A couple of sweet pillowcases....

It's is my mum's birthday today on Mother's day,

a double celebration and I wanted to make something nice for mum.

I was pondering what to do with what I had here

and a memory popped into my head of pillows on my parent's bed when I was a child.

I remember them having his and hers pillowcases and I loved them,

it made me feel safe somehow.

I had a couple of really lovely pillowcases and I got some very soft visafix

and I enlarged some words on the computer very big and traced them on.

I used a lovely natural coloured linen fabric for the words,

I didn't want it to be to garish. The pillow slips are actually softer in colour than this.

Then I blanket stitched around all the letters.

I won't lie, it took me five hours, even though it's just a few letters

but I'm stoked how they turned out.

My mum liked them too which is the plan of course!

I think I might have to make some for us.

Actually I was thinking it would look quite sweet with a little cushion

with an ampersand on between the two pillows.

Mr & Mrs

These would make a lovely present for an engagement party

or a wedding present I think.