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Pleated Pillow



I created the pillow above on Saturday! The pillow features about a dozen 1 inch pleats and about 100 colorful buttons hand sewn and layered on a scrap of linen. It took HOURS longer than I anticipated...mostly spent sewing on the layers of buttons...but that detail was so worth it! I like it!

I am not sure what I'm going to do with it yet...right now it's on the couch in the living room...where my cat, Yello, likes to sleep. I hope my cats don't discover it too soon. I can just imagine them manicuring their nails on it or getting playful with the buttons! Or...or... even playing hockey with the buttons after they discover how easy it is to pull them off!

Comments

Lindsey said…
Love the buttons! You're so talented!
Tue Jun 16, 04:49:00 PM EDT
Pam said…
So cute and how fun with the buttons and pleats - you are so creative!
Tue Jun 16, 07:18:00 PM EDT
Suz said…
Cute project.

Thanks for following my blog
Tue Jun 16, 07:30:00 PM EDT
Unknown said…
how cute!
what an amazing pillow!
Tue Jun 16, 07:34:00 PM EDT
ANAT S said…
gorgeous pillow!
Wed Jun 17, 04:26:00 AM EDT
Maggie May said…
so cute, looove the blue
Fri Jun 19, 01:46:00 AM EDT
💚heidi said…
Holy cats! That pillow is amazing!
Sun Jun 21, 12:43:00 AM EDT
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