{"id":30637,"date":"2016-01-17T05:47:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-17T12:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=30637"},"modified":"2016-01-16T09:57:17","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T16:57:17","slug":"college-pillowcase-tally-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/college-pillowcase-tally-3\/","title":{"rendered":"College Pillowcase Tally #3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are well into the school year and, as you know, the YM is back at school after the Christmas break. He is finishing up week 1 of the semester. He talked about taking an extra pillow back to school with him. That was the only thing he felt he was missing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>September\u2013 Done<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theme: soft<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: Minkee and flannel<\/li>\n<li>Theme: Back to School<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: Timeless Treasures Fun #2306<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_28617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSCN0407sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28617 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSCN0407sm-e1442078894243-300x176.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSCN0407sm-e1442078894243-300x176.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSCN0407sm-e1442078894243-1024x601.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSCN0407sm-e1442078894243.jpg 1568w\" alt=\"September College Pillowcase\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">September College Pillowcase<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0516sm1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29321\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0516sm1-300x134.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0516sm1-300x134.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0516sm1.jpg 918w\" alt=\"Back-to-School Pillowcase\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back-to-School Pillowcase<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As I said in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/college-pillowcase-tally\/\" target=\"_blank\">previous post<\/a>, I was tempted by a \u201cSchool Daze\u201d theme, but I didn\u2019t want to send him something that will embarrass him. I also want him to use the pillowcases. I decided to make him a really soft pillowcase, which I did. Then In Eureka, I saw the Timeless Treasures fabric. I texted him a picture and he approved so I bought some fabric and made the pillowcase when I got home from dropping him off. It went into his first care package.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October \u2013 Done<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theme: Halloween<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: skeleton fabric by Timeless Treasures for the body. The cuff is an old P&amp;B Fabric.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_28442\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSCN0390sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28442\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSCN0390sm-183x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSCN0390sm-183x300.jpg 183w, http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSCN0390sm-625x1024.jpg 625w, http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSCN0390sm.jpg 920w\" alt=\"Halloween Pillowcase for YM\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Halloween Pillowcase for YM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a gimme. Very easy fabric to choose and I am pretty sure the YM will like it.<\/p>\n<p>I also made 3 matching <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/halloween-pillowcases\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hallowe\u2019en pillowcases<\/a> for the YM and his roommates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>November \u2013 Done<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theme: Thanksgiving<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: Timeless Treasures Golden Harvest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_29342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSCN0468sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29342 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSCN0468sm-e1442078925409-300x187.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSCN0468sm-e1442078925409-300x187.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSCN0468sm-e1442078925409-1024x639.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSCN0468sm-e1442078925409.jpg 1488w\" alt=\"Thanksgiving Pillowcase\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanksgiving Pillowcase<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I was disappointed I couldn\u2019t find a cornucopia fabric, but this fabric looks very Thanksgiving-y.<\/p>\n<p><strong>December<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theme: Christmas<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: not purchased<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_29464\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0562sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29464\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0562sm-185x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0562sm-185x300.jpg 185w, http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0562sm-631x1024.jpg 631w, http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0562sm.jpg 903w\" alt=\"YM's Christmas Pillowcase\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">YM\u2019s Christmas Pillowcase<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>January \u2013 Done &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UPDATE!<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t send this off to him, though I still have time if I want to send him a January care package.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Theme: Pokemon<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: Robert Kaufman licensed from Nintendo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_29351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0527sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29351\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0527sm-300x158.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0527sm-300x158.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0527sm.jpg 909w\" alt=\"Pokemon Pillowcase #2\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pokemon Pillowcase #2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I had the fabric on my \u2018to be ironed\u2019 pile and the YM saw it. I didn\u2019t say that it was for a pillowcase for him and asked him if he would want a pillowcase out of it. He, very tactfully, said I should make one for someone else, so I made one with red fabric for the body and a cuff from the Pokemon fabric. I have another pillowcase with a Pokemon body and think I will give it to his cousin, who is 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>February &#8211; DONE &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UPDATE!<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theme: Valentine&#8217;s Day<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: Moda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30547\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/valentines-pillowcase\/dscn0788sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30547\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30547\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSCN0788sm-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"Valentine's College Pillowcase\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSCN0788sm-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSCN0788sm-768x798.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSCN0788sm.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 85vw, 289px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentine&#8217;s College Pillowcase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I really wanted to send him a Valentine&#8217;s themed package, so I made a Valentine&#8217;s pillowcase and will send it off towards the end of the month. I think the grey (Julie&#8217;s suggestion) makes it not too sweet. The color is heading towards pinky red..The original theme below will have to carry over to another month or end up as a gift for one of the nephews.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theme: Video games<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: Angry Birds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>March<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theme: St. Patrick&#8217;s Day?<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: ?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>April<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theme: Easter?<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: ?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UPDATE!<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The YM will be home in May (the dorms close on 4\/29), so no pillowcase for May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are well into the school year and, as you know, the YM is back at school after the Christmas break. He is finishing up week 1 of the semester. He talked about taking an extra pillow back to school with him. That was the only thing he felt he was missing. September\u2013 Done Theme: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/college-pillowcase-tally-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;College Pillowcase Tally #3&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[374],"tags":[316,201],"class_list":["post-30637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-374","tag-gifts","tag-pillowcases"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30637\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}