St. Barths Pillows

When I received my Sanibel Fabric a few years ago, I knew I wanted to make many projects with it, especially some throw pillows for my couch.  I loved it!  But, soon the orange color became too orange-y for me.  I love oranges around Fall (my favorite season!) but other than that time of year it sort of wears on me.  So after two years of throw pillows with too much orange, I decided I needed a change.  When I opened up Seaside Cottage for Christmas from my Mom, I knew I needed to make some new pillows for my couch!

 I had so much fun making these!  And they go great in our Living Room with just the right amount of fun color.  I love having the grays and browns together.

 I knew I wanted to make two fun striped pillows with my favorite print, the aqua and gray.  Then, when I made our tablecloth (still in the works, but hopefully I can post the finished result soon) I wanted to copy the pattern for one of the pillows.  Patrick loves patterns with squares and clean lines, so I think he likes the pillow on the right the best.

 And then I tried something a little fun.  Around here you see lots of things with the shape of the island, so I attempted to do a little applique on the pillow in the shape of St. Barths.   It took quite a while to cut and then sew around all the pointy parts, but I really like how it turned out!

I decided to make the pillows in more of a slipcover fashion.  With this crazy family you never know when something will need to be washed.  I hate how pillows get all clumpy when you wash them.  So, if it's just a little spill on the fabric, I can take the cover off and throw it in the wash.  No problem!

What a fun project!

I'm linking up with Crazy Mom quilts for her Finish it Up Friday.  I love to have finished projects that were fun, fun, fun!