Sunday, October 30, 2011

1 Drop Cloth, 2 Designs, 3 Pillows

I haven't mentioned the room I'm designing at my mom's house for a while.  It's still a work in progress, but it's ALMOST finished.  I can't wait to show you the reveal!  I have been doing lots of little projects for the room.  The bed in the room needed pillows, so I decided to try something I've seen other people do: make pillows out of drop cloth.  
So I started with a drop cloth I got from Lowe's for $9.99.  I also invested in a rotary cutting tool and a cutting mat.  (I can't believe I just now bought one!  I should have a LONG time ago!)   

I found an awesome tutorial on how to make an envelope pillow cover here.  So I sketched out how I would need to cut my fabric according to those directions.
These are the measurements I used for the two square pillows.
I cut my fabric according to the directions, and I came up with two designs:

#1: Stenciled Pillow
I used my Silhouette to create a vinyl stencil of something my mom always says: "Love you more."  After figuring out what part of the fabric would be the front of the pillow, I used regular craft paint and a stencil brush to fill in the design.  After the design dried, I followed the envelope pillow directions to finish the cover.

#2: Ruffled Pillows
I wanted two of the pillows to have ruffles on them.  I had some fabric scraps from another project, so I used those scraps to create ruffles.  I found this super easy ruffle tutorial, so making the ruffles took no time at all!  (The one thing I did different from the ruffle tutorial is that I folded my fabric strips in half with right sides facing, sewed a tube, and turned it right-side-out to keep from having raw edges on my ruffles.)  I spaced them out evenly on what was going to become the front of the pillow cover.  I made sure the ends of the ruffles would be on the edges where I was going to put a seam.  I sewed the ruffles on and then followed the envelope pillow directions to complete the pillow covers.

I stuffed my pillow forms in the completed covers, and here they are!

I absolutely adore how crisp the stenciled lines are on the love pillow!  When I finished, I thought, "Wow!  This looks professional!"  I like the ruffled pillows too, but I wonder if I should have put more ruffles...  I think they're okay the way they are, though.  Here's one more pic!
  It's SEW amazing what a drop cloth, scrap fabric, and some paint can become!

33 comments:

  1. All of those looks so lovely! I like that you used a phrase your Mom uses a lot onone of them--it makes it extra special :)

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  2. Love these! You did such a great job :) It turned out beautifully!

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  3. Oh btw, I'm linking to this on my facebook page :)

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  4. Love the pillows!! Your newest follower!!

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  5. Sooo cute and fun! I've been doing a lot of projects with the drop cloth that I picked up a few weeks ago. :)

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  6. Love the ruffly one! I like how bold your stencilin is. Well done!

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  7. Such a cute pillow! I really like the lettering! I need a rotary tool!! I actually just told my husband to tell his mom that is what I wanted for Christmas since she is the sewing guru in the family!

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  8. Love the stencil pillow. I been wanting to create one but I don't have budget for vinyl stencil. I am a new follower too.

    Thanks for visiting my blog. I made a chevron and quatrefoil pillow using cardstock as my stencil. If you'd like to check it out, here's the link:

    http://scrapidoodlelicious.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-make-screen-print-chevron-and.html

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  9. I really love the stencil pillow, and the ruffles. I love decorating with drop cloths. It look like high end linen. Thanks for stopping by Sunday's Best party and joining in.

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  10. SOOO cute! Love these pillow!! The ruffles make them so lovely!

    I also love how creatively you thought to use dropcloths!!

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  11. oh my goodness! I have all those tools and I can make that??? no way....

    Thanks for the post, I might have to get sewing.....GULP.

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  12. The pillows are great! Love the saying:)

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  13. Just FABULOUS!! Beautiful stencilling!

    Deborah

    PS Have you ever considered turning off word verification? You might receive more comments from busy bloggers...just a thought...

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  14. Hi, Bethany
    I just love your pillows. They are just lovely! By the way, I have pass an award to you. Stop by my blog and copy and paste.

    http://homesweetbutterfly.blogspot.com/2011/11/tell-me-about-yourself-award.html

    Have a great week.

    Vanessa

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  15. These are so super cute!! I love the stencil and the ruffles! So fun! I featured you today! http://www.flamingotoes.com/2011/11/crush-of-the-week-think-pink-features-27/

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  16. These are really nice and for the price, you did really good...and yes, a rotary cut is a MUST for any crafter. Would love it if you would link this up to our Rockin' link party going on now at RoCa and Company. Here is the link: http://rocaandcompany.blogspot.com/2011/11/you-rock-8.html. Come and show off what you got. Hope to see you there...

    Remember...YOU ROCK!!

    Carmen @ RoCa and Company
    www.rocaandcompany.blogspot.com

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  17. the stencil job really DOES look so professional! love it!
    xox dana
    stop by the wonder forest

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  18. Those are adorable!! And economical, too. Great ideas.

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  19. I featured your pillows at You Dazzled from Bedazzle Me Monday!! Thanks for linking! Stop by and grab a button :)

    http://everything-underthemoon.blogspot.com/2011/11/you-dazzled.html

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  20. Absolutely amazing! I love these pillows, and love that you used dropcloth!! I featured you today:

    http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/2011/11/wednesdays-wowzers-gratitude.html

    Thanks for inspiring!
    ~Alison

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  21. Love the materials, stenciling, ruffles... too cute!! Will be pinning!

    -caroline @ c.w.frosting

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  22. These are so adorable. I'd love to make these for my bed. Thanks for sharing! I am your newest follower and I think your blog is cute. I would appreciate it if you came to my blog and followed me too! http://milliemorganmedia.blogspot.com

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  23. This is cute! I'll have to do this for Valentine's Day. Pinning it!

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  24. Hi Bethany, thank you for linking up at Made Up & Loved! I featured this today. Swing by to grab a button if you'd like. Best, My

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  25. Love these! I'll be featuring them on my blog today.
    www.crystalscraftspot.blogspot.com

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  26. One of my favorite posts of yours! Thank you for linking up these adorable pillows at my Valentine Link Party! Have I mentioned how talented you are? Well, you are!

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  27. I LOVE THIS!!! So pretty, I need to try :) Would love for you to share with us at the HANDMADE VALENTINE Link Party at www.summitstreetjoy.com
    Thanks :)
    xo,
    lauren

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  28. Wow, I love your pillows! Your design is super cute. Smiles, Paula

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