I was perusing the "Finds" section of Sarah Richardson's website yesterday, and noticed her post about this graphic linen Kravet fabric, listed at $122.80 a yard. It reminded me that I had bought a remnant of this same fabric at Designer Fabrics on Queen West in Toronto for $5! START THE CAR!! (This is a quote from an Ikea commercial (view here) that my family frequently references when we get a killer deal....as in "I got this shirt for 60% off. Start the car!").
Anyways, I had totally forgotten about this fabric, as I bought it mere days before my now 7 month old was born while I was in the depths of crazed nesting...and then my baby was born and I forgot everything that had happened before that point in time.
Seeing the fabric again inspired me to make two cushions for our living room couch on Sunday night, piped and backed with a matching turquoise velvet. I rearanged the living room furniture this weekend and the new cushions finish off the new configuration and add a nice punch of colour!
Did you do anything fun around the house this weekend? Any START THE CAR moments?
Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove the fabric! And piping!!!! Velvet?
I'd have to pay at least $50 for someone to make these (on top of the fabric costs)
Sigh*
I am totally an amateur sewer, and to add insult to injury am not patient at all (a requisite for good sewing). ....I don't do patterns. ...so the pillows are not perfect, but all the ones I get at Home Sense fall apart in short order, so these should at least outlast those ones.
DeleteLove both pillows!! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks! The geometric one was purchased at a store in the PATH downtown that I blogged about here: http://underthisdanforthroof.blogspot.ca/2012/02/ga-ga-for-graphic-prints.html
DeleteJust FYI when I commented I got an out of office from your work email with your full name etc :-)
ReplyDeleteoh geez.....totally a rookie blogger move :).....somehow I had linked my personal email address to my work address. Yikes. I am sure my firm has some strict HR policies against this! This should be fixed now. Thanks for letting me know!
DeletePiping?! You have skills! You might need to teach me how to do that. I have fabric and a sewing machine and want to make some pillows for A's room.
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