Tuesday, April 13, 2010

the perfect match

DIY Day @ ASPTL


i've been looking for new throw pillows for our couches in the living room for a really, really long time.  i have looked online, in every store i could think of, and i've even looked at countless fabric stores... nothing. 
e and i were shopping at tjmaxx last week and i was looking at beach towels for the summer.  i was just about to give up when i saw these towels that i loved and had a "lightbulb moment".  they are one of my favorite colors, and in fact, match our living room colors perfectly.  what if i bought them and made pillow covers out of them?  worth a shot, right?  $12.99 per towel and i figured i could get 2 pillows from each.  that's a steal at roughly $6/ pillow (i round down... helps me out with my cfo).
i called my mom for guidance, because i've never sewn anything other than rag quilts for baby gifts.  we figured out the sizes and placement and i got to work.  i have one pillow finished and will post pictures of the others when i'm finished with them.

before:
after:

i think it turned out rather nice.  i'm off to get working on the others!

happy tuesday!
a

2 comments:

B Family said...

Beautiful! I can't sew for anything. Great job Angie.

Bree said...

Love it! Perfect colors!