Quick-fix

Oh my - I've had no time for projects lately - much less anything for myself - but I squeezed in a 30 minute, FREE pillow project. Just 'cause I needed to do a lil' something to lift my spirits - ya know what I mean?

Here we go...

Some free burlap -given to me by a friend who thought I'd do something with it - I love friends like that - don't you?

I quickly free handed a whimsical peacock feather on it - dried almost instantly. Be sure and put some cardboard behind it - paint will bleed through easily.

I added a few buttons out of my endless supply of button jars...

Stitched it up, stuffed it with stuffing from an old pillow that needed tossing and simply pulled on the ends of the threads to fray the edges.

Now, if there was jus' time to "Rest".

Everybody have a great Wednesday!

Cathy

A simple fix...

Well, January is my "nesting" time. The shop is closed and it is about the only time all year when I have a minute to focus on something in my own home. Sooooo, of course I had to "change" something - I don't leave anything the same for very long. And since I do all the work myself - nothing is ever very expensive. A lil' paint, a lil' material, a lil' TLC - and everything feels fresh and new again.

So, here is my delima - I found some curtains at Lowe's that I liked but they were way to short. I don't usually buy store bought curtains simply because I like to piddle with sewing. Now, I'm no seamstress by any stretch of the imagination but I can sew to suit myself. Just don't go peeking underneath - it might not look very pretty - hehe.

About 10 inches to short...

Some corresponding fabrics...

My trusty sewing machine...

After I sewed on the border - I pinned the fabric so it would pleat like the top panel...

And here they are... I really like them. Now, they look kind of custom. They still need to "soften up" so they will hang a bit better - but I think I'm gonna be happy with them.

I'll show you more pictures of my mini makeover later...if I can manage to ever get it finished.

Happy Monday friends,

Cathy