Ruffles and Real Life

I'm all about reusing so, I took an old jacket that didn't fit any longer (let's go with "it shrunk in the wash") and a dress my youngest daughter had outgrown and whipped up one of my fave projects yet - this ruffle flower pillow!

I am in love with all the ruffly fluffy fun things that are so popular right now and this was my way of getting a bit of that girly luxury into my life!  I have a dream of turning our master bath into my very own pink and pretty, shabby shic spa space.  I'm a LOOOOOONG way from this dream, especially since the hubs says N.O. to pink, but if I'm quiet about it and do things little by little - it WILL happen!  tee hee hee.  This is the first step towards my dream of that lovely, luxurious space.

It was pretty easy too...

• Just cut 2 rectangles of pink polka dot fabric for the pillow.  
• Sewed right sides together leaving a hole to turn.  
• Turn right sides out, stuff and sew hole closed.  
• Then cut several wide strips of flower fabric from my jacket.  
• Sewed pieces together to make one long approx 2 1/2" inch strip.  
• Folded long ends together to make a long approx 1.25" (double sided) strip
• And then did the long basting stitch trick to ruffle the strip.  
• Started in the center, curling it in a circle and pinned it to the pillow.  Kept pinning around and around to make a flower shape and hand stitched in place.

 Here's where I'm at in real life now...

but a girl can dream, can't she? and isn't it amazing what a little strategic cropping can do?

Linking up to some fun parties!  Come see and be inspired!