Over the weekend as I was out doing errands I was close by a fabric shop so I dropped in to check out what velvets they had on hand. The pillow on the chart was finished with a velvet fabric backing, but none of the colors they had would work. Plus velvet is really expensive! So on my way out, my eye was caught by some silk dupioni fabrics that were on sale. I ended up buying a couple of cuts and am thinking this might work. What do you think? I would still like velvet, but I hate ordering online when I can find something locally that will work.
I picked out two colors. This is the red, which I think would match nicely with the border and the birds. It's a bit more muted than the color here, which is quite bright.
The gold is not really as bright as this seems. It's more of a burnished gold, but I couldn't get a good shot of it. It does match the yellow/god colors that are part of the Quaker shapes.
My other question is which way the fabric should go. I'm not sure what the technical term is, but the weave is very obviously going in one direction--so do I sew it on so it goes horizontally or vertically, or does it even matter?
I should have laid the beads against the fabrics as well--they are varies colors, but mostly browns/reddish. I'm leaning towards red (not to sway anyone). I'll probably sew by hand as I am not very good with the sewing machine and I'd really like this to be as straight as possible. Then again, maybe I should attempt it with the machine.
In any case I'll need to iron first, then stitch on the beads to the front of the fabric. Sewing will come next and then adding more beads to the outside edges. I know pillows should be one of the easier things to finish, but I have a feeling I'm going to have my work cut out for me this time around!