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Making a Throw from Fabric Remnants

January 27, 2010 By Rhoda 50 Comments

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Back in the summer, I picked up this luscious piece of upholstery fabric remnant (about 3 yards) for $10 at a yardsale.  I brought it home, sure I could find something to do with it and since I have golds and browns in my den, finally decided to make it into a throw.  It has that bit of aqua blue in the flower, which I love. IMG_8135

It took me awhile, but I got out the sewing machine (that little $45  yardsale find has really come in handy too) and just simply turned over the edges and stitched it up and I had picked up some brush trim to add to the ends, just to fancy it up a little. IMG_8136

With just a little sewing, I now have myself a nice and comfy throw for the sofas in the den.  I cut off 1 yard of and left the remaining 2 yards for the throw, so it’s plenty generous in size, especially since it’s fabric width,  more like a blanket.    IMG_8487

And the backside of the fabric is almost a chenille, so it’s really cozy and soft.  I wouldn’t want any professional seamstresses to examine it, but it’s just fine for my purposes. 🙂  I am not the best sewer in the world. IMG_8488

See how great it looks on the brown leather sofa and with the houndstooth pillows my mom sewed up for me?  I think I have about $22 total in this throw and if you price throws like this in the store, they can run over $100.  Not to mention this one is really big.

So, don’t overlook upholstery or fabric remnants when you’re out scouting the sales. You never know what you might run across.  I gave the other 1 yard piece of fabric to my friend, Debbie, and she made 2 pillows for her gold sofa.

So this 3 yard piece of remnant fabric really got stretched!

Someone asked about fringe sources.  I got this one at Hobby Lobby, (oops I misspoke, after checking my receipt, I did get this one at Fabric and Fringe Warehouse too)  but I have a favorite store in my hometown of Marietta, GA called Fabric and Fringe Warehouse.  I’ve posted about them before in a shopping post, but they also have an online shop (click that first link) and they carry a pretty good selection online of fabric and fringe and you can order samples before you commit to purchase.  And they have the best prices I’ve seen on fringe. 

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  1. tidy brown wren says

    January 28, 2010 at 5:44 pm

    Love the fabric. I was able to purchase the same fabric recently at Hancock Fabrics. I bought a remnant piece and I’m thinking of buying a few yards off the roll. I love the colors and the feel of the back. Great idea to make it into a throw. I’ve made some large pillow cases for pillows on our window seat. I’m trying to add more of the aqua color to our room and I love the touch of color in the fabric.

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  2. Cathy says

    January 28, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    Oh, Rhoda — you are such an inspiration! Thank you for reminding us of the beauty we can create simply and inexpensively.

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  3. Gigi says

    January 28, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Rhoda, you’re a design genius! I never thought of staining my butcher table. And a dark Espresso stain would look fabulous with our new furniture. I don’t know why I never thought to do that before. Thank you so much for brain storming a solution for me. I truly enjoy visiting your blog and viewing all your wonderful projects. You give me so much inspiration to try new designing techniques. Again, I appreciate your help and I’ll post a picture my table once I’ve completed the staining process. Have a super weekend.

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  4. Lynda says

    January 28, 2010 at 8:35 pm

    What a lovely throw you’ve created! Love the colors!

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  5. Holly says

    January 28, 2010 at 11:00 pm

    Love that fabric! Looks great!

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  6. Barbara says

    January 29, 2010 at 6:52 am

    Rhoda…….One word…….Gorgeous!

    Barbara

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  7. Amanda@ImperfectlyBeautiful says

    January 29, 2010 at 8:00 am

    Absolutey beautiful Ms. Rhoda! I love that fabric and trim…perfect colors! Now if only I could sew a straight line… boo-hoo!

    Hope you’re having a great week.
    ~Amanda

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  8. kathysue says

    January 29, 2010 at 9:39 am

    Hi Rhoda, The post I did about throws is up today and I gave a shout out to you and your wonderful blog idea of making your own throw, thank you for the inspiration.Kathysue

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  9. Victoria says

    January 30, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    Great idea and beautiful throw, Rhoda! Miss reading you every day now that I’m back in the saddle again with a real j.o.b. But now I can afford to go yardsaling and cute clothes and shoe shopping again. 😉

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  1. Feature Friday: More from Debbie’s House says:
    April 2, 2010 at 5:01 am

    […] I found at the yardsale looks in Debbie’s room?  I had a 1 yard piece left over from the throw I made and gave it to her to make these great pillows for the sofa.  Not bad for a $10 yardsale […]

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