Recycle an old chenille bedspread into an American flag pillow to use it as a summer holiday decoration or as an accent to Americana room decor. An old white chenille bedspread provides vintage charm, while the addition of tea dyeing gives it that loved-for-years age. The appliquéd pieces are quickly attached using a simple sewing […]
Tag: Americana
Fence Wood Flags My brother has been replacing his fence and I have been lucky enough to be the recipient of the old wood, as well as scraps of the new wood. These flags were created from the new wood scraps because most of them were already cut to the size I wanted. The only […]
Country Quilt Flag Pillows I’ve been playing with my cutter quilt stash again. This time I decided to combine a variety of quilt scraps with white chenille bedspread scraps to make flag pillows. These pillows can be used anytime of year and with most any color scheme as the quilts used were not necessarily red, […]
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Corrugated Tin Flag
A little Americana from the junk pile. My son was cleaning up some stuff beside the garage today, so I had to check out what treasures he was unearthing. This piece of corrugated tin was just one of the treasures that had the wheels turning in my head. It was already the perfect size. No […]
It’s Spring! Well, sorta. The calendar says it’s spring, but Mother Nature can’t seem to make up her mind. Last week we actually had 80 degree weather. This week…not so much. In fact, snow is being forecast for the weekend. Ugh! Oh well, I’m moving forward. Spring usually means pulling old treasures out of the […]
I love free projects. I didn’t spend any money on this design. All the supplies were already in my craft room. Recycled Book Flag