The last five pillowcases are coming later today because my birthday (and my deadline) is tomorrow!
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Pillowcases 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 & 33: More for the Boys
I did say that I was trying to do plenty of pillowcases that little boys would love, didn’t I? I think all seven of these fall well into that category! #27 & #28 Riding the Range #29 Sailing Away & #30 Dinosaurs! #31 Wee-Oh Wee-Oh Trucks, #32 Footballs & #33 Dirt Bikes Only two days…
A Quick Sewing Lesson Produces A Stack of Pillowcases
Friday afternoon, we had a group of friends from our local homeschool group over to sew pillowcases with us! I think everyone had a great time, and we turned out a slew of pillowcases. The kids each made two pillowcases, one to keep and one to give. My hope is that the pillowcase that they…
Monkeying Around with Cupcakes: Pillowcases 25 & 26
Pillowcases 25 & 26 are ready to go: I used the Hot Dog Pillowcase tutorial from the Conkerr Cancer website to sew these two, finishing them up with a french seam. The group of beginning sewists who are coming over to sew pillowcases this afternoon will be using sewing machines rather than sergers, so I…
A Little Local Quilting Store Love
We headed out after our book-work was done this morning to do some shopping and a little on-the-road learning. This Friday afternoon, we have a group of moms and children from our local homeschool group dropping in to sew pillowcases with us for the Crafthope pillowcase project. I thought my kids and I would enjoy…
Moving Right Along: Pillowcases 21, 22, 23 & 24
Four more pillowcases on my way to 40 for Craft Hope’s latest project . . . Kitties in the Garden Pink Elephants Monkey Business Just Fluttering By
Halfway! Pillowcases 17, 18, 19 & 20
Hoot! Bearfootin’ Under the Big Top! Ladybugs & Friends For more information about my personal challenge and to find my 9 1/2 Minute Pillowcase Tutorial, check out this post: Pillowcase Challenge. To see all the pillowcases I’ve done so far, click here!
Pillowcases 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 Are All Boy!
I’ve fallen a bit behind, but my birthday is coming quickly. It’s time to get moving! I read somewhere that ConKerr Cancer receives considerably more girly pillowcases than boyish ones. Since I’m the mom to four boys, I decided to make sure that I make plenty of pillowcases that little and big boys will love!…
Pillowcases 7 through 10 Have Gone to the Dogs . . .
. . . and the cats! A quarter of the way finished now! Are you sewing pillowcases with me? I’d love to know! You can find my pillowcase tutorial here, in case you’d like to join in.
Pillowcases 5 & 6 and a Couple of Quilt Blocks
Pillowcases numbers 5 and 6 are all done. 34 to go! These two sport some of my favorite Michael Miller prints. And, I’m finally caught up on quilt blocks for the Fresh Comfort Quilting Bee. Bibi send us these adorable prints and asked us to sew up Dutchman’s Puzzle Blocks. Of course, I had to…