About 2 years ago, I bought some beautiful French striped fabric from Calico Corners.  I bought enough for pillows and valances.  Then, I had sewist block.  (It’s kind of like writer’s block, but for people who sew.)  I lost my vision for the look I wanted for my family room.  The fabric sat, gathering dust, in a corner of my craft room.

During the past few weeks, I decided to just go for it.  I started cutting up my fabric, making pillows and plans for the room.  I love the way the striped pillows turned out!  I put zippers in the bottoms of the pillows, so I can change them out with the seasons.  I had originally thought these would be my easy-breezy-summer-looking pillows.  I think they’ll look great during the Christmas season too!

I learned my lesson from my last set of pillows and I was careful to line up the stripes before sewing.  Look at the texture in that fabric!  I just love it! It’s about time I got around to doing something with this fabric!  By the way, if you are a Calico Corner’s lover, the Mill Creek store is closing.  It might be a good time to find a few deals, but I’m so sad to see them go.

Happy decorating!