Four years ago, I had just bought a house and thought “I really need some pillows in this living room.” I struggled with this because I had a brown couch, pale gold chairs, blue walls, and teal curtains. I promise none of this is as ugly as it sounds, but it made looking for coordinating pillows nearly impossible. Not to be defeated, I started looking for fabric instead. Surely I could manage to make a few pillow covers? That’s barely even any seams! I eventually found this great fabric at Joann’s – for SEVENTY DOLLARS A YARD. I did a bunch of research and was trying to decide what size I should make and eventually landed on a decision to order 3 yards. Who wants to spend $210 on fabric? Not I, so I waited until there was a 60% off coupon. Now I’ve ordered the fabric, I can’t wait to get this project going! Right before it arrives I tear apart my bathroom floor for a “quick 4th of July remodeling project”. HA. The pillows were quickly forgotten amid mold remediation. Every once in awhile I’d see the roll of fabric in the corner of the room and feel guilty for having spent so much and not done anything with it yet. But I couldn’t decide what I wanted to do! Did I want to make 18 inch pillows? 20 inch? Should I do envelope style? Should I try for zippers? What should I do for trim? Overwhelmed, I just put it off.
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