But a tirade about the ins and outs, woes and fros of the internet universe are not what I came here to share, so let me, albeit finally, get right to it. This is really about one of my 10ThousandProjects. What I stumbled upon on one of those afternoons was something that I subsequently did "Pin" to a board so I could reference it later. It was something that I am sure brought about one of those "V-8 smack-in-the-forehead moments" to many because it is soooooo simple I can hardly believe I've never thought of this myself.
DH and I have no little ones running around, except four-legged little Alice, so the sleepover cushion idea shown in the picture was not my thing, but I could imagine how comfy they might be if you folded them to fit your needs, to sit on the floor and lean back against the sofa, for instance. We could use these for extra floor seating while watching TV or sitting around with friends, knitting and relaxing.
In case you are new to this blog, now's your chance to Meet Alice.
Oh, did I mention that she likes to burrow?
Yes, she's in there. Under there. The truth is, we are one or two Ragg Quilts short for all the rooms in our house, so we have to keep moving them around to accommodate her. She's a riot, a regular riot, kind of like Alice Kramden from "The Honeymooners," although we're not too crazy about Ralph Kramden, because all he did was scream at everybody all the time, but that's a whole other subject; but my Alice, yes, she is a riot. If her quilt is not on the couch at the appointed moment she will dig at the cushions to get underneath them. The only problem is the cushions are fully attached, so I am always alert and somehow manage to bring her a "blankie" right when she needs it.
Well, back to the pillows. So, a month or two or three go by, I really don't know how long since I saw the pillows-sewn-together-on-Pinterest. I'm still in my cleaning out phase which began in the forced winter fibernation of 2012, and I'm reaching into the back of the guest bedroom closet, waaaay in the back, all the way to the right, under and behind the clothes hanging there, faaaar out of sight, barely within reach of the pads of my fingertips, so much so that I have to go get a broom to assist or risk knocking all of the clothes off their hangers, and then, finally, (yes!), with a stretch, there, I've got it...it's a small black suitcase, and it is FULL and fully zipped up.
Wow! Just what was inside? This thing is pretty heavy for its size. Maybe there was something really special in here, some long-lost treasure I had forgotten about, or maybe just something small...like maybe a winning lottery ticket! Yeah, that's the ticket! (Well, a girl can dream, can't she)? Well, as it turned out, I had hit the jackpot, a HUGE jackpot, in fact! I had just hit the Pillowcase Bonanza! I must say it was really strange to find these at this time, after seeing the pillows-sewn-together-on-Pinterest so recently, since the pillowcases had been packed in that suitcase for a period of time that exceeded 6 years and had survived many moves during that time without ever once being opened.
So, I got out all of the pillowcases, washed and dried them, chose the ones I wanted to use, sewed them together (easiest project ever!), filled all five pillowcases with five pillows, respectively, and folded the whole thing up in the corner of the living room where it sat for a while.
One day I was in the room designated as my "office" when Alice came in and couldn't find a place to park herself near her "mommy" so I got up to get her a quilt. Well, you know the rest...no sooner did I bring it into my office than she took permanent possession of what I now refer to as the "Pillow-Tent." This simple, silly little project turned out to be like the "Castro Convertible" of dog beds. As long as I leave it folded over itself, she now has a daybed if she lays on top, and for those times when she wants it a little darker to get a better nap, she climbs right in between the two layers of pillows. If Fido was Queen of the Pillows, then surely Alice does reign supreme as Queen of the Tents, don't you think?
Alice is in there, comfy as can be. She's just happy to be near her mommy.
See, there she is.
The Convertible Pillow-Tent works double-duty.
Finding peace in creativity,
Meryl
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