New Hobby

While I contemplate which recipe I should post next, I thought I would share with you a new hobby I just took up… pillow making. I know it sounds weird, but while I was in graduate school getting my masters in Occupational Therapy, one of our classes involved woodworking and sewing. I built a step stool, carved a puzzle, and sewed a couple pillows and beanbags. It was my first time using a sewing machine, so to say my pillows did not come out so great would be the understatement of the year (I won’t even discuss my step stool… I don’t think it was safe to stand on AT ALL!!!).

A couple weeks ago I was in the mood to attempt to make a pillow again. After a long trip to JoAnn’s searching for fabrics I liked, I discovered that they only carried fabric which are cute for kids. So I decided why not make pillows for my two delicious nieces….

I don’t have a sewing machine, so I had to hand sew both pillows. I figured it would only take me a couple hours to do so, but imagine my surprise when its six hours later and I’m still sewing the last couple of stitches in the first pillow!!! But I have to say the pillows came out GREAT and are very comfortable. My nieces were really happy with them too J

The pillows:

Shira (age 3):

Malka (age 2):

So what do you guys think, should I ditch my future plans of starting a catering company and become a pillow maker instead?