Thursday, November 17, 2011

DIY: Bolster Pillow Cover

Our master bedroom makeover has been slow moving. Usually I like to get things done pretty quickly but this has taken longer than expected. I caught you guys up to speed last week with the bedding additions and today it gets even better.

Since summertime I've had this Old Navy sarong to use as a bolster pillow cover.

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I finally got my mom to come up and sew it for me and she knocked it out of the park. I am lucky to have a brand-spanking new sewing machine compliments of my grandparents and was happy for my mom to break it in.

I'm not very math-minded so sewing from scratch, without a pattern, makes my brain hurt a little.

Thankfully my mom is great at that sort of thing and I got a bolster pillow cover in under two hours. Booya!

I had to buy some thread and bobbins to get us started and the rest was a go!

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The sarong was a little see-through so my mom sewed an old white sheet remnant to the back to make it less transparent.

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Following these basic instructions, my mom whipped up the pillow cover in no time.

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Here's the final product sitting pretty on our bed. In a few days or so I've got some more updates to the master bedroom. Can't wait to share the updates.

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Wanna see the other pillows my mom has sewn for me? Check out these and these!

Thanks, Mom. ♥

xoxo

13 comments:

Tonia Lee Smith said...

I wish I could get my mother to pull out her sewing machine. Brings back memories of when I was little and made all of my clothes that I hated then but love now :)

Unknown said...

So cute! I love that you used unexpected fabric!

I've been planning on adding a large bolster pillow to our bedroom and our tweens room. Thanks for including instructions :)

Jenny @ Anything Pretty said...

Love that you used the sarong! The space is looking great and I can't wait to see what you do next!
P.S.-I have been super behind in blog commenting, but congratulations on your news....I am super excited for you!

Michael said...

Love it! What a great mom!

jonalynn said...

Your mom has some mad sewing skills. Maybe she'd like to take a trip to Phoenix to help me, too?! :)

Love the new bolster and how your room is coming together. I'm so drawn to those lamps.

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Lovely Little Nest said...

Oh my gosh, it all looks SO good! I love the layered textures. So chic, yet cozy! :)

Kim @ NewlyWoodwards said...

It looks SOOO good. I'm really loving the look of the bolster pillow. You are always inspiring me!

jesse {GoodGirlGoneGlad} said...

It looks great! What a fun punch of pattern!
xx

Sara @ Russet Street Reno said...

That is really inspiring! I love the pattern, how funny it was a sarong!

Sharstin said...

That is so fantastic, and some mad sewing skills. So pretty~

Janna McCalley said...

I love bolster pillows! It turned out great!

Caitlin @ Desert Domicile said...

Super cute!!! I love the gold and navy combo too :) Can't wait to see the other updates!!!

Suzie said...

Beautiful. I also love the purple accent pillows.

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