A DECISION IS MADE...

No matter how many times I looked at the red and white diamond material as the backing of my "Square Pot" pillow...I just wasn't happy.  Then last evening in our mail was a package of fabric I ordered to make valances for the windows in my ESR.  Suddenly I remembered I had bought more than enough material to make the valances!

I think this material is absolutely PERFECT for the back of the pillow!  While my ESR is my expanded sewing room, Dear Hubby has asked that I not make it SCREAM sewing.  So I have to be a bit "obtuse" in my decorating scheme.  He is okay with the "buttons" on the rug since they give the room a big pop of color, but he would prefer not to have TONS of "sew-y" themed stuff around the room.  I almost DIED when I saw this beautiful hexie material!  To a quilter, this pattern just screams QUILT, but to the non-quilter it is just a nice geometric pattern that matches the black, gray and white of the room.  Perfect.  ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!

So this morning I sewed up the backing of the pillow.  Hopefully within the next few days I will get the front of the pillow quilted and then I can assemble it.  This weekend I will go to JoAnn's and buy another pillow form.  I will also check out the curtain rods at Walmart.  I need to go online and purchase the curtain rod hooks that attach to the window frame so I don't have to put holes in my newly painted wall.  Then all I need to do to finish my room is complete 8 more Collapsible Craft Containers to hold the rest of my buttons and the room will be DONE.   Decorating, that is.  I still have a ton of sorting, etc. to do in the room...but the pretty stuff will be done.