Pillowcases

For my first actual crafty post, I want to share something that's very near and dear to me and my family. Most anyone who will read this probably already knows a little about our family and situation...but in case you don't; almost a year ago (it will be a year on April 15) my daughter was admitted to the Hematology/Oncology unit at Children's Hospital, and the following week was diagnosed with Stage IV Rhabdomyosarcoma. "Rhabdo" is a soft-tissue cancer that can form anywhere, her tumor was in her jaw. The diagnosis was devastating, and it's been a long road since then, but she's doing well. It was at that time and through her being admitted that we learned about ConKerr Cancer. This is an organization that makes bright, colorful pillowcases to put on hospital pillows to brighten a child with cancer's room/life when they are admitted to the hospital. Here's a picture of Little Miss with her first pillowcase (and a beautiful hat that a friend made for her!) She has received 15 pillowcases in total.

So, once introduced to the charity, I decided I wanted to make some of my own to give back to the other kids at our hospital. I made a few early on...

Then I collected fabric as I found it on sale or clearance, and had quite the collection. So a few weeks ago I had a marathon pillowcase day and made another 13 to take to the hospital. 

The pillowcases are super easy to make, and work up pretty quickly, especially doing a bunch at once -- a little bit of time on each step, and then they're all done! I just followed the instructions on the Conkerr Cancer website.