Creek Bed Threads

I love to take old yo-yos and transform them into pretty flowers.  I love to find old furniture, give it a fresh coat of paint… and suddenly there’s a functional but beautiful sewing table.  Better yet, leave the furniture alone, stick it in a clean modern room, and you have rustic kitchen charm!  I love to stack old books on a mantle to give a modern piece a rustic edge.

Sometimes old things need a lot of work… sometimes they are perfect as they are… and sometimes they need just a little help.

My mom had this old quilt that is quite literally falling apart.  She gave it to me, thinking it was useless… but I made sure to put it to good use.  I’ve been wanting to find a cutter quilt (a quilt that is beyond help and needs to be cut up to be useful) to use for some pillows.  This quilt is the perfect colors for our living room, I was delighted when I saw it!

I wanted to cover two 20″ pillows that we had, and 4 quilt blocks measured about 17″ square.  So I needed to add just a bit of fabric along each edge of the quilt, and then I added the backing as well in the same fabric.  Luckily I already had the fabric, and it matched perfectly!

The living room really needed a bit more rustic added to it, so this was exactly what I had in mind.  I’m in love!  I have another one half made, but once complete it will adorn the opposite side of the couch.