Object of Desire: A Patchwork Bed/Sofa Cover from Oeuvres Sensibles (Made from Scraps)

You probably know—and have fallen for—the imaginative designs of French artist/designer Sarah Espeute. Her hand-embroidered tablecloths, stitched with plates and knives, wine glasses and bottles, lit candles, heads of lettuce, and platters of fish, look as though a family has just departed from a long, languid Sunday lunch in the garden.  Through her Marseille-based collection, Oeuvres Sensibles, Sarah stitches table linens, bed covers, and cushions with quotidian objects, using “everyday imagery to tell familiar stories”, as Sarah says (see Hand-Embroidered Table Linens from Oeuvres Sensibles in Marseille).

Sarah’s singular style has caught on—we’ve spotted many a knockoff—and we continue to look to Oeuvres Sensibles for fresh takes on textiles. Our most recent favorite? An Oeuvres Sensibles coverlet for the bed or sofa, stitched entirely from scraps “left over from the creation of more noble pieces”, a “rebirth” into something poetic and new.

Have a look.

For more practical-and-artful ideas for the sofa, see Save the Sofa: 5 Easy, Good-Looking Ways to Protect the Favorite Seat in the House.

And more from Oeuvres Sensibles:

• Object of Desire: Hand-Embroidered Table Linens from Oeuvres Sensibles in Marseille
• Little Luxuries: Monogrammed Linens for All Over the House
• Trend Alert: Tiny and Imperfect Embroidered Details, 5 Ways