Charity Project: "1 Million Pillowcase Challenge"

American Patchwork & Quilting is challenging you to join our efforts to Make a Pillowcase, Make a Difference. Every pillowcase can make a difference in your community. A pillowcase can provide comfort for a cancer patient, hope for a foster child, encouragement for a battered woman, or beauty for a nursing home resident.
 

To download free patterns & instructions: 

http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/millionpillowcases

Video Tutorial:  http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/millionpillowcases/video/roll-it-up-video.html

Charities to donate locally (suggestions):  Hospice, Veteran's hospitals, Senior nursing care facilities, VFW posts for active service personnel or veterans, Oncology units, Missions, Ronald McDonald House, Homeless shelters, Women's shelters, Youth shelters, etc.  

Make a pillowcase and donate to a local charity.   Once your pillowcases are complete and donated to an organization, log on to the All People Quilt website and enter how many pillowcases you made.  

Help us reach our goal of ONE MILLION Pillowcases.

Owl Hoot Pillow

Changing an out-dated wall hanging into a pretty pillow was a fun & simple project. Not to mention, inexpensive.

Here's what it looked like when I found it (previous post)
http://bitsofblessings.blogspot.com/2010/08/owl-hoot.html


The owl lace was taken out of the hoop and cleaned thoroughly and old glue stains removed.  There was a solid brown fabric placed behind the owl lace and makes the owl stand out clearly.

An unused piece of denim trim with white lace overlay, was purchased at the same time at the thrift store for only 10 cents.  It fit nicely around the round lace piece and was sewn to the top of the owl lace and brown backing. 

A small peice of denim was purchased at the fabric store at 50% off, and the shade of denim was closely matched to the shade of the denim trim.   The circle of denim was used for the back of the pillow.

Owl Hoot ~ pillow back

Add stuffing and sew together, add the brown lustre bow back on the side, and there you have a cute up-to-date pillow for 35 cents for the vintage fabrics, and a minimal cost for the denim fabric and stuffing. 

Whooooooooo wouldn't just love this adorable pillow?

Owl Hoot Pillow

Status:  Finished