Gift for Mom

Where has the week gone? It seems like it was just last Sunday and here it is Friday already. Between trying to clean out the kitchen pantry and cabinets and doctor appointments, the time has flown by. Here is a photo of some of the sewing I got done this past week. It's not much, but I'm sure proud of it. It's a pillowcase for my mom for Mother's Day. She had previously told my brother and I that she didn't want us going out and buying anything for her. All she wanted to do was to go to the new Longhorn's for dinner. So, we're taking her there Saturday evening. But, I just had to do something personal for her. Into my stash I went and I found a large enough scrap of the pansy print fabric for the border/hem of a pillowcase. Then I found the yellow that just matches the yellow in the print. I was on a roll. I really like how it came out and she may actually use it instead of putting it back to save "for good". By the way, her first name is "Pansy" so I think it's a very special pillowcase.




I'm thinking that I may make pillowcases as Christmas gifts this year. About three years ago, I gave each of the 12 grandkids a travel size pillow and two pillowcases for it. They all seemed to like them. So, I may make them both a regular size and a travel size pillowcase this year. May even put their name or initial on the hem. Will have to think on that but with the embroidery capability on my machine, it wouldn't be hard to do. I may have just planned out my summer and fall sewing projects for the rest of the year.

On a non-quilting note, Howard (my DH) called his supervisor at the supermarket and officially retired. He's been off since the last week of March due to the surgery on his wrist and hand so they are used to him not being around. And, he was 65 last August so it's time. He told me that after the summer, he might look for something a couple of days a week to have something to do besides yard work. He thinks we will have all of the "to do" projects around the house finished by then and he doesn't want to just sit around. We'll see what he really does. It's going to be interesting.