In an earlier post, I briefly introduced you to my granddaughter, Chris, who has quickly became a huge part of my life. I've so enjoyed the blossoming of our relationship, and the recognition and excitement she exhibits when visiting her Mama and Papa (aka the hubby & I). Part of that relationship building has included the adoption of nick-names. Since her birth, I've auditioned a myriad of them, but the one that seems to have stuck is SugaBooga. Also since her birth, I've wanted to make cute little outfits and accessories for her, but as I mentioned earlier, life has been pretty busy and finding the time and energy to sew has been a challenge. So, I decided to settle in on a special project which would last her longer than a season or one of her exponential growth spurts.
In 2009, I inherited about 20 yards of this navy and gold cherub-print cotton fabric from my mom, who originally purchased it from Joann Fabrics back in 1997. I don't know what her intentions were for this fabric, nor did I know what I would do with it when it came into my possession. As a result, I stored it away out-of-view, and honestly forgot about it. In 2016, I reorganized my stash so I could easily take visual inventory of all the fabric I had on-hand. So, when I laid eyes on this fabric again 2 years ago, I had an epiphany that it would make an awesome comforter and bed linens for Chris.
Hello everyone and welcome back to my little corner of the internet. After completing the Blog Like Crazy challenge in November, I took a couple of days to relax and think of the next project about which I wanted to write. You may recall my sharing with you that I purchased several knit sweaters from The Salvation Army to make a knit throw to accompany the knit pillow cases in my Family Room.
When my kids were younger, our family spent many hours together in the Family Room watching TV, movies, eating, playing games...whatever! Now that they're adults and out doing their own things, the room's most likely occupants are my husband and I, with napping being a frequent activity enjoyed by both of us. Therefore, comfort is of paramount concern in this room, but also important to me is its visual appeal.
A few years ago, I saw Pinterest images of decorator sweater knit pillows and decided to try my hand at reproducing the look with thrift store sweaters, so I purchased several from my local Salvation Army a while back and made cases for the pillows located in the Family Room.
