Saturday, January 15, 2011

Necessary sewing

The nice thing about sewing is that it's so affordable to make things that are otherwise stupidly overpriced.  Like, why would I want to pay $80 for a pillow sham?  $120 for a duvet cover?  I detest the idea of sewing home dec (snoresville!) but the pay off is huge.  Each pillow cover was a half hour project (cut to stuffing with a 26" square pillow form), busted up some of my stash, and saved me some dough.  Now that I'm finished preaching to the choir, I'd like to thank everyone for your comments on my last post.

Thanks to Audrey and Dei for your suggestions on saving the coat.  I especially like the idea of an exposed zipper...  As Marie-Christine and KMQ suggested, I agree that the bust point is too high on the coat and this confuses me.  On full-size Burda patterns I need to petite the bodice but apparently my torso is too long for the petite Burda patterns?

Now, back to my home dec project.  Each pillow has a lapped zipper on one side, so I can take them off to wash.  The top one is a little smaller than the bottom two giving it a plumper look.  Who knew that half an inch would have made such a big difference?  The fabric remnant I used wasn't as wide as the other fabrics, and I went with it.

Here's my sofa.

10 comments:

  1. OMG, I heart home dec sewing! Even better here when it's combined with stashbustin'.

    Love your fashion fabric pillows, esp. the first 2. You should have a party, wear your floral garment that matches the pillow, and see if anyone notices.

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  2. Minimal time spent, stash busted, dough saved, please pass GO! and collect your $200!

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  3. Adorable pillows! I'm with you, though; I despise home dec sewing, but the payoff makes me do it. Except curtains, where the yardage makes it more cost effective to buy.

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  4. Beautiful pillow! I love the fabric

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  5. Nice colorful pillows. They will certainly liven up any area you put them in.

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  6. You gotta love the home dec projects. Your pillows are great and I love the fabric you chose. Very vibrant.

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  7. Very pretty pillows - just as nice as any of those shockingly expensive ones to be found in designer stores!

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  8. Your pillows are great. And I agree with you that altho home sewing can seem boring, you get so so much bang for your buck. And the items you make last much much longer before going out of style it seems. Very nice job.

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  9. That's a great idea. I'm a bad remnant hoarder! I like the fun and funky prints you used for your pillows!

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  10. OO... I love those pillows! You have a some great stash fabrics!!

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