Sitting pretty

When I was in uni I travelled to Lao twice. During my time in this splendid country I bought some ridiculously gorgeous sinhs. These are the traditional long skirts worn by the Lao women. They come in all different varieties and materials including silk for special occasions and cotton for around the house.

Here are some cushion covers my mother and I (ok, mainly my mother as I'm a terribly slow sewer) made yesterday from two of the cotton sinhs in my collection. Been wanting to do this for AGES so I can enjoy the glorious patterns everyday.

FYI, if you are interested about learning more about sinhs I stumbled across plenty of sites just doing a google search :)