Sewn // Dots and Stripes Bedding

If you could see the grin on my face every time I walk into our bedroom and see this bedding. I seriously think this might be one of my favorite sewing projects ever. Like for realz! It's even better than I imagined in my mind. And that's saying something (cause things always look amazing in my head, and rarely do so in real life).

Some of you might have seen a little peak at this project in my Instagram feed a few days ago. It's one of the ideas I specifically brought fabric for when I moved here. I wasn't even sure I'd have enough, but I was so set on sewing us a black and white modern bedding set I was determined to make it work.

These fabrics are both vintage and I love them. These have waited for just the right idea, as it usually is with me. The more I love a fabric, the longer it usually sits on the shelf, because I'm just so worried about using it on the wrong project, and later regretting it. I was thinking of making clutches or skirt from the dotted one, but I'm so glad I decided not to.

There was just enough fabric to make the upper side of the blanket cover, and the pillow covers. I used white cotton for the bottom side of the blanket cover. As you can see, I had to assemble the dotted part from 3 fabric pieces because I didn't have enough yardage. And the third pillowcase for Rein's second pillow is made of all the scraps I had left. The very last little square of dotted fabric became a small table-runner for our kitchen table. And then, there was not a scrap of fabric left.

I'm so excited about our new bedding. Although our bedroom decor consists of a mattress on the floor and a closet, it's still shaping up in the direction I envision. As soon as we have some money to spend, I'm going to do a couple of painting projects in that room. The bed is probably one of the last things on my list. Although, if anyone in the Leverkusen area has a 140x200 bed they're not using and would part with for a little cash, be sure to contact me :).

I'm slowly getting back into a creative groove, and I'm loving it!

Sewing anything right now?

xo. Hanna