What I Did Today...

Just a few thoughts and photos to share with you today.

This first one is of a setting at Hobby Lobby...I was there to pick up some muslin and Kona solid in Bone...always fun to see what is new.  The shelf and table are shabby chic and those chairs!  Well, they don't have a place in my living space, but they are fun, aren't they? 

This afternoon, I made this 12" pillow cover that will reside on my summer bed.  Which, of course, isn't ready to be shown.  Rearrangement of my bedroom and spring cleaning need to be finished before I have it all set to show anyone.  I am working on it, so it shouldn't be long.  If you recognize this fabric, you'll have an idea of what I plan to do with my summer bed.

 

 

Nothing random about the placement of those squares, either.  Intentionally arranged the way they are.  ~grin~

The envelope back is almost as attractive as the front, don't you think?  I gave some thought to using this fabric/layout to make another pillow cover and would have then used a solid color for the backing, but I decided to use up all of my creativity (and scraps) on one cover instead.

 

I was ever so tired of looking at this sofa cover...and, I gotta say,  straightening and re-tucking it every day was a huge pain in the you-know-what!   

before

after

So, I changed things up a bit.  And, now I can use two of the pillows I made awhile back (talked about here and here).  Course, there is the ever-present sleeping brown dog in the photos.  ~grin~  This isn't exactly what I want, but it's a small step in the right direction. 

That's about all I did!  Course, I made sure to watch the Kentucky Derby...always an exciting few minutes!  Congratulations to California Chrome!  

Have a great rest of the weekend!!!



"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

Sofa Cover.

Look at what I made this afternoon!!!

I made a sofa cover!!! And, it kinda matches my living room!

Here's the fun part.

I did not piece this. It came like that.

And, it looks the same on both sides.How cool is that?

I got it at Wal-Mart several years ago for a ridiculously low price...

$1.00 per yard on clearance...bought 20 yards.

I used it to cover the tables of my vendor booth

when I vended (is that a word?) at the

Cream City Rug Hookers Hook-In.

This morning, while moving furniture/rearranging,

I took part of it to cover my old turntable

(that I rarely use but hate to give up).

This remaining piece was about 12 feet long (x 45 inches).

So, I cut it in half, sewed the two halves together

(with a french seam so there are no raw edges),

rolled the edges twice and stitched it.

How easy was that!!!

(Did you notice that I didn't match the blocks when sewing the pieces together?

I actually thought about it, but quickly decided not to bother.

After all, it's for the dogs...and I know they don't care!)

I'll have some fun news for you...

the reason behind rearranging some furniture.

In a few weeks.