Pillows, piecing, and a puppy!

Seven throw pillows for $50 (including the inserts)? What a DIY feat!  Ever since we got our new couch, which btw was featured in the NY Times THE weekend we got it (not in our house, but still... thanks IKEA!), I've been eyeing pillows on sites like CB2.  But at $20 a pop for even the sale pillows and another $20 for an insert from The Company Store, I was a bit sad about how much it was going to cost to make our new couch a "supreme comfort zone." My head just kept making the ka-ching ka-ching noise.

Then I saw this.  Then I saw this.  Then I remembered that I wanted to make a quilt before then end of the summer.

Then I looked at the calendar.

Then panic set in and I set out for the closest Joann Fabric store (an hour away). I always find fabric stores overwhelming, but I was on a mission. It was there that I honed my new, embarrassingly wanna-be hipster decorating test: would this object, furniture, or project ever appear in an Ace Hotel? The result... plaid, ticking stripe, and recycled blue jean. My husband appreciates my commitment to keeping our home masculine, but fears the next project shaping up in my head... Macrame.  The 70's are back, people!  Check out where we are so far (and say "hi" to Atticus) (and excuse the slightly blurry, green light.  It's the first month of school.  If I don't put up THESE pics, I'm not putting up ANY pics):

Up close (shout out to Mamaw for the afghan!)...

My first "quilting" project. I know, it's really piecing, but recycled blue jeans AND ticking stripe in one DIY pillow? I'm pretty proud!

A bit "home sewn"? Totally (sorry Heidi Klum).  But let's remember SEVEN! pillows for "about" the price of one! "Supreme comfort zone" accomplished!