Welcome to Anne's sewing blog!

I started this blog in 2012 in an attempt to keep better track of all the little things I make. I have found it fun to 'catalog' what I make so I'll continue to post my finished projects as they appear.

Its mostly for my personal use, but also gives me a way to share cute stuff with my craft-oriented friends and family. Enjoy!

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Kitty Cat Pillow

I've had tons going on in the sewing room lately - just not time to write about them.

First is that I'm working on hand quilting a throw sized quilt for a friend.  It'll be gifted in April (if I finish in time, that is) so I'll share then.  Its on my big frame in the sewing room and is VERY fun and relaxing to work on.

Second, I did a whirlwind batch of sewing to help out a local university's theatre department.  They were a time crunch with too many costumes to sew in too little time so I did some of the putzy sewing for them.  It was fun and I got paid, so that was a win-win.

For this post, though, here is a birthday gift for my little cat-obsessed five year old.


I got the idea from here (cute owl softie) and just turned it into a cat.  I drew it mostly freehand.  I had trouble with the eyes.  They just looked wrong, and a bit creepy, until I realized I was drawing people-shaped eyes on a cat face.  A quick google of 'cat eyes' helped me get the shape right and then it suddenly looked much much better.  

It has a flat front and back with a gusset running all the way around it to make it puffy.  I machine appliqued fleece for the ears, eyes, and nose.  The mouth and whiskers are a bit of hand embroidery.  




Overall, it probably only took a few hours to make.  The hardest part was keeping it a secret from Grace and making sure not to leave pictures/drawings/parts of it laying out so she would find them and start asking questions.  :)  

Gracie loves it.  It gets used both on her bed and dragged around the house as a snuggle pillow.   Here's a (poor quality, washed out) picture of it on her bed so you can gauge the size.  Its about the size of a regular bed pillow.

  



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