I'm not in love with our couch at all but it was free and I'm actually glad because I don't worry so much when my 3 year old spills something on them. It is a grayish sage green color and I find it challenging to coordinate colors with it.
When I first saw the Echo fabric collection by Lotta Jansdotter I knew it would be great for home decor.
The little pillow goes on the chair (which is a really nice light chocolate brown scored on Craigs List). I made it entirely using the Standing Stones print in heather.
For the big pillow I knew I wanted to piece a design together and I eventually came up with alternating strips, left and right, on a Kona Coal background. You'll see Alexander Henry "Heath" in this one too.
I definitely wanted to be able to remove the covers from the pillow forms so I installed invisible zippers on each. Thankfully, with Rachel's wonderful tutorial, it was a breeze!
I LOOOOVE how these came out and they make me smile every time I walk into the living room!
4 comments:
Love the combination!! What a great idea! Question: Did you wash the fabrics first or did you plan for shrinkage? I love washing a quilt for the first time, but I know it shrinks quite a bit. I would love to make some pillows, but I keep overthinking it!
These are so stylish! I love the fabrics and colors! It really enhances your couch which by the way is not bad at all since it is a neutral color! And as you say, you may wait until your son is older to invest in a really nice one (although it may prove difficult to find a couch now that stands out next to these beauties)!!!
Those are great pillows! (And don't you love "Heath"? I find myself using it in so many things these days.) I particular like how you chose to quilt these. Thanks for the inspiration!
Gosh, those are both so pretty! Well done. Glad to have helped with the zippers =)
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