Copycat

I honestly don't think I ever come up with a single original idea on my own.   Ok, maybe it happens on occasion.   What I am good at, though, is taking someone else's creation and revamping it and making it my own.   If you follow my other blog, www.threadsofmind.blogspot.com , you probably read how I'm hooked on Pinterest.   Below is the start of my copycat version of pillows I saw on Pinterest.....these are so fun that I think I'll be making a lot of them!  

For Jackson's pillow, I cut up some old jeans in my stash to be used for the pillow front.   I added simple letters in various red fabrics and zig-zag stitched them to the jeans.

 A simple lapped closure in two different red fabrics makes it easy to remove the pillow for laundry day.

Sydney's pillow matches her pretty new bedroom, too, only her colors are brown and teal. 

 The letters were traced in reverse on Steam A Seam Lite2, ironed onto the back of the fabrics and cut out on the lines.   They can be placed on the pillow front and repositioned until you like the placement, then simply iron for 5 seconds to hold them in place for stitching.

 For her pillow I straight line stitched instead of zig-zag since the background fabric was kinda busy.

 The back of her pillow is also a simple lapped construction.

And here is the finished product!   Can't wait to make more of these because they are a great way to use "stash" fabrics and the design opportunities are endless.   I'm going to try this same technique on the hem of pillowcases next.

Stitchin' again,
Debbie