In my quest to update and make things look a bit more modern and personalized I tried to figure out how to update my living room without breaking the bank. I had to stick with the furniture I had as there wasn't budget for new couches so I began thinking about how to update the look and since I hate the look of slipcovers the only option I came up with was new throw pillows. However, if one buys throw pillows it can be quite pricey so a trip to the fabric store was in order. I am very blessed that I was taught the basics of sewing as a young girl by both my grandmother and my aunt. I find this skill invaluable as it has saved me so much money over the years.
I came up with a print I liked and then I also went searching through some of my old stash of fabrics with creativity in mind. I decided to sew a few of the pillows from the fun fabric I found and then take a very neutral fabric and paint on it to add to the fun.
I came up with a print I liked and then I also went searching through some of my old stash of fabrics with creativity in mind. I decided to sew a few of the pillows from the fun fabric I found and then take a very neutral fabric and paint on it to add to the fun.
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The design I painted was just inspired by the printed fabric and I did it free-hand just to play around a bit. I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. All in all I ended up with 4 of the patterned pillows and two of the hand painted pillows. My total out of pocket for this project? $18 (a mere $3 per pillow!)
If you don't sew, pillows are a perfect beginner project as they are just squares that you put together by sewing the fabric printed side to printed side and leaving about 3" of space to stuff, then you turn them rightside out and stuff, then sew the 3" gap. This project was all done in one evening (probably 3 hours because of the hand painting and dry time).
I was so pleased with my new throw pillows that I decided this would be a great project for me to make for a few Christmas presents too!
