Boys rooms projects

Several weeks ago (maybe even close to a month ago!), I decided I would surprise Jackson with a few new pillows for his room. This was when I was in the throws of making pillowcases for ConKerr, so I decided to make one for Jackson as well. Especially since some of the fabric I used for them was fabric that I had scored at the thrift store for a little over a buck back in the fall. It was about 2 yards or more of baseball print. Jackson has been into baseball stuff ever since he played coach pitch last summer. So, when I saw the fabric, I knew I had to get it & save it for a special project for him. I had been thinking of re-doing his bedroom in a baseball theme since the colors would all pretty much remain the same. So, I got busy & made him a pillowcase out of the baseball print & then made a small sham out of a small remnant piece my mom had handed me down out of her stash. Here's how they turned out:

Here is a closer look at the smaller one (that is a removable sham)...

This was all done while Jackson was at school so he would be surprised when he came home. But Eli was of course with me all along while i was working on these. He was supposed to be napping! But things don't always work like we plan, right?

And so he wouldn't feel left out, I made him a removable sham too for his room. His room will not be redone right now, so I stuck with the car theme... (I tried to make it look like a "punch buggie" since that is all i hear these days from him when we are riding in the car...."

I just used up some old curtain fabric that seems to be multiplying in my stash. I didn't have the heart to give them to Goodwill when they wouldn't fit our windows (after buying them off craigslist!), so i just hung onto them forever! But this was the perfect project for it since the blue would match so well in Eli's room. So, i took some scrap cotton & cut out a car & topstitched around it to raw-edge applique it onto the top. This way it will fray a bit in the wash for a nice effect!

And i think, maybe....just maybe.... he loved it!

Jackson was also pretty excited to find his stash in his room that afternoon! We have a few more projects up our sleeve for Jackson's room soon, so I will keep you all updated. One of them is already waiting for my attention in the garage (thanks, Uncle Jeff!), so it will probably be the next on the list....