A Certain Compulsion

It seems that I have recently acquired a compulsion to free any piece of fabric or textile that has been "imprisoned" behind glass.

It all started innocently enough when I came across a pair of framed Foo Dogs.  The more I looked at them the more I knew I had to set them free.

Once out of the frame, they came alive and I was surprised to see how much nicer they were in real life.

I plan to have them star in a pair of pillows though I haven't gotten around to it just yet...

(I found this lovely salmon colored fabric to use for the welting at Laura & Kiran)

Not long ago I spied a gorgeous framed piece of patriotic needlepoint on my way out of a church rummage sale.  

When I saw the $5 price tag, I decided right then and there that I would remove it from the frame and turn it into a pillow. 

 Then I came up with the idea to welt it with a classic striped mens tie! 

 

And then the other day... I found another framed textile that at first glance didn't realize that it wasn't a print at all but a fabric tapestry.

  Well, that was all it took for me to consider the merits of turning that into a pillow as well!

Once I got it home and out of the ugly frame I placed it on my bed to see how it would look as a long rectangular pillow or bolster.

I was pleased at how nicely it complemented the bedding and Asian motifs in our bedroom.

 I remembered that I had picked up a gorgeous vintage velvet remnant at the same thrift store a few months earlier and was delighted how beautifully they complimented each other!

I got a little crazy and took a beautiful but very old and fragile piece of a silk quilt out of its frame in the hopes of turning it into a pillow as well.

I think I was a bit too optimistic with this one as it was glued onto a backing and had sustained quite a bit of deterioration.

And last but not least, about a year ago I found these vintage beaded, leather, Camp Fire Girls badges.

  I am considering sewing them on some vintage blankets I've collected over the years.

So it looks like I'll be busy bee this fall and winter creating my one of a kind pillows and blankets!

Am I the only one with this compulsion?