Several months ago I made a cute baby pillow to go with a quilt for my niece and decided that I would like to make some cute pillow covers for my grandboys. I even went to the fabric store and bought some material. Then I put it in a stack of other material, learned of a new baby arriving in the fall, and got sidetracked making another quilt. So this week, with little else to do, I came across that cute fabric behind my sewing machine and got myself all geared up to make the cases.
Even though one has dots and the other has stripes, these cuties are interchangeable as far as boys are concerned. Among the many items of interest in their playroom, trucks still remain high on the list.
It seems that with every pillow cover I make (without a pattern), the dimensions get a little larger! What started out as a cover for a 12 x 16 inch pillow has now evolved into a much larger case! I had a very flat, squashed down feather pillow from long ago and scrunched it into the striped case. It works perfectly, so now I need Meredith to look for another old, flat pillow for the dots.
And yes, those are pockets on the front. Who knows what three and five year old boys will put in them! That's just one more thing for Mom to check on at bedtime. *he he*
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