These are my daughters’ favorite toys.
These are my daughters’ favorite toys. These ladies and gents can be found all around our house, in all manner of adventures. Sometimes, they even go to sleep. The problem with this was that my youngest was using tissues to make blankets and pillows for them. All of them. Every day. That’s a lot of tissues.
Enter my layer cake stash. ‘Layer cake’ means a precut stack of fabric cut in 10” x 10” squares. I asked my daughter to look and find a selection of fabrics she liked and I turned them into blankets and pillows for her My Little Pony and tiny doll friends.
Enter my layer cake stash.
Downton Abbey
She picked several pieces from my Downton Abbey collection (yes, they have Downton Abbey-themed fabric and yes, I bought some!) I made her eight reversible blankets. This was a fun chance to use the variety of decorative stitches on my machine. The decorative stitches available on modern sewing machines is incredible. SewingMachinesPlus.com has a wide assortment you can view here: https://www.sewingmachinesplus.com/computerized-sewing-machines.php
She picked several pieces from my Downton Abbey collection.
Next I made small and large-sized pillows. She had asked for ‘big’ pillows so some of her ponies could go to sleep together. So sweet!
Nap time
Next I made small & large-sized pillows.
I left an opening in each piece to stuff them and cut the batting to size.
Here you see how they got put into action. My youngest, especially, was thrilled.
Here you see how they got put into action.
The big pillows and the little pillows are used equally. So are some squares of felt I keep on hand for crafting.
The big pillows & the little pillows are used equally.
Even ponies need their beauty rest.
Even ponies need their beauty rest.
These handmade blankets and pillows have been used for all kinds of imaginative play, including as rivers and lakes in Lego houses they’ve built.
These handmade blankets & pillows have been used for all kinds of imaginative play.
What kind of handmade items have you sewn to supplement your children’s or grandchildren’s toy supply? Let us know in comments!
What kind of handmade items have you sewn to supplement your children’s or grandchildren’s toy supply?