DIY: A New Throw Pillow And A Bonus Accessory!

I have been finding the most random items at the new thrift store I patronize. A few weeks ago, there was an entire section of pieces of fabric. The offerings were so awesome that my mom picked up a fairly decent amount and decided to make a quilt out of it! I lingered for a moment and decided to grab a little piece myself. Not for anything as worthy as a quilt. I figured I could cover over a plain little pillow I had.

So, I got my little pillow and my little piece of fabric:

There are lotus flowers and tigers on my fabric!

I then proceeded to make the pillow case and not take any pictures of the process. Oh well. I pretty much just cut the fabric down to size, folded the fabric in half, sewed up the sides and hemmed the open edge. My pillow was too fluffy and I was too lazy to try to make the pillow case any more permanent. This is what I ended up with:

I absolutely love the design on the fabric!

And this is the back of the pillow:

I probably should've ironed it. Maybe later... (-;

I left the fabric pretty long so that I could fold over the open edge. I ended up with this cute little pocket. I have several other pillows that I'd like to cover over when I redecorate my bedroom. So, expect to see a lot more pillow refashions in the coming months!

Anyway, I had a little piece of fabric leftover and I had the most perfect idea of what to do with it:

First I hemmed the raw edges on two opposing sides...

... Then I folded it in half and sewed those edges together...

Doesn't look too fabulous yet, but just wait and see!

I ended up with a long tube. This is exactly what I needed! I've been thinking of doing this forever and I'm glad I finally did because....

I'm stylin' now!

.... everyone in Joe's family has similar cameras to ours and now maybe we can easily tell them apart! The tube is a little short for the strap, but it gets the job done. Now I don't have to inspect my camera to make sure it's mine when I pick it up!

And to think, I might've just thrown that little bit of fabric in a bin and forgotten about it!