Ever since we got our gigantic couch, I’ve been wanting to make some cute toss cushions for it. Something to cover the not-so-cute toss pillows that came with it and add some more color and fun to the room. I even started a Pinterest board of inspiration.
And it took me over a year to finally get it done. How crazy is that?
I did add a few pillows during that time, but the other ones still sat there in all their unslipcovered badness.
Until last week when I finally moved it to the top of the sewing list and got it done. And I love them!
I used a paint dropcloth {I love dropcloths: they’re inexpensive and have a neat linen/burlap look to them} and sewed envelope style pillows {so they can be popped off and thrown in the wash}, then embellished them.
This pillow was inspired by this. I taped some fabric onto a piece of paper and ran it through a printer to get the orange text. I frayed the edges just a bit, then ironed craft fuse on the back so it wouldn’t continue to fray. A little orange stitching around the edge and it was finished.
The other two pillows were painted, using paint pens and a freezer paper stencil.
I love the pop of color and the personality that the new pillows add and I’m so stinkin’ happy to have the nasty manufactured pillows covered up!
{Curious about other accessories in this room? You can read more about the gallery wall, the painted cabinet tray, and the knit lampshade by clicking on these links.}
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Using a dropcloth is such a brilliant idea and it looks great!
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Great idea! I’ve seen so many drop cloth crafts but I’ve never picked any up. I really should try it out!
Those pillows look great. My house still looks a bit like we’re in University. Everything sort of matches but doesn’t. I forgot you have a leather couch. Do you like it?
These look great!
Great idea! I used paint drop cloths to make grocery bags…my DIL used the fabric paint pens and hand drew some really nice pictures for me too…I’m even thinking of slip covering my patio love seat with one…one day…