Remember seeing these pillowcases yesterday? They were a couple of pillowcases I scored whilst out thrifting last week - I saw them bundled away at the top of a shelf as I was paying for some other things, and my heart leapt a little when I saw them there - I knew they were going to be a bit special.
Oh my. They were a lot special - beautifully huge Oxford Style pillowcases in blues and bluey-greys with that little bit of chintzy floral thing going on. And they were quilted patchwork.
They were too good to cut, so I decided simply to use them as they were - with a simple blanket stitch I closed the opening for the pillow in the back, then again with blanket stitch, I sewed the two pillowcases together to make an instant lap quilt.
An easy, yet I think effective craft easily completed in one afternoon.
Wow this is so beautiful and none of the long work quilting it. Great idea!
Posted by: Lisa L. | Wednesday, 30 September 2009 at 01:16 PM
I'm all for easy crafting! And I'm testing the theory that you can never
have too many blankets and quilts. Think we are reaching capacity though ;-)
Posted by: Mu Mu Design | Wednesday, 30 September 2009 at 01:35 PM
Love this! And very little work, too? That's the way to craft.
Posted by: robyn | Thursday, 01 October 2009 at 02:21 AM
indeed. maximum effect for little work ;-)
Posted by: Mu Mu Design | Thursday, 01 October 2009 at 10:00 AM
hi there-
always see you in the comments section at soulemama- finally got a minute to check out your blog- looks great!
i did the same thing years ago with sale shams from pottery barn outlet- from the giant bin in the back that you have to dig thru and all the dust comes out with each peice you look at... the thing i love about it is that since its NOT my laborious hand quilting, i don't worry about WHAT we use it for! (loved amanda's vintage beach blanket, but it takes me SO LONG to finish anything like that, i would NEVER risk getting tomato stains, grass stains, etc on it!!) this was inexpensive, and quick, so we use it for a picnic blanket... and i don't mind when the berries get mushed in and stain it!
looking forward to checking out more of your blog!
take care,
jamie
Posted by: jamie | Friday, 02 October 2009 at 03:52 PM