sewing crafts: COMPLETED

i did it!!! all of the crafts in my last post have been completed, and i was on such a roll, i did a bonus project! horray! now... here is the proof:

Nora LOVES her new toy! it's filled with catnip and rice, and she can't get enough! i even made a couple for my friends' cats- i hope they like it as much as Nora does!

Nora was quite the helper on my sewing projects...

check these out!! my envelope pillow cases are amazing! i still have to make one more, but i did not have enough fabric. i used remnants that i bought at JoAnn's. the remnant bin is the first place i go because it's always 50% off and because i get overwhelmed with all the choices! seeing racks and racks of bolts of fabric- where do you even start??? so i have a little collection of fabrics, and that's what i used for the pillows! i made the striped one because i had a couple narrow pieces of fabric, but i love the way it turned out! i should have taken a picture of the the actual pillows- but they were green and brown, and i wanted an update and something with a little more color... what do you think? i probably used $2 of fabric for each pillow. sure beats buying whole new pillows!!

these are the pot holders i made for my friend. my first attempt at quilting... but i discovered that i do not like cutting fabric, so quilting may not happen to frequently. still, i'm pleased with how they turned out. i hope my friend likes them!

and for the bonus project... a journal! the cover is a cereal box covered in fabric (adhesive- modge podge)

i used some scrapbook paper... and stitched it all together...

a couple buttons and some ribbon...

adorable!

my buddy! she hung around with me the whole time!