The Market East Pillow Collection

I've been selling them at my pop-up shop and at clover market, and posting about them on instragram and facebook, but haven't dedicated a post to them yet.

So here they are, the Market East Pillows!!




I designed the fabric and it printed through Spoonflower. Spoonflower is the greatest invention. You upload your design and pick the repeat type and voila, they print it for you. It's the coolest thing ever.

I used a photo that I took of the Market East train station in Philadelphia. Currently the station name is actually Jefferson station, but I seriously hate when buildings are renamed, so I will forever call it Market East. Anyway, the station has a two huge walls of tiles that from far away you can tell are trees, but from most vantage points they just look like random angled subway tiles. I took a photo and did a mirror repeat to make a this cool design.

This pillow was made with a full piece of the fabric on the front. The rest are a patchwork style. 

The quilting lines follow the lines of the tile at some points, then veer off at others.

Here is a little summary of the process. Not included is me struggling and struggling to sew invisible zippers! Sometimes they are really easy, and other times they are very, very hard.

First I chose some fabrics from my stash that coordinated with the fabric. A personal favorite is the shot cotton. It is a woven blend of two very similar shades of the same color, which gives it depth.

 The first cut. 

In the middle of this I had to move the sewing area to our living room while we were re-doing the flooring. The flooring needs it's own blog post, which I will do as soon as I get some decent photos of the room. Anyway, having the whole dining room to myself was great! It has giant windows on each end, which was lovely.

I started out making a big square. As you can see, this was in the spring :-) My method is to just work by adding rectangular pieces of fabric. It's an organic process and I don't use any patterns or have a real plan besides try to balance out the colors. Little bit of this, little bit of that and then it's complete. 

Then I cut the large shape into separate squares and added fabric as needed to make each the correct size for the pillow form. This gave each of them a different and distinct look, as compared to the modified log pattern that I started with. 

Then each was made into a pillow. I still have two left in the shop, so grab them while they last! I have a smidge more fabric left so there may be a few more in the future. But each one will be unique. 

 

brand*eye home will be at CLOVER MARKET

Hey everyone, I have some great news that I should have shared with you sooner. It's so hard to stay up to date on all of the various social media platforms. If you're not following me on facebook or instagram, then stop on over there to find me. I'm @brandeyehome on instagram and https://www.facebook.com/brandeyehome/.

So tomorrow from 10am - 5pm the first Clover Market of the fall season will happen in Chestnut Hill and I will be there. I am actually doing a trial run right now and seeing what will fit into my 10' space. Let's say that not as much as I expected. But I will pack it as full as I can and hope to see there!

I have some great furniture this time around.

This is a super cool chair that I just had reupholstered with some funky fabric.

I'll have lots of Milk Glass, as well as glassware and barware. 

I picked up these super beautiful baskets in Maine. They would look great hung on a wall.

And my favorite items are these two orange vintage chairs. They will be sold as is, or I can have them upholstered for you. I also made the pillows you see below. I designed the fabric on the left. It was made with photos that I took at Market East train station in Philadelphia (or as it is currently called, Jefferson station). You know the big, huge, beautiful tiled walls lining the train platforms? Well this is it! Made into fabric form, then made into pillows. 

If you can't make it, but see something that you like that is not already in my shop, just contact me. brandeyehome{at}gmail{dot}com

Well that was fun

A huge thank you to everyone who came out for my first POP UP shop on Sunday! I had a blast hanging out with you while you shopped in my house! The process of setting up for it was fun too.

Basically I redecorated my house with vintage housewares, plants, flowers and pillows from my shop. Also sprinkled in the mix was art by my very talented artist friends.

This area is usually our bar, but became a milk glass collection.

The pillow on the left is a quilted pillow. I designed the colorful subway tile fabric with the website Spoonflower. I used a photo that I took of the Market East (Jefferson) train station in Philadelphia. The station has a two huge walls of tiles that from far away are a trees, but from most vantage points they just look like random angled subway tiles. I took a photo and did a mirror repeat to make a cool design.

My friend Jason Koons, who creates papercut art, had several pieces hung throughout the house. This intricate tree was created by cutting paper with an exacto knife. 

And here is one of his large papercut stars. 

My photography skills do not do them justice, they are the coolest. The one above and two below are all sold. I really wanted the top one in the photo below, but my friend Ben snagged it before I bought it. Jason does custom work, so we are going to commission something cool. 

And here is the gorgeous pottery by Marilyn McCauley. That pot in the middle is now all mine :-) 

The brand*eye home vintage planters and plants were a hit.

The happy shopper Pia taking a break after a karaoke session.

Oh yeah, there was also karaoke, hot dogs and chili compliments of my husband Dave. We can't invite people over to our home without feeding them, and as soon as anyone mentions karaoke it's on. 

Thanks for hanging! 

a turquoise baby quilt and pillows

i made all of this last friday when i took off the day of work. it's amazing how much you can get done when you wake up at 6am and just start sewing.

please note my new plant below. it's some fancy pants oregano from terrain. i am hoping i keep it alive for at least a few months. on a side note, terrain is incredible. however, i'm not sure how they get away with their prices! it just becomes comical after a while. oh look, it's a table runner on sale for $90, or a 4" plate on sale for $30. how about this table that's been sitting out in the rain for a year for $5,000. it gets to the point where i think $24 for a plant is a steal. then i get home and realize i just spent $24 on an oregano plant. at least it came with the cute planter :-)


getting back to business... the new baby quilt is in the shop

and the pillows are available here in the shop.

it was fun

thanks to everyone who came out to see my first show at the clover market. the day couldn't have been more perfect and the weather was gorgeous. here are some pics of my set-up.

doilies and clovers

i made these for the clover market. if you're in the area on october 10, stop by anytime from 11-4 to say hello and do some shopping. i went sunday and there were many, many awesome things.

i'm also hoping to finish this quilt by the 10th, wish me luck!

retro bird pillow

i had some of the patchwork left from the retro bird quilt collection, so i made a pillow. you can find it in my shop here.

Vintage Doily Pillow

I just listed a new pillow in the shop. It's made from a vintage doily and a mustard color linen, check it out here.

sailboat quilt

the sailboat quilt is in the mail to nexessary exTRAVagance in chicago.

i also made this doily pillow to send.


hope they make it safely!

two new pillows in the shop

we had a nice and lazy day for the first time in ages. i finally spent some time making a couple of pillows and i just listed them.
here and here.

the retro floral stripes collection

the retro floral stripes collection will soon be added to the shop! a gorgeous quilt, kitchen towels and a pillow. all are made with a combination of 100% linen, vintage fabrics and trims.


coming soon...

EDIT: they are now in the shop!

quilt here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/48954257/retro-floral-stripes-quilt
kitchen towels here:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/48956659/white-retro-floral-stripes-kitchen-towel
http://www.etsy.com/listing/48956123/tan-retro-floral-stripes-kitchen-towel
pillow here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/48955230/retro-floral-stripes-pillow