How to Use Your Gorgeous Vintage Fabrics in Pillow Projects

re: How to Use Your Gorgeous Vintage Fabrics in Pillow Projects

Judy Folden — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:08:18 GMT

I love to sew because it takes in my senses. I look over all the choices of beautiful fabric deciding on the colors and patterns, I run my hands over them to feel the softness and textures, I use my imagination to put the fabrics together in my own special way, and I use my mind to carefully sew each piece. And, when I'm done, I have something that is one of a kind. Something that I can be proud of.

re: How to Use Your Gorgeous Vintage Fabrics in Pillow Projects

AmberStitch — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:40:04 GMT

Love it!

re: How to Use Your Gorgeous Vintage Fabrics in Pillow Projects

nellibowl — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:27:30 GMT

I use vintage fabrics to make nelliBOWLs. Curtains, hankies, neckties, flour sacks, etc. in most any condition - I do enough stitching to secure fragile or worn fabric to the interfacing and turn these stashed-away but lovely pieces into something useful. nelliBOWLs are reversible fabric bowls that hold anything dry, or just hang on the wall. I'm an illustrator/muralist so I embellish my bowls with multiple fabrics and layers of stitching. Most meaningful is my custom work, using someone's inherited fabrics. Examples are on my website: www.nellibowls.com