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I knew I wanted this bright summer coral as an accent color in my master bedroom makeover project but haven’t been able to find some affordable ones I like locally. Throw pillows can be pricey!
Last year I picked up some 18×18 pillow inserts at Ikea and never made any pillows so today was the day!
This pretty fabric is from Joann’s.
The last time I sewed a pillow was in Mrs. Lindstrom’s 7th grade home economics class! I don’t even know how to sew a pillow cover but I thought I’d start with a basic pillow.
Even not so great sewers (like me) can cut two squares a little smaller than the pillow insert and sew wrong sides together leaving room to turn inside out, stuff the pillow and hand sew the rest.
I found this cute stencil on clearance at Joann’s and thought it would make a great 12×16 pillow.
I mixed acrylic paint with a little of that Martha Stewart fabric medium and stenciled one piece of my fabric. The next day I sewed the other side together.
I love it! And now I feel brave enough to stencil more fabric!
(My hubby asked if that stencil was a bunch of ballet slippers and why I was making our room pink?…Hugh? That stencil is leaves, and it’s called coral. Sheesh!) 
This is our new upholstered bed. I love the linen fabric. I also replaced our old lamps that were damaged in the move with these beauties from Home Goods. The new fresh white bedding is also from Home Goods.
Here is the before picture on our bedroom. The next step it to paint our dressers and night stands.
I think I want to use chalk paint in maybe a linen color with white accents? Stay tuned…
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I love Coral too! It’s my happy color!
You have inspired me!! I have been looking for pillows for my living room and couldn’t find the right ones. Now I know what I’m going to do!!
Take care,
Nonny
http://www.notionsfromnonny.blogspot.com
I love your pillows. You did a great job sewing them. They look so pretty next to your white bed linens.
They are lovely…great color!…come on over for a visit…have a great day, Mariaelena
I so envy you your sewing skills! Imagine all the great projects I could make — like these adorable throw pillows.
Oh thanks! That was so nice of you
I can sew squares & rectangles!
Lina
Love the stenciled pillow– it is very cute!
These are gorgeous! I LOVE the coral!
Jenna @ http://rainonatinroof.com
You’d never know you weren’t a proficient sewer! I’d love it if you stopped by to link up at Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays at A Jennuine Life. http://www.ajennuinelife.com/2013/02/thrifty-to-nifty-thursdays-6.html
Thanks! i’m a great faker
Lina
Great project !
I would love you to come and share it at my Craft, Create & Inspire Linky party
http://polkadotpretties.com/2012/12/craft-create-inspire-linky-party-16/
Hope to see you there:)
Claire@ Polkadot pretties x
Love, love, love the coral. Can’t wait to see what you do with the rest of the room, you have the greatest ideas! Your site is so lovely, quickly becoming my favorite–thanks for sharing all your projects.
That is the sweetest comment! Thanks Mel!!
LINA
Love these pillows, especially the stenciled one. Such a cute design. I love making pillows myself because they’re just so easy to make. Great job!
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I love these so much! I am obsessed with coral lately. Looks like a run to JoAnn’s is in my future! I’d like to invite you to link up to Show and Tell Saturday at Sassy Little Lady!
http://www.sassylittlelady.com/blog/show-and-tell-saturday/show-and-tell-saturday-4-plus-a-giveaway
Kathie