Woof, Woof!

We are a cat family at the moment.  With 3 young kids, a dog seems like one more thing for me to clean up after (yes, I mean poop) and too much of a commitment at the moment.  

But, my daughter is proving to me that all 5 year olds are puppy crazy, so I have been collecting vintage linens to make into pillows for her room.  

These embroidered pups are just as irresistible as the real thing.

I am looking forward to sprucing up these Vogart pillow covers

 and making them into pillows. 

And I'm sure one day when life gets a little more under control, 

our 2 cats will have to make room for a new friend.

Her Library Adventures

Irresistible....

I suspect that even when my kids have grown, I will still be buying vintage children's items.  I can't resist!    There is a child hiding in all of us and mine always surfaces when I come across a pile of whimsical linens.  I was drawn to these adorable Kiddie quilt blocks from the 1950's.  Each of these energetic bunnies, bears and kittens deserves to be featured front and center on their own little pillow.  I hope I can do them justice!

The House on the Hill

With snow falling all day Saturday, we stayed inside and tried to keep busy.  I have been wanting to make another pillow from my vintage linens.  So, I gathered my stash (from the closet, dresser, china cabinet) and spread everything out on the bed to take a look.  Lots of hand stitched flowers, ditsy prints and ginghams were in the pile, as these always catch my eye when I am out hunting.

But wait!  This cute little house on the hill was peeking out from my pile.  I think as we evolve as collectors, we are always adding new layers to our interests (often without even knowing it).  My love of ceramic Cottage Ware seems to be influencing my taste in linens and this tiny house has shown up in my stash.  Lucky for me, because this was the perfect project for a snowy day!

Vintage Bib Makeover

When I'm searching for vintage linens, I seem to be drawn to unique and whimsical children's pieces. It's hard to resist a cute bib or crib quilt, even though my youngest is 5 and "too big", as she says, for any of those things. Still, I couldn't resist this pair of cat bibs.

After enjoying them for many months just hanging in my closet, I knew it was time to find a place for them around the house. I couldn't bear to cut into them, but realized they already had a backing and could be made into pillows (hopefully for my bed since the kids were "too big" for such cuteness). All I needed to do was snip off the neck ties and cut a small opening for stuffing. My big girl enjoyed the stuffing part.

And we were done....... A simple no sew project and 2 adorable pillows. Turns out my daughter isn't "too big" for adorable cat pillows and she has swiped them for her bed!

Luckily, I used the pillows as inspiration for a new item in my etsy shop and now I have my own "vintage inspired" kittie pillows to keep me company.

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Finally, Fall

I had hoped for a warm September since last Winter seemed to drag on forever.  But, I think everyone was surprised by how mild September actually was and we are all itching to put out our pumpkins and do a little Fall decorating.  I finished my vintage quilt block pillows recently and love the way the colors coordinate with our porch wicker.  A departure from my go to colors (pink, blue, yellow, mint green), I'm enjoying having to think in terms of the darker burgundy, burnt orange and slate green we are using in many of our downstairs rooms and the porch.  I knew when I found these vintage quilt block squares that they would make the perfect pillows.  

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