Look At What I Made!

So everyone has a vice and my current vice is sewing! Last night was my pillow class and I'm very happy with the (almost) finished product. I say almost because the pillow cover is a little big for my pillow form so I'm planning to make it a little smaller for a better fit. Luckily making something smaller is much easier than making something bigger! Here is the pillow looking lovely on my couch. Too bad it looks awful with my living room chair so it probably won't be on display in my living room....but it might look good in my guest room.

My pillow has a zipper, yes, I put it in myself, and it even works as evidenced by the open and closed photos.



Now that I know I can make a pillow I'm very inspired! Sewing is so much faster than knitting and it's great to have a completed item in less than a few weeks or months.

I stopped at Fancy Tiger today to pick up a fabric I saw the other day. I knew there wasn't much left and I wanted to get some before they were out. I searched and searched and thought it was gone until I told the clerk what I was looking for and he said "I think we just put that in the remnants bin"...and there it was...at 30% off. YEAH! I love a sale! Oooooohhhhh, aaaaaahhhhhh. Maybe I'm just mildly obsessed with the upcoming royal wedding but I think it's a fun print. I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do with it. It's 1.84 yards so that's a good amount to work with. I think it would be super cute with a crown applique but I don't know how to do that yet...I'll have to figure out a good project for it.



I also found this gem in the remnants bin, just slightly more than a yard, but might be good for a pillow...
or if I figure out how to do a quilt it might be cute in that(for reference, the pillow I made last night took a half a yard). Looks like I have more learning and practicing to do!