Friday, April 29, 2011

A little union jack pillow

*In honor of the Royal wedding today here is a repost of my repurposed union jack pillow *





















I spent the weekend sewing this little pillow.


These union jack pillows seem to be rising in popularity.

I added mine to the chair in the sewing nook of my bedroom.




This is what it looked like before. I bought this shirt from the mall store "Charlotte Russe," a couple of months ago, and knew it would make a great pillow. It was too long for me to wear and had a small whole in the shoulder area. Luckily it was on the clearance rack for about $6.
I cut right through the front and back of the shirt to make the pillow shape. Then sewed around the edges and inserted a pillow form I had in the closet.




You could even make your own with scraps of fabric and lace.
























I love this cute tote found at

















And here is one done in true Rachel Ashwell style, with pretty pastels.

















Maybe I'll have to pull out my fabric scraps to make a pastel design for the spring.

19 comments:

  1. your pillow is so cute! love t-shirt pillows.
    i have union jacks on my mind lately to. hoping to make one very soon.

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  2. Love it! Thank you for linking up with Masterpiece Monday. Have a great week, Mary :O)

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  3. The pillow is perfect...I love the feminine quality it has! It looks pretty in your sewing room!

    XO,
    Jane

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  4. That is so cute! The black lace gives it kind of a seductive look - ha! Hugs, Kim

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  5. The lace as the stripes is fabulous!
    I recently made a Union Jack cushion too. I love the geometric lines of it.

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  6. oh thats so cool!!!!!!!!! I'm about to make over my little girls room soon, I think a nice pink lace one would be fab ;o)

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  7. That looks so good! What a great idea!

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  8. Love the shirt fab idea, as well as the pillow.I enjoyed my visit.~Cheers Kim

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  9. What a super idea! Love how it turned out.
    Ann

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  10. What a great upcycle. It looks way better as a pillow!

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  11. What a smart idea! Love this, makes me want to give one a try! Thanks for linking up with VIF!
    hugs,
    Debra

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  12. This is beautiful, I love your style! Just popping over from TT&J link party.
    Happy weekend!

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  13. This is beautiful, so creative. Thanks for sharing.

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  14. I'm pretty much in love with this pillow! What a great spin to have it made out of lace. Thanks for sharing!

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  15. I love love love this pillow! It is so gorgeous! I adore union jack cushions and this one is another reason why! I think using the shirt was so clever! I also think I might have to move on to bags next because that tote is just devine! X

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  16. I'm loving that last photo... everything about the room is so inviting...

    Dawn... The Bohemian

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  17. What a cute idea! I'm featuring you on my Flaunt it Friday features, stop by and grab an "I was featured" button if you'd like. Thanks for linking up! :)

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  18. The pillow turned beautifully. Love the contrast of color and textures.

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