I see pillow shams in the thrift store all the time. They are actually a pretty good source of fabric and sometimes they are halfway decently designed. I generally pick up the patchwork ones and turn them into table toppers. It's a quick and easy project. I've sold them at the art markets and they bring in a little change.
The chinese import ones usually have muslin on the back so I add a new backing and binding. They are good for warm-ups on the longarm when I have been doing a lot of straight line quilting.
No big digs on the quilting but so what? This is my favorite of the two I've kept.
I did this one as a warm up before quilting the vintage piece. I think I'll keep it!
This pillow sham was already quilted nicely and it had the orange as a backing. I took off the pillow sham backing and I can use it for the binding. Now that's a Win-Win.
This pretty set of pillow shams is earmarked for a jacket.
You've been having a ball at the thrift stores! Those are all great looking projects, but I can hardly wait to see what you do with the jacket idea.
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