{"id":34861,"date":"2015-10-12T23:18:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T03:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=34861"},"modified":"2015-10-24T02:00:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T06:00:02","slug":"birthday-gift-pillowcases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/12\/birthday-gift-pillowcases\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday Gift Pillowcases"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My ongoing, escalating computer troubles came to a head today when the machine just plain died, right there on my desk.\u00c2\u00a0 It didn’t make a final death groan, but I made some pretty loud sounds.\u00c2\u00a0 Until the replacement arrives, I am using my husband’s laptop.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s like walking to the corner in someone else’s shoes.\u00c2\u00a0 You can get there, but it is not comfortable.<\/p>\n

While the computer was in its terminal stages, I’ve wanted to share these pillowcases with you.\u00c2\u00a0 They were a birthday gift for my precious daughter, made with love in every stitch.\u00c2\u00a0 Rebecca is an amazing young woman, an incredible mother and wife, and the daughter anyone would love to have.\u00c2\u00a0 She dreams big, so these big, silky, pima pillowcases against her pretty face should help facilitate those dreams.<\/p>\n

Much as she likes bright colors, she requested neutral tones.\u00c2\u00a0 Since they moved into their new home 17 months ago the walls have changed colors three times.\u00c2\u00a0 So for her home dec style, neutral is good.<\/p>\n

The fabric is pima broadcloth, white for the body and ivory for the turn tube hem.\u00c2\u00a0 A sturdy vintage lace trim was applied over the seam line. The shadow work leaves are from Suzanne Hinshaw’s Charming Embellishments<\/em> collection and the monogram is from Embroidery Boutique’s\u00c2\u00a0 Fancy Monogram 1<\/em> set.<\/p>\n

The colors look so washed out on this screen but I hope you have a prettier view. The designs are indeed subtle, as requested, but they do have some color.<\/p>\n

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Since she was a child, our Rebecca has preferred pima cotton bed linens.\u00c2\u00a0 When she went to University of Florida, I custom-made a fitted and flat sheet to fit the non-standard size bed in her freshman dorm.\u00c2\u00a0 I love the fact that sewing allows me to grant her special requests.<\/p>\n

Don’t you feel smug knowing that you can make things that cannot be bought?\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I once made a cataract Halloween costume for a dear friend, a nurse in her opthamologist husband’s Eye Institute.\u00c2\u00a0 Just try buying a cataract costume on Amazon!\u00c2\u00a0 She wanted her husband to go as a laser beam but he refused.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m glad I didn’t have to tackle that project!<\/p>\n

Have you stitched something out-of-the-ordinary for a loved one? I’d love to hear about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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