Pillow Project

I have been slowly working my way through an online course called Sewing Studio. The course is on Craftsy and is taught by Diana Rupp. It is a sewing basics class. It covers sewing home decor, clothing, etc. I decided to take it to refine and hone my skills. It has been fun and interesting.
The first project in the course is a French seamed pillow. I decided to try my hand at making them. The fabric I used came from a second-hand store in my hometown. I wanted to add a bit of color to my very brown living room furniture.
Here is the finished project.

I am very pleased with the result. I think they look beautiful! 

By following the instructor's directions and tips the resulting pillows turned out very professional looking.

Pillows like this would cost at least $15 a piece in a store.

They give the living room exactly the right pop of color I was looking for.

Kindle Cover

My wonderful husband gave me a Kindle Fire for Christmas! I absolutely love it!
I wanted to get a cover to protect it from bumps and dust, but when I looked for one to buy, I was put off by the price.
$30 to $100 for a Kindle cover!?!?! I was not willing to pay that.
The solution was for me to do what I always do in these situations...I searched the Internet for a pattern and instructions.
I found some on www.chicaandjo.com. The instructions on their site are for older models of the Kindle, but conversion instructions for different sized devices are included.
I think my first attempt at this little project turned out pretty well.  As my daughter said, "Fancy."

Working on this project, and seeing the results, got me thinking about modifying the instructions I found and creating a different style of Kindle case.
I am mulling it over as I write this, so check back to see what I manage to create.

Pie, Crusts, and Coconut

I love refrigerator pie crust.
It allows a pitiful, fumbling pie maker, like myself, to actually create a pretty respectable pie.
Before using refrigerator pie crust, the crust for my pies was like a tough, chewy, sole on the feet of my pies.
Cream pies have been my latest attempts. I made a coconut cream pie for my father-in-law...

A vanilla cream pie to take to my friend's for game night...

...and a beautiful White Christmas Pie (from my great grandmother's 1950 Betty Crocker Cookbook), which, if you can believe it, I forgot to take a picture of!

However, my husband pointed out that if you've seen one picture of a cream pie, you've seen them all.
His belief is that pies are for eating, not photographing.
I apologize for exposing you to his rustic beliefs.