It was past time for us to change out the toss pillows. That's one of the problems with dogs. They apparently really like toss pillows. They like to lay on them. Lick them. Fortunately, knock on wood, ours don't chew or rip them. Regardless, ours were in rough shape and smelled horrendously of dog. At least, I thought so. I decided it would be better to make covers, with zippers, that could go on and off a pillow insert. That way, they could be washed. Luckily, the pillow inserts we got can also be washed. Bingo. So the project was planned... I was just going to have my mother sew them, but then, after seeing what a grade school kid had sewn on Facebook, I thought I should at least know how to make pillow cases. That's right. I cook, bake, clean, wire lights, tile, paint, but I don't sew. I took home whatever in 6th grade, but I don't think that really counts. My mother was kind enough to show me how to use her machine, and got me going. However, I did end up asking her to just put in all the zippers because that was getting complicated. I did the rest though. And they don't look janky at all! It's almost miraculous that seams turned out even and straight. Although, that could just be credited to my OCD. Maybe it's more impressive that I didn't end up with the needle through my finger. But seriously. Here's a picture of one of them:
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