A belated Happy New Year
I’ve been making pillowcases today and running errands but now it’s time to sit with the computer and catch up on all the emails and blog comments that came while I was gone. Hopefully, I’ll get a little blog reading in too – I’m afraid to look at the number of unread posts on my Google Reader.
HeartStrings is having a Pillowcase Party this holiday weekend to kick off our Jan/Feb project. I know they’re not string quilts but sometimes we need a fun project to change things up a little and to keep from getting bored. If you’d like to join in, check out the post on the HeartStrings website.
I’ve got 3 finished
And 5 that just need the last seam sewn.
When I first started cutting them out this morning, I found myself pulling my newer fabrics off the shelf but one of my goals with these is to use up some older stash so I’m trying to do that and still have cute pillowcases.
Just in case I miss anyone, I wan’t to thank everyone who wished me a happy holiday and wish everyone who visits me here a very Happy New Year.
Happy New Year to you too Mary! The pillowcases look really nice. I’m sure they will be appreciated.
I spent some time yesterday afternoon cutting pillowcases. Have 15 just about cut out & might finish that yet tonight. Tomorrow I’ll get started sewing. I want to send some to Alycia for the QOV quilts but find I don’t have many that look very masculine so I think the others will get donated to Conkerr Cancer, hopefully to be distributed to Children’s Hospital in Omaha. This is a great stashbuster…15 pillowcases = a little over 17 yds. of stash.
Have a Happy New Year, full of family, friends and sewing.
Nice pillowcases. Are they from a different pattern?
Happy New Year
I made pillowcases yesterday and today, as well. Our guild is collecting them for local pediatric cancer patients. They really do go together so quickly. It felt good to do some sewing for a good cause.
Mary ,where do you send your too ??
Nice. I particularly like the bottom one in the top photo, and anything with purple
I followed your lead and just made two of the pillowcases. They are so much fun to make. I see a lot more in my future this year. Thanks for posting about them. You can see mine on my blog in a few minutes.
[...] Mary posted about the One Million Pillowcases Challenge on her blog and I just couldn’t resist. I’ve got some cute fabric in my stash that just isn’t making it into any quilts anytime soon. But what cute pillowcases it will make. [...]