Monogram Pillow

I made this pillow for a sweet little girl in our neighborhood...

Monogram Pillow

I made this sweet little pillow last night using scraps.  

1. I first cut out the letter shapes, then sewed them on by hand using a top stitch.  

2. Then I made a ruffle from a 5 inch wide strip of fabric folded in half. 

3. I stitched the ruffle around the fabric, then put the back fabric together with the front fabric, outsides facing each other.  The ruffle was tucked inside the "sandwich.

4.  I stitched 3 sides of the pillow.  

5. Then I flipped right side out.  Stuffed the pillow insert inside and stitched the open end together!

Homeschool Lesson: Levels of the Rainforest

As we have studied the biomes, we have started looking deeper into rainforests.  This is an art project that I created for my students to copy to demonstrate the 4 layers of the rainforest: emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor.