another fall pillow...

I recently pinned this fall pillow on Pinterest. I made one last year and loved it, but gave it away at one of our MOPS meetings. I found myself with a free hour yesterday afternoon and whipped up another one.  Mine does not have as many leaves as the original, but it was made up of fabric from my stash and really took me right at an hour from start to finish. 

Here it is on my favorite chippy green chair...

I could definitely see this being awesome in different green fabrics for spring...maybe that'll be a project to get me through the winter when I'm dreaming of spring??

Have you started decorating for fall?  Or are you still trying to squeeze out the last warm days before hoodies and jeans are present in your regular wardrobe rotation?

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ruffles (actually pleats) + pillows = love

I posted a few weeks ago about my sudden urge to change up the colors in our house during the spring and summer to cool blues and greens...I've done a little of that, but now that we're home from all of our camps, etc. my decorating craze is in full swing.  I know that it's almost August, but I can enjoy it for a few months until fall!

One of my first projects has been to recover the red pillows on our couch.  I knew I wanted to sew envelope-style covers so they could be easily removed to be thrown in the wash.  With a 3 1/2 year old and a 90-pound dog running around, washable covers are a must.

The first pillow cover I tackled was Emily Jones' fabulous ruffle pillow.  I strayed from her tutorial just a bit, making pleats instead of ruffles (it's much faster if you're not overly concerned with them being exact) and fashioning the back into a envelope-style closure.  But, her tutorial is wonderful!  This took me less than an hour from start to finish.

I'm tempted to cover all 4 pillows in this style, but I think the boys in my house might stage a revolt. :)

By the way, if you haven't checked out Emily's blog before, do yourself a favor and read through her archives!  Grab a cup of coffee, a snack, and settle in.  She's one talented lady!

What about you?  Do you have the urge to change up your decorating to a more "summery" color scheme?