DIY Pillow Covers |

I had purchased some pillows from Walmart when we first got out house. I thought they would match the colour scheme of the house, but once we got everything painted and decorated they really didn't match well! The style didn't compliment the design / feel of our living room either, and on top of all this the seems in the pillows were starting to fall apart!!

So I decide to 'up-cycle' and make pillow covers to put over top of the old pillows, using them as the 'pillow form' instead of buying new pillow forms.

I got the fabric at Fabricland and it was 40% off!! The colours of the stripes on the fabric match our wall colours perfectly. The yellow stripe is the exact colour of our living room walls, the brown ties in nicely with out couch colour and accents in the room, and the red stripe is the same colour as our dinning room (which is right across the hall).

The fabric is linen and so it goes a lot better with the casual / rustic / cozy style of our living room's decor!

I followed the tutorial below when making my 'Envelope' style pillow covers:

Here is what the old pillows looked like:


And here they are with the new pillow covers on them:

My Sewing Room |

Yesterday I made a new Valance for my "sewing room".

I put "sewing room" in quotations because it is not just my sewing room. It is technically a guest bedroom BUT since it has two big closets in it it is also my 'closet' / wardrobe room.

And recently I put my sewing machine in it.

The room came with a VERY floral wallpaper when we bought the house and it hasn't been a priority for us to change it yet. SO I brought in some of my old baby dolls / stuffed animals, put a pink quilt on the bed, made a purple 'sewing' themed valance and put my pink sewing machine in the room.

So I guess overall it is the 'Girly Room' in the house! :D --> Flowers, Clothes, Pink, Sewing, Dolls...

Fabric Love |

It seems to be BABY SEASON. So many couples I know are having babies!

So with my new found love for Spoonflower Fabrics (see post below) I decided to do a post on baby fabrics!

I found some unique and someone unconventional boy and girl fabrics as well as some great gender neutral fabrics for those parents who are leaving their little one's gender a surprise!

There are SO many cute fabrics that I think I would create a room full of cute pillows for my baby with all different patterns on them so that I didn't have to choose just one!

Baby Girl:






Baby Boy:







Gender Neutral:

Check out the awesome fabrics on this site! Spoonflower

New Favourite Fabric Site |

I just discovered Spoonflower, an awesome fabric site with so many unique fabrics.

I Love it because:

- You can search for exactly what you are looking for

- Beside the fabric you choose they give you coordinating fabrics / fabrics from the same line --> making it easy to create a cohesive look.

- You can purchase the pattern you chose in a number of different fabric types.

- They have patterns that are pre-made quilt tops - all you have to do is cut out the patches and sew them together to make your quilt.

- They have awesome 'Calendar Tea Towel' patterns which are cute to make for gifts.

- They show 'projects' made by others using the fabric so that you can see what the fabrics look like.

- They link to real photos of the fabric on Flickr so that you can see the actual fabric/size.

- There is no trip to the store only to find that they don't have what you are looking for

- No more waiting in the long SLOW line ups at Fabricland!

Check it out!

Pretty Pillows |

I came accross these Pillows today on Etsy and thought they were the cutest thing!!
I can think of so many words I would like to have our our sofa and/or bed!

SEW Sweet |

Some Sweet and Spooky Vintage Sewing Patterns

Adorable Aromatic Acorns |

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I came across these adorable 'Acorn Sachets' that are filled with lavender on Mireio's Etsy Shop today.

I love that they look like little pieces of a quilt! They are so unique and useful at the same time, filling your home with the beautiful scent of lavender.

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Pretty Head |

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I just ordered this amazing Vintage style headband!

I was made by Kelly Crunner of "The Pink Elephant" shop on Etsy.

Check out her shop to see more awesome headbands all with different colours and designs.

Fun with Fabric |

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Fabric is definitely one of my weaknesses! It's very hard for me to pass by a pretty print without picking it up and admiring it!

SO I love when I have an excuse to actually purchase fabric for a project.

In my office I wanted to have lots of funky colour and texture, so I purchased cross stitch rings of all different sizes and stretched some lovely fabrics in them and hung them on the wall on either side of my bulletin board.


I purchased these fabrics while on our honeymoon in Huntsville at a little shop called 'Gone Quilting' and they are so pretty and vibrant!

Here is how the rings look on either side of my bulletin Board (which I also covered with a piece of fabric!)

Another idea is to hang the cross stitch rings at all different heights with long pieces of ribbon.

Hanging them from the ceiling over a desk will act like a room divider or handing them in a window will act like a curtain.