Updated: Dec 24, 2017
When Rachel over at Stitched In Color announced her Blogger's Pillow Party, I had to join. Had to. Why would I miss this? I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make myself a spanky new pillow and join the fun!
I've put in the last few stitches on the binding tonight; just in the nick of time!
You see, I have an old dark leather club-chair in my bedroom that was just begging for a little personality. It couldn't be to pretty or too plain. It's my husband's "sit, watch TV and eat ice cream" chair; so keeping it less frilly was a must. I decided to use Innocent Crush for the pluses and a linen border, with one little plus hand stitched with floss. I paired it with some Momo Freebird in an eggplanty color for the binding to bring out some of the darker colors in the palette. A buttoned closure was added in the back (my first time using my buttonholer {pat on the back}) and voila! A new piece of (manly-ish) prettiness for my room. It is a little more plump than I wanted, but I'm sure it will be squished down and perfectly comfy in no time.
I might not have done it perfectly, but it works. I'm pretty darn proud of me.(chalk another one up for learning something new) Thanks Rachel, for inviting me to party along! :-)
(editor's note: 12.22.2017: Images missing from original post)