Old Pillow Makeover

 Last week while reorganizing the quilt closet, I found a few things needing to be fixed or freshened up a bit.  The first on the list was the 10 year old bluebird pillow.  ⬅️A link to the free bluebird embroidery can also be found at the previous link.  I changed the bluebird design a bit to suit me.  The pink lazy daisies were not part of the free pattern.

These first three photos were pulled from the original blogpost because silly ole me forgot to take pictures before starting the makeover.  As you can see there's a lot of hand embroidery and a beautiful piping edge on the pillow.  The scalloped around the dresden was hand drafted by me.  You can see my process for making the scallop here.  

I loved and still love the Shabby Chic look of this pillow.  However, it's a space waster in my quilt closet because I chose to make it a pillow and not a pillow cover. 

The new plan was to remove the piping and add an envelope closure to the back.  I knew there was still some of the floral fabric in my stash but wasn't sure if there would be enough.  Luckily, I had more than enough.  It was meant to be!

The pink gingham binding is another old fabric pulled from the stash.  It was a curtain bought at a thrift store.

She's been well loved and a little faded, but she still has a lot of life left in her. 

A quilt was also made a using a lot of the same fabrics as in this pillow.  You can find it here.

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