Nesting, Mollie Style

First I have to tell you that Mollie has brought a lot of "happy" into this household. And she's a nester. Throw a towel or blanket - anything - on the floor, and it's her new bed. But she prefers "soft".

I'd shopped for doggie beds, but they're sooooooo expensive. Plus I didn't know how I'd ever wash them. Too big and bulky. I looked at pillow forms big enough for Mollie. A 24" square pillow form was like $24. I had seen some Mollie-sized pillows (two of them) at a local thrift store. Twice I saw them and didn't get them. By the time I decided that was the way to go - as I could make a pillow case that I could remove and launder - I headed back to the thrift store. I couldn't believe they were still there. I grabbed them both and headed for the checkout. They were tagged $6 each, which I considered a real bargain. The girl at the register said furniture was 1/2 off and since this was "doggie furniture", she rang them up at $3 each. Yaaaaaaaay! These are 30" pillows, by the way.

The longest zipper I had was 24". I cut two 31" squares from some fun fabric from my stash, installed the zipper and sewed up the other three sides. It took a little maneuvering to get the pillow in the form as it is quite firm, but I managed. The case is a tiny bit bigger than the pillow, which was a good thing because of the smaller zipper. I presented it to Ms. Mollie and she immediately claimed it as hers.

One down, one to go. This one will be the living room pillow. Right now it's in the living room by day, and goes in the bedroom at night. I'm looking for fabric in our bedroom colors for the other one. Can't believe I don't have some in my stash. On, no. I'll have to go thrifting!