Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Chevron and Quatrefoil Throw Pillow Cases

Welcome Autumn! I got too busy doing these pillow cases for my living room and never got the chance to post something. 

Thanks for my first fifteen followers and to those who are not yet a member, I welcome you to my blog. I will be posting more interesting projects that you can also create. And I am hoping that this will be a way for us to be friends. To the Blogs who featured my projects, thank you for appreciating my works.

As I have said, I been got too busy with my pillows. I love the chevron and quatrefoil patterns, and bird in branch of a tree. I can see it anywhere in the blog world. I decided to incorporate these to my throw pillows. (I know! I know! You can see it anywhere.) With these pillows of mine, I made the  prints from the scratch. (Yes! You might say, "You can print nowadays in fabric using painter's tape or stencils".) Here, I only used my excess cardstocks or poster board. I even recycled (I mean upcycle.) two plain 27 X 27 inches throw pillows covers I bought from Value Village (sorry no photo of the before). See what the outcome.

Here's the front view. In these, I used chevron pattern and a bird in the branch of a tree.

Another view.



Here's the same pillow above (but the other side or the back sides). It's not even back because I used stripes and quatrefoil pattern. I decided to have different style of pattern in a pillow so I can alternate the designs.


Another view.



Plus, I got an excess fabric and I made a table runner. Plus (another one), I have an ongoing project for a small  rectangular pillow coming from the fabric I bought too. Nothing wasted. I'll show you when it's done.



I don't have a fancy or I can say a real sewing machine. I don't even know how to sew. My mom does! I've been asking her to teach me on how-to every time she's visiting us from California but we never got the chance to do so. Since I want to save a lot and I really want to have a color and pattern in my living room, I took the chance to sew with this sewing machine. Believe it or not!



The tutorial on how to print these patterns is coming soon. Keep viewing.
 
Total Cost: $10.05 (for everything)




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26 comments:

  1. Connie Kresin CampbellOctober 4, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    Great pillows and fabrics! What a sweet little sewing machine!

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  2. micheleOctober 4, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    love it! found you via craftomaniac!

    hope you'll enter my giveaway:

    http://hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-stencil-splendor-giveaway.html

    michele

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  3. Ashley J @ MommyByDayCrafterByNightOctober 4, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Cute cute blog!! I am your newest follower! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
    xoxo, Ashley J

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  4. ElaOctober 4, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    Thanks Ashley for following my blog.

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  5. DebbiedoosOctober 5, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    Those are simply adorable. Love the colors too. Thanks for sharing with my newbie party. Glad to have you and I look forward to your participation. My link goes up every Sunday evening. I usually keep it open til Wed night, however I am changing that til Tuesday night. I want a smaller party and it was getting too big.

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  6. MalloryOctober 5, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    Very cute! I love the chevron! Makes me wanna break out my sewing machine :)
    http://mallicious.blogspot.com/

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  7. Erin of HomeSavvyAtoZ.comOctober 5, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Hi Ela! I love this fabric and what you did with it. Your pillows are fabulous! Thank you so much for stopping by HomeSavvyAtoZ.com. I am happy to be your newest follower! I have a Freshmen Friday blog party that you may enjoy. It is a great place for new bloggers to get together, learn something new, and shamelessly promote their sites! I hope you will stop by!

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  8. ShilohOctober 5, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    I will be honest, I've always wondered what quatrefoil was exactly.:) I'm a new follower too.:)

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  9. Melanie @ bear rabbit bearOctober 5, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    I love this fabric and the pillows! Thanks for linking up to Things I've Done Thursday!

    Melanie
    bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com

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  10. Okio B DesignsOctober 6, 2011 at 5:28 AM

    Your pillows are so pretty! Love the contrast between the white and aqua! And hey, I have that sewing machine too. ;) Coming over from Transformation Thursday and your newest follower!

    Jeanine

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  11. PamelaOctober 6, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    Those are fantastic and to think you made them with the cutest lil' sewing machine ever!:) Thanx for coming to the party!!

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  12. AnonymousOctober 6, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    These are super cute pillows! I am a sucker for quatrefoil! I love the color you used and that you made different designs on each side! So pretty. I am a new follower. I have a party going on over at my blog that is dedicated to using your craft stash items. The link is open for most of October and I would love to have you join! Here is the link if you are interested: http://mylilpumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2011/10/document.html

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  13. Kelli @ The Loss CauseOctober 6, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    Great job on the pillows! Love them!

    Thanks for your sweet comment. Following you now. :)

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  14. Mel Creates OftenOctober 6, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Adorable pillows! Love the colors.

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  15. AnnOctober 7, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    Ela, thanks for joining my Restyled Sundays party. I can't believe what a nice job you did with that sewing machine. I really love the quatrafoil design. I would so appreciate if you add my button to you post. I am your newest follower.

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  16. Pitter and GlinkOctober 7, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    Pretty! The patterns and colors are great!

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  17. KatieOctober 7, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    I love them! Both the color and the patterns are perfect! I especially love the bird pillow!

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  18. Amy {The Idea Room}October 7, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    Love all of the pillows! Thank you so much for linking up! I really love seeing all the talent out there! LOVE the materials you used!

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  19. Mandi@MandiBeingCraftyOctober 7, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    These are all really cute! Good job!

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  20. AngelaOctober 8, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    They look great! :)


    -Angela
    Enter my giveaway

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  21. Meredith from A Mother SeekingOctober 8, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    My 2 favorite patterns! Beautiful!

    ~ Meredith From A Mother Seeking Come find me on my blog, A Mother Seeking...

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  22. Andie JayeOctober 8, 2011 at 11:54 PM

    these are so lovely! thanks so much for linking this up to my tip-toe thru tuesday party! hope to see you again this week!

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  23. WhitOctober 9, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Those pillows are beautiful and I love the color! Thank you so much sharing and for linking up to our party Show and Share this week! Come on back this Wednesday to link up your current projects.

    A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOW
    tyandwhitneyulrich.blogspot.com

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  24. The Charm of HomeOctober 12, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    Your pillows are really cute! They look very chic!
    Thank you for linking up with Home Sweet Home!
    Sherry

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  25. Adrianne SurianOctober 13, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    Dropping by to let you know you're featured on tonight's post at Freestyle Friday! I loved this, thanks for linking up!

    Adrianne
    www.happyhourprojects.com

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  26. Liz @ the Brambleberry CottageOctober 19, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    How smart to create reversible pillows, Ela! It makes them very versatile.

    Thanks for joining Time Travel Thursday. Hope to see you this week, too. Be sure to stop by tonight, and see yourself featured. ;)

    Blessings,
    Liz @ The Brambleberry Cottage
    http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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