What do you do when you stumble upon a bunch of children's vintage cloth books?
You turn them into pillows of course!
If you don't stumble upon these while thrifting,
look at places like etsy or ebay.
There's something so wonderful about these old images.
The first step is to carefully take apart the book, saving out any pages you would like to use.
I then cut a piece of drop cloth material about 2 inches bigger all the way around and sewed the book page onto that.
You can also use vintage ticking, old floral sheets, etc.
Once that is sewn on, you can center it in the middle of your pillow case.
My cases were thrifted as well, but you certainly can make your own.
Once it is centered, pin it down and sew it on.
It would also be cute to embellish with old buttons in the corners or vintage ric~rak framing the book page.
~ That's it~
Stuff with a squishy feather/down insert, my favorite choice, sit back and admire!
These would be darling in a kids bedroom or play space, but I'm kinda digging them on my couch right now. They add just the right amount of spring color!
xoxo
20 comments:
wow these are so cute. I was so excited to see your project today and this did not disappoint! love!!!
Yes, those are so cute! Don't you just love it when you find little treasures like this?!?!
Never in a million years would I have thought to do that. I love it!
I love these!! They turned out so cute!
What a great idea! Very cute!
These are SO cute! Lucky find!
Please, please, please list these in your Etsy store! I really want the frog one!
I'll race the other gal for the frog pillow!! LOVE it! What a great idea :)
So CUTE!
Heather
So precious. I love the simplicity of the illustrations. Great post.
I will be mentioning this post on my site on Friday. I love this idea.
I love those chicks! What a great idea. Party at my place if you feel like sharing!
Those are precious!
Those are adorable; well done! Visiting around blog land and stopped here, so glad I did.
Amazing and brilliant. Love!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE these!!!! Thanks for the GREAT idea!
Cute idea :) I love repurposing all things fabric!
adorable!
Oh my gosh! Those are adorable! I would use them in my living room too! I am going to keep my eye out for some to make pillows with too!
I got my Charles Emerson Designs order. I love my new summer/spring jewelry! Thanks so much! I will be doing a blogpost later today so stop on by! hugs! karen...
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Thanks so much for the inspiration! I am teaching myself how to sew again after 30+ years! I LOVE your idea and have a vintage children's cloth book that I just bought. Anyway, I thought you might like to know that I pinned your blog post. You also might like to know about a vintage fabric giveaway I'm hosting on my blog: http://livingvintageco.com/2015/02/sewing-ideas-using-vintage-linens-giveaway/.
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