vintage grainsack pillows

i hope y'all have a fab weekend! i'll be stitching up sacks!
xx c

here a chick, there a chick....

...everywhere a chick chick!

i am in love with these chicken feed pillows - i know, i know, i say that about all of them, but these are just too cute! hope everyone has a fab week! xx c

the one girl pillow factory...

...was open for business today and humming like a top! i love making pillows!

but do get a bit stressed out at all the stacks of sacks and fabrics to stitch up and have to remind myself that this is my hobby! :-)

and you would think that i would stop buying sacks, but NO, NOT ME!

after all, they may all be gone tomorrow!

and, i am starting to get the hang of my new camera mr. c gave me for my birthday!

i think i am brave enough now to try the macro lens - maybe next time

anywho - i am rambling again - my favorite today - love this rooster!

thanks so much for stopping by to read my babble and see my pillows!hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!
xxx c

SheKnows...

...today one of my pillows is featured on SheKnows.com. i am excited! hope you gals have a fabulous week! we are half way through it and the weekend is just ahead!!

xx c

chenille pillows

i was so happy to get back into the studio this weekend! the vintage chenille pillows i made for mariclair turned out wonderfully and she loves them! looking forward to many more days! i have really missed crafting pillows!

...but first i have to get my studio organized again. all the grainsacks i have purchased during tax season are piled everywhere - guess this southern chick needs to get busy! thanks for popping in and hope y'all have a fab week!

xoxo

feedsack pillows and chicken soup...

i hope y'all have not been sick! i am now!... have not really been sick with the cold crud for several years. everyone usually gets it....hubster, kids, grandkids, but not me! i just keep on going like the everready (sp?) bunny!

well, until now - came on me the end of last week like razor blades in my throat and just so yucky feeling as it continues to have its way with me! but, lots of zinc cold tabs and hubby's homemade chicken soup and some vintage grainsacks are making me better.

i have to be just about dead to not want to sew. i went into the studio today to finish a custom order and then to treat myself, i made these two pillows from a vintage grainsack.

This old cotton sack once held oats distributed by the National Oats Company in East St. Louis, Illinois.

I will be glad when this old cold is gone and so is tax season - am tired of the 6 day work weeks - but 3 day work weeks are right around the corner.....and, so is my birthday...yep another one and it is this week!

hope everyone has a fab week - eat a cupcake, drink some wine, go junkin', have a facial or a hot soak in the tub - do it for me, for my birthay! xo c

Super Hero Wedding...

...here is Megan and Tom's very unique wedding

and here is the pillow I made to hold the rings.

etsy featured their wedding

today on their monthly post handmade weddings.

Go take a look, it will make you smile!

Time to Make The Pillows...

... since we are sort of "snowed-in". Georgia just shuts down when the snow and ice come - the last time it was like this was 1993, on my birthday. I will never forget it - Mr. CatNap got in his four-wheel drive and went to pick up my birthday cake from a friend who made it for me! Anywho...no birthday or cake today, but I am thankful for the stacks of sacks that I have in my studio, so I have had my nose down to my faithful Singer and my pedal to the metal (well, really, it is carpet) and have cranked out a few more for the shop. Hope everyone is staying warm! And thanks for stopping in today!

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It's Soup Time Pillows...

...I fell in love with this fabric - it is so fun and unusual. It was left over from an order that was made for the Museum of Modern Art. So, as you would expect of me, I made some pillows and aren't they fab! I love the vibrancy and fun they add to my living room. I made enough to share - hope y'all have a wonderful week, stay warm and have a cup of soup!

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Gooder Than Grits...

... Volume 3 of Southern Weddings Magazine is on newsstands tomorrow and I would be telling a whopper if I said that I had not been counting the days down along with their crew and readers. I had a priority package in my mailbox today when I got home along with a sweet note from the girls - and y'all know I gotta share this! Turns out my little ring bearer pillow is on page 15 at the top of the page - yippee! They said it best... it's gooder than grits!

Vintage Grainsack Pillows...

I have been a lazy blogger lately...well, not really lazy, just busy on custom orders and grainsack pillows - here are a few of the most recent ones.

I am loving the Robin Hood pillows!

To see all my pillows, just click on any of the pics.

Thanks for stopping in and hope you have a fab day!

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Shabby Country Pillows & Sachets

There is nothing like the feel of a well-worn quilt for snuggling up when there is a chill in the air. It was 49 degrees yesterday morning about daybreak - this inspired me to run for cover, literally! LOL! I found this wonderful old quilt remnant in my stash and made these super soft comfy pillows and a couple sachets. Someone else had already cut a corner off of it, so it was easy for me to cut it! I made some for me and some for the shop.

Thanks for stopping by and hope y'all have a fab day!

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Yippee!

Well, girls, guess what??? This little ring bearer's pillow is going to be in an upcoming issue of Southern Weddings Magazine in the "fab finds" section. Although one of my pillows was in a magazine several years ago, I was not credited, so this is the first time to see my name in print - I am so excited and so thankful! I will keep y'all posted! Yippee!

I Do...

tiered cake pillow crafted with vintage Cabin Crafts squiggle chenille,

a white button and ribbons

...is what I said when I was asked if I wanted to make a ring bearer pillow for a popular wedding magazine. Right after I ran around the room saying OMG about 50 times, the fear set in - oh, what will I do, now I have comitted, but what will I make. Well, after sleeping on it for a few nights I had an idea and then another and then another! LOL! I ended up making four to send and I am hoping they choose one for a future publication. If they don't, it really has been fun for me and has inspired me to add this line to my shop. It is just another way I can repurpose vintage texiles into something useful and beautiful! And anything is an excuse to buy more vintage fabrics! Right?? LOL! Ok, now tell me what y'all think about them and which are your favorites!

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heavy hemp linen topped with a blossom made with

hand-crocheted vintage lace and a jute tie

reproduction flour sack with vintage button and jute tie

from the top


each of the backs have a little place so that the ring bearer
can slip his hand in to steady the pillow

vintage matelasse tufted with a button and satin ribbons
simple and classic

Cluck Cluck!!

...my chicken feed pillow is featured on Tattered Tiques today. Go on over and spread some blogger cheer to Anne! She has some other cute items from etsy she has featured too! Hope everyone is having a great week so far, we made it to Wednesday, we will make it 'til Friday!