where or where is purple?

when we bought our couch, there was a beautiful purple velvet pillow on the showroom version of our couch. the pillow was also $100. a little too much to spend for someone who can sew.

but, first i looked at every home store to find a less expensive purple pillow. and i had the hardest time finding a large purple pillow selection. it's not the color of the year. (so, i'm either ahead of some great trend or way behind.)

i was determined to have a purple pillow -- i thought it'd be a nice accent color to our couch and gray rug. i found some purple velvet for the front and some creamy cotton/linen for the back. and i made us a pillow.

i prayed my way through, since i hadn't made a pillow before and was nervous about the piping. but i was very pleased with the way it turned out. it was so nice to have my prayers answered!