New Pillow Fabric

While I'm anxiously waiting for my sofa to be reupholstered, I have been searching through my fabric scraps and pillow covers to see what I have that will work with the new sofa fabric.  I have this amazing red cotton velveteen that works well with the Robert Allen floral I have to make draperies {someday}.  It's super soft, though not as soft as the navy blue cotton velvet I have, and will look nice against the brown sofa fabric.

I also picked up some pillow covers a while ago made out of the Romo fabric.  I was so sad when I found out the fabric had been discontinued.  Not too long after, I found these pillows on Etsy and was happy again.  The flowers were red instead of the orange I had originally wanted but that turned out to be a good thing.

via Ellie - B Designs on Etsy

It was good because I have the aforementioned velveteen.  No, I wouldn't put those pillows with the drapery fabric but it will still need to work with the Romo pillows.  I'm so indecisive about what I actually want things to look like {probably due to being exposed to so many beautiful fabrics} and I'm thinking of finding some fabrics to make a "winter" set so I can have a different feeling in the living room for the winter.  In addition, apartments in the Boston area tend to be old and have super drafty windows.  I would be able to line one set of draperies to keep out some of the winter cold.   So, I'm thinking I might make a long lumbar pillow or a bolster of some sort out of the red velveteen that can stay year round. 

And, because that wasn't enough, it also works well with the scrap of Sanderson Maia fabric I have in my scrap pile.  Enough for me to make a pillow.  Sadly, I forgot to pick up some cording material to make a welt around the edge last time I was at the fabric shop but I'll get it when I go back.  I need to find some nice quality inserts eventually to so this pillow will probably wait until I have that accomplished to get the measurements perfect.

I love how the birds look like they are almost unfinished sketches of birds.

Hopefully someday soon I'll get this all pulled together.  I may decide I'm too cheap for two sets of curtains or wind up with a place too small to store them.  I have time now to decide though so I'll figure it out.

Someday.

More Romo

So I posted my dismay over Romo discontinuing of one of my favorite fabrics, and here is another that I love.

It's actually the floral wallcovering below found in Serena's bedroom on Gossip Girl.

I used to visit the showroom to "check on" this one.  I might need therapy, don't judge me.

{images: CW via Nest Design}

Fabric Hoarding

So I recently found a local shop that has super cheap fabrics that are actually worth buying {there are plenty of places where it's hit or miss and usually I miss, but this one so far has been good}.

I stalled for 2 weeks before finally going back and buying this blue floral Robert Allen fabric.  It's a bit more serious that I usually go for but I couldn't stop thinking about it.  I bought 12 yards thinking I would use it for drapery in my new place {and once I get my sofa reupholstered} and the whole 12 yards cost about the same as a pair of drapery panels from West Elm.

I got to thinking about what I would put with this fabric if I did buy it and realized I just happened to have a yard of this yellow chevron fabric for pillow covers should I want them.  For the price I can afford to have a set of winter draperies and summer draperies, which is good since I have some pillow fabric I'm dying to use that totally doesn't go with this.  This is where my fabric hoarding tendencies come in. 

The other fabrics are these Romo fabric memos that I've had forever thinking I'd buy some actual fabrics some day since I lovethemsoverymuch.  Unfortunately, while I've been making up my mind to get them {they are super expensive} they have been busy discontinuing the line so unless Romo has a secret stash they want to sell {or donate} to me, I'm working with two small pieces.  I thought it would go nicely with this houndstooth fabric that was in my pile {yes, you will see me on tv soon}. 

I know this is a terrible photo and I need to wash/iron these fabrics.

If that's not enough, I also bought a few yards of this Dwell Studio fabric because they had it, it was super cheap, and I've always liked it.  It may go on a chair but I'm not sure.  Not the best strategy for a fabric purchase but I'll find a use for it, I hope.

{photos: #1&2 - jeanine, #3 - Calico Corners}