A sweet little pillow.

I made my son a pillow for daycare a while back, but somehow the pillow and the case were lost. I secretly think someone thought it was so cute that they must have it for themself. So I made him another one, and I love it even more than the first!

I used a great tutorial that Ariel has on her blog. I think I made the top fabric a little taller, just because I love that farm animal print. I learned a few tips the first time I made it, so the second one is a little better. First, I put his name on both the case and the pillow! I sewed in a name label like I use for his clothes. I also made sure to zig-zag stitch the hem of the envelope closure, just like the tutorial says to do. I have no idea why I didn't do that the first time. Finally, I use pinking shears to trim the seam allowance after it was all sewn. The first one had lots of fraying after just a couple of washes.

Here it is!
And just for kicks - The original.

A baby gift and a camera strap

Here's the quilt I made for a baby named Maggie set to make her appearance later this month. Her parents like dogs, so I thought this panel was a good choice. Fabrics are all from Moda's Sleeptime.

And I finally made a camera strap cover for myself. I've been wanting to make me one for a while, and I finally just sat down and did it. Mine is the green one. The other one was made for my sister-in-law for her birthday.

Buttercup Bag

Scroll down a little if you're looking for my Bloggers' Quilt Festival post! I didn't link it to the post like I should have...

Made by Rae has a free pattern for a Buttercup Bag. It's just the cutest little thing. I only spent about an hour on it from start to finish, and I'm no pro-sewer! The fabrics are from the Charisma line by Moda. I didn't put the optional buttons on the outside, and I used a polyresin snap (since that's what I had on hand), but I tried to follow the pattern other than that.

Next I want to get Amy Butler's Birdie Sling bag pattern ;)

Edited because I meant to post the link to the Flicker Group where you can see lots more of these bags!