A Pillow for the Pup

Tonks had an old dog bed that had a hideous red plaid cover. I hated it, and was excited when the zipper broke and I had a good excuse to replace it. I knew this fire hydrant fabric was perfect when I found it at the fabric store, and got some blue fleece to match it.

Tonks was a little confused, but she loves her new pillow, and I think it's much more attractive than the old one!

All I did was use the old cover to get the measurements, then frame the fleece with the fire hydrant fabric. I was going to make it a slip cover like a pillow sham cover, but I had a ridiculous thick zipper lying around, and used the opportunity to install my first zipper.

I dare say it turned out well!

Happy Crafting!

Lisa

Poof Pillow

I have completed another Pinterest project, hooray! Well, technically I completed this project in October, but I made anther one tonight for a friend of The Mouse, who is turning one next month.

Introducing, the poof pillow:

This pillow is perfect for little baby booties, Mama and Daddy heads, and adding a little flair to the living room floor. The Mouse loves to sit and bounce on hers, and looks very proud of herself when she successfully backs her little booty onto it. It also makes a great resting place when she wants to lean, and I plan on making a few more for the playroom in the new house.

The first one I made was a breeze because of this fabulous tutorial (And because I waited until Mom was visiting since I had never used piping and was a bit afraid of it). It was super easy and made me want to use piping on everything I make!

This second one had a snag. Literally, there was a hole in the fabric that I didn't notice until I had already cut out the top.

So what's a crafter to do when an ugly hole threatens to send her back to the fabric store because the pattern calls for one yard and uses almost all of that yard? Well this crafter covered it with an appliqué of the recipient's name! A little more work, but it turned out cute, and now her little sis won't be able to commandeer it later on.

Now don't you just want to run out and make some of these for yourself?

Happy crafting!

Lisa

Maxi Skirt!

Well I finally got back on the crafting train after a post-holiday hiatus. I needed something that would be quick, easy, and an almost guaranteed success. After struggling with a few holiday crafts, I almost felt like I had lost my crafting mojo. Anyone else ever have this happen?

Anyway, I was perusing Pinterest, and came across this maxi skirt tutorial and decided to give it a go.

My JoAnn is getting ready to move locations and hasn't had any new stock in two months (it's very sad to see the store so picked over, but alas, the new store will be worth it), so their knit selections were limited. Since I decided I can no longer pull off sparkly knits, I stuck with black and grey. Unfortunately, the only grey they had was a polyester knit, which was harder to work with (it's slippery), and has proven to snag a little easier. Oh well, for my first foray into skirt making, it came out just fine!

My advice if you want to make this: try it on as you go (the waist of mine ended up being way too big), and make the waistband longer so you can fold it over! I figure the waistband being big will be convenient as my waistline expands over the next 6 months or so. ;)

Happy Crafting!

Lisa