A new pillowcase for Anna

Anna's room is still a work in progress. By the time I actually finish everything I want to, we'll either will need to move by then, or Alex will be in her room and we'll have to re-do the decor!

Well, Anna finally started using a pillow on her bed. When she first started using the toddler bed, I didn't give her a pillow, because I thought I would get a smaller one. Well, about a month ago, I decided to use a normal size one. It took her a little while, but she finally started using it and now likes it. It had a purple/bluish pillowcase on it and I decided she should probably have one to match her room.

So I dug out the material that I used on her blanket, plus other scraps of brown and pink material I had and basically just kind of threw this pillowcase together. I didn't follow a pattern, I just kind of made one up. I would have liked for it to be a little different, but since I used what I had, this is the best I could do.

The striped material is actually four pieces sewn together. If you enlarge the picture, you can see one seam, that's pretty obvious, but I think I did well on matching the stripes up.

I only had a little bit of the brown and pink polka dotted material, so the sides are a little short.

I made it into a slipcover style. I messed up on the back and sewed one part on the wrong way. At this point, I just wanted to get it done, and since it was going to be on the back and wouldn't be showing, I didn't feel like redoing it. Also, because I didn't use a pattern, it took me longer than it should have and I had to redo stuff, take out seams, etc, because I wasn't thinking ahead.

But I got it done! I think it looks pretty cute and now she has a matching pillowcase for her bed!

Of course, looking at the back now, I realize that maybe I should have done the polka dots for the front, I think that would have looked cuter. Hmmm...

Also, does anyone local want these shoes? I posted this on Facebook, but I don't know if some of you saw it. They're size 7, I only wore them once for my sister's wedding. They have about a 4 inch heel. They're very cute, but my feet don't do well in heels, so I'm not going to wear them. I would like to give them to someone rather than Goodwill. Let me know if you want them!

(There is another new post after this one about Alex.)