Here is the back of the pillow

Scrap log cabin pillow cover

I read Gwen Marston's Liberated Quilting II over the weekend. The idea
of just playing with fabric at your sewing machine and planning/sewing
as you go was really liberating!
So I decided to just go for it with scraps in the blue and green
families. I have loads of them.

I added a half inch to the actual pillow form of 14x18. Then I made
two panels for the back measuring 14.5x11. I sewed a hem on the
exposed side of the back panels.
I then put right sides together, pinned and sewed around the
rectangle. Final step was to turn it inside out and stuff in the
pillow. I used a feather pillow insert since I like the mushy feel of
it.

iPad case

So I made the case from the tutorial at "Amy's Creative Side." I
discovered I have a difficult time with sewing a seam, turning the
fabric inside out and having the correct side facing out. Wow. I spent
alot of time figuring this out and still my inside seam for the pocket
was showing. I wrote down detailed directions in my own short hand for
my next ones. At least I got the complicated sewing of the flap and
top of the pocket all at the same time in a continous line. I was
feeling pretty smug til I turned it all inside out and saw the exposed
seam in the pocket. Oh well. It looks great from the outside.

Handmade iPod case

I am back after many months. The kids are back at school so now I have some uninterrupted time to myself. I started by organizing the quilting studio. Unfortunately, it has become a dumping ground for "I don"t know what to do with this" items. No more. I have my speakers set up for Pandora and I am ready to go. I saw a blog tutorial for a laptop or iPad case. I starred it in my goggle reader from the blog "Amy's Creative Side."

Since my iPad came a week earlier than expected, I started a cover today. I was a little unsure about the turning inside out for the inside fabric so I tried a sample project for my iPhone. I basically thought I could just put batting between two fabrics, turn inside out, pin the side together and sew over, fold it, sew sides. The fabric became too thick. So I figured out how to do the tutorial with a pinned version to avoid ripping out seams. I think I get it now. I need to be fresh so I will tackle the iPad case tomorrow. I still like my iPhone case though.