When is comes to this time of year, my mind goes into creative overdrive. I realize my posting is much less now that my original goal has been met, but believe me, I am still making stuff. There are about ten Christmas gifts in the works as well as my calender drawings. Current projects involve sewing, crafting, drawing and crocheting. I am proud to say that a good chunk of gifts are already done or close to being done, yeah! Working in a fabric store has definitely boosted my creativity and some days too many ideas are crowding my mind. Because funds are still low for us, I have been buying things bit by bit every payday. It helps to not have to blow an entire paycheck all at once. This also is good because with my discount on top of sale price, I have gotten some incredible deals. Add caption Today, my post will be the first of my calender pages. There are two finished so only ten to go!
Say that three times fast! I always have those little scraps of fabric that are too big to toss but what else can you do with them? You make a pillow. With all of the tropical style items that I paint, sew and craft a small stockpile of fabric bits have accumulated. After picking through the scraps, I decided on a size for the squares and cut out eighteen pieces to assemble my pillow. It's kind of like putting together a puzzle to see what coordinates best. Once the final decision was made, it was time to sew. This is very basic and when its all finished you have a pillow like no other. For this project I had the stuffing already, but I have in the past found pillows that are not so attractive at thrift stores and just recovered them. It is economical and there are many choices for size. This would also be an ideal project for a crazy quilt pattern. Left over fabric can always be made into something else. Actually, I have used really small scraps to make patchwork teddy bears. The multicolored bears are great as gifts if the gender of a baby is still unknown. It will also be a treasure for the future. Happy sewing!
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