playtime!...

...that's what this photo's all about for me: figuring out how to trim all the cases... So much fun! With some, my first try at a trim makes me happy right away, while with others, it takes several trials of different yarns and motifs before the finished look feels just right to me.

 

Now, this colorful pile is a bit different than the previous pillowcase piles I've shared with you in that it is part of a bigger idea of mine, which is to put together a little bedding collection made up of a pillowcases, cushions, and blankets. I've been inspired by a sweet, girlie fabric print which I'm using as a starting point for this little bedding scheme and which I will eventually show you...

 

In recent years, I have put together a few collections for my friend's shop, Molly's Furniture Salad  (which she has since sold and I no longer deal with, as I prefer to spend the little time I always seem to have on my online venture...), and have always had so much fun at it that I thought I would put another one together and try my hand at selling it in my Etsy shop. Initially, I was simply inspired by the sweet fabric I mentioned earlier and thought it would work nicely in Nico's room (who just turned 11 last week and really likes the fabric in question...), but then the idea grew and, as her room could use a bit of a facelift, why not design and make a little bedding collection around it, and then, well, why not just make a few more and list it all in my shop!?

 

 

So, in the next little while, I plan on sharing with you my progress with this bedding project as I go along; I have already started cutting some woolly fabrics to make a blanket which I will post about next.... Thanks for the visit and I hope you'll come back soon to see how my little bedding adventure is coming along!

Comments

[Tonya]

I love all of your beautiful fabrics. How fun!

[Dagmar Leuenberger-Swift]

I can't wait to see your new pillowcases..hopefully soon!
xo

[cynthia]

So beautiful!

[leanne]

...you know i'll be here waiting! xo

[Caroline Hegwer]

Your work is inspirational!

[eskimo*rose]

Your collection of fabrics is soooooo good, I get a little tingle of envy everytime I see your stash! Can't wait to see the results of your bedding project, Em x

[Heather]

Such pretty playtime!! Look forward to seeing your collections! xo Heather

[Maggie]

I love seeing all your colourful fabrics, they are a real lift to the spirits when the weather has turned cloudy and cool - again! Thank you for sharing.

[Donna]

Just gorgeous!

[Julie]

These are all just so pretty, I would have an awful time choosing just one.

[Heather]

Very sweet, I've always wanted to try this with pillowcases.

You have a beautiful blog!

[may]

These pillows are so beautiful! I was working on pillowcases today and love stopping by on my breaks for some eye candy.... Love

[verycrochet]

Are you taking pre-orders?

[Lindsay]

What a fantastic idea! Can't wait to see your new collection. Your work is just so inspiring!

[Marie Gourragne]

That's a good idea...and with this nice colors, It looks like spring is really there !

[Annette My Rose Valley]

To bad the shop has changed owners. What a bummer. I loved seeing the pictures of your stuff in there. Looking forward to see all your yumminess in your Etsy though. Your choice of fabric makes my heart dance. Truly. You are fabulous. I think I am gonna make some pillow s like this for my 11 year old. I like the idea. And some scrappy curtains to go with. And me too have been thinking of a bedding line lately with some lace and ribbon details involved as well as floral and crochet... I actually think I have to write you this week... It feels like we are very much in the same place right now. Happy Monday Beata.
Annette
My Rose Valley