little larger in Photoshop then printed it out onto printable fabric. You can buy these fabric sheets at most any craft store. They are 8 1/2" x 11" sheets of white or cream fabric with a paper backing on it. You just run them through your printer at home and heat set with an iron. The color turned out great! If you want to make one … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday: Fat Quarter Accent Pillows
Oh the weather outside is frightful..... It's been a icy, cold day here in Texas. It was too icy to go into work so I used today to finish up all the Christmas gifts I've been working on. I even took a quick break from making gifts and whipped up some quick new pillows for my sofa: I LOVE this fabric and it has the colors of my home decor in it! Want to make some? It took me about an hour to make both! Here's how: You'll need 4 fat quarters total. 2 of the front fabric and 2 of the back fabric Polyfill stuffing for the inside I just took my fat quarters and made 18" squares with them. Pin a back and a front piece together … [Read more...]
Quick and Easy Accent Pillows
Two placemats: (Yes, placemats!) $3.49 each from Kohl'sOne bag of polyester fiber filler:$3.99 from WalmartTwo festive fall accent pillows: Total: 30 minutes and $11.00! All I did was unpick about 5" of the lining on the back off the placemat and stuff it with pillow filling. I stitched it back up and got two cute fall accent pillows! … [Read more...]
