~home : a place of retreat and comfort~

Well I promised I’d show you my favorite pillow yet, and here it is!

I love the dictionary definition, and the typewriter font. 

Many of us work hard to make our dwellings a place of retreat and comfort.

~a place that feels safe to come home to even when the world is tough~

~a place where we are loved and accepted unconditionally~

~a place where we are cheered on no matter what~

~a place where we can sing out loud and put our feet up on the sofa!~

~a place where we find rest and refreshment~

You might find it strange that for all the pillows I sew I actually don’t keep that many of them in my own home. Silly really!! But this one is a keeper. I want it in my home as a tangible reminder to our family. I love being home. Plus it’s super comfy when those feet are up on the sofa!

Linking up with Courtney at Feathered Nest Friday 
and Becca's Home and Family Friday

Tracey

~raggygirlvintage french grainsack style pillows~

Hello peeps, before we get to the french grainsack style pillows, let me show you my view the past 10 days....

Pretty sweet hey! I was sunning it up with my family in Palm Springs, we were l-a-z-y!!

I had all kinds of plans for how I would use the time, but sometimes a body just needs a rest, so I swam, read, played games with the kids, shopped a little, looked at the stars, and watched humming birds! Do you know I can no longer beat my 16 year old at Scrabble. It’s a sad day I tell you.

I tried blogging from my ipad while I was gone, but it went all squirrely on me and I even managed to lose my last post. I took it as a sign to just chill and spend my time reading all your blogs instead!

We almost missed our flight home, but not quite, they were closing the doors behind us and we lost our seat assignments. As I’m not a good flyer to start with I think I handled it all very well! So now I’m back in the rain up north wearing three sweaters, with the fireplace going, but spring is a-coming, I know it, and I have so many things to work on and share with you here at raggygirlvintage. 

~raggygirlvintage french grainsack style pillow~

So first up, with us all fluffing our homes for spring, I wanted to show you some pillows ideas. I’ve been making these french grainsack style pillows for a while now, but I don’t believe I’ve ever shared them with you here. Here I have a french grainsack pillow stacked with a blue stripe ticking pillow and two of my budget Ikea white pillows. They almost redeem my awful navy sofa. Almost.

The grainsack style pillows are really fun to make, I use a heavier, nubby fabric and handpaint the stripes. The fun part is you can vary the width of the stripes for the look you want. 

I prefer to do a lighter coat of paint so it’s a little patchy here and there, makes it look more like a weathered grainsack.

This pillow closes with two twill ties on the side, so it’s easy-peasy to remove and wash, and I love the look of the side ties.

I finally got to list my french grainsack style pillow in my etsy store, so if you’re not up for making your own, head on over and check it out! I have a couple more new graphic pillows I’ll be listing there soon, including my all time fav. Here’s the link:

~french grainsack style pillow~

Happy spring fluffing!

linking up to these awesome parties:
 Feathered Nest Friday 
Air-your-laundry-Friday 
Home and Family Friday
Frugalicious Friday
Frugal Friday 
Show and Tell Friday

Tracey

 xoxo

~french grainsack style pillow~

I made up some french grainsack style pillows for a recent market

and they were such fun I just kept going!

~so now I'm listing a couple in my etsy store~

don't you love my vintage wire shopping cart, one day I'd like to make a pretty liner for it

anyways, back to the pillows, they have

barn red stripes front and back and a french graphic in black on the front

side ties, just because that's how I pictured them made up

they're a nice heavier weight fabric

$25 including the 12x16" insert

available at my raggygirl etsy store

i love them so much i'm keeping one for myself!!

Tracey