Another Pillow Sham Converted

A bath mat seems just right for this one. I have sewn the buttons on with my machine to save a lot of time and my hands! I dabbed the front and back of the button stitches with Fray Check to reinforce. Clear glue would work too.

All the buttons are from my collection gathered over the years. Loved remembering my Mom while I was searching through them and sorting for the exact ones. It is amazing how many of her sewing notions I still have............ I would use this for a rug beside her bed if she were still with me!

She would say " Oh! That is too pretty to put my feet on!" And I would tell her "Nothing is too pretty for your feet to step on." 

I miss her very much and I have wonderful memories that are such a comfort.

 

 

 

BTW  The lace medallions are available on our web site!

http://www.yoursmineandhers.com/sewcreative/sewing-notions

 

Shams

Just had to share something with you. I came across a couple of odd (1 of a kind) pillow shams the other day (thrift store of course) and thought there must be something I could use them for. They were barely used and were very pretty. One a lovely blue/green floral print and one a beautiful creamy yellow.
I took them home and moved them around my sewing room for a couple of weeks.
Finally decided to sew the opening closed on the floral one and use it as a changing pad on top of the quilt on my bed where I change my great grandson.
I love it! 
He has long out grown the little ones I used when he was a newborn. With all his squirming and rolling around it was just what I needed!

Well, I don't know where I like the yellow one best.... Table topper, bath mat, sewing machine cover... the choices seem endless now that I have gotten started.

Happy thrift store shopping!

My Lucky Day

My Lucky Day

Just have to share my great finds from a few days ago. I don't get to quilt these days but my love of all things quilted is alive and well. So what caught my eye the other day but two nice quilts that had just hit the thrift shop. Needed some tender loving care so I brought them home and did a couple of small repairs, washed and dried them and hugged them both a few times. I am still wondering how someone can give up a quilt, but I am so glad they did!