Mermaid Long Ruffle Pillow Covers - A Repurposed project

Do you love ruffles?

I love them.

They remind me of my mother, she used to sew dresses full of ruffles for me and my sisters. At that time, they were the norm, I didn't pay much attention to them, they embellished most of my dresses.

Nowadays, I cant get enough of them. Last year I got a couple of blouses with those huge ruffled sleeves, I love them!

However, when it comes to home decor I haven't used ruffles that much or I might say, at all.
It might be that I associated them with shabby chic style and I like to call myself a traditionalist, though with a relaxed twist.

A few months ago, as I was scouting through a thrift store, I found a white ruffled curtain. And hey, I couldn't ignore those ruffles!

Without knowing how I was going to use that curtain, since they only had one panel, I went and paid for it. The price: four dollars.

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Then, my SIL gave me this whole stack of white linens that she couldn't bear tossing away.

And yes, another white ruffled curtain was included in the mix.

What I didn't like about both curtains is that they're too short.

So, yeah, you know it... They were turned into pillow cases, using a regular pillow case as a guide.

I got my old sewing machine and sewed two straight lines on each cover.  As you can see, my sewing skills are pretty lame. My straight lines are not so straight, but hey, who cares. 😜

If you don't have a sewing machine, I think this can be done with Stitch Witchery and an iron.

Look at all those long ruffles! 😍



That's something I knew I couldn't sew, so I had to cheat on these.

Pink Sheet Set  |  Sweater Knit Blanket

And as I promised in a previous post... I'm also adding little splashes of pink around my home.

Navy Fringe Lumbar Pillow  |  Headboard

Of course, flowers are a must!

Yeah, flowers, pom poms, ruffles... :D

So hey, are you a ruffle person?

For more home decor ideas check these out:

Eclectic Chilean Home Tour

Demilune Transformation

Antonia's Stylish Nursery

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