Welp. It’s only been 7 months… but I finally got around to making pillowcases with the deadstock fabric I sourced back in May.
David and I snagged this incredible daybed at an antique shop in Ravenna, Ohio. The woman who sold it to us said the shop’s building used to be a furniture manufacturer in the early 1900s, and this piece was actually made there in 1900. Somehow, it made its way back to be re-sold 124 years later. :’)
Also pictured: The sheepskin that I tanned last year!
Like I mentioned, I finally dipped into the stash of deadstock fabric I collected earlier this year. I had just enough of each to make the pillows, with a bit of the copper velvet to spare. The green was an upholstery sample square, and I must admit I think this was the best possible use for it. I’ve never used an entire piece of fabric on a project before and the feeling of no scraps to deal with was honestly kind of intoxicating.
The pillows themselves have been sitting around in my sewing stuff for years. I had originally used them for my first-ever sewing project 5 years ago, where I block printed thrifted linen napkins and haphazardly sewed them together to make pillowcases. Needless to say… they didn’t last.
I feel much better about these covers, though. Especially because I made them so they could be easily removed (and washed!!) and replaced down the line.
A peek at my notes:
