How to make a Mink Stole Pillow with a Pocket / Muff.

Watch the video here: How to Make a Fur Pillow with a Pocket/Muff

My customer wanted a pillow where she could take her hands and put it in the pillow and give it a hug. I scoured YouTube and the Internet for a pattern, but I didn't find one. I found regular pillows with a pocket for reading a book and I found an old-fashioned Muff, but I couldn't find anything that she wanted. So, here's a little mini tutorial on how I created this pillow.

The pillow is Constructed in the following order starting at the top and working down to the bottom

. • Fur

• Suede

• Batting

• 2nd layer of Fur

• 2nd layer of Suede

• Light interfacing (both sides)

Pillow measures 16 by 16.

Highlights are: • How to cut out the pocket/muff Using a pot lid as a template. • How to properly cut and mark leather and fur. • Using suede as a binding strip • How to sandwich all the layers together and some helpful tips along the way

Fur, Custom ItemsDinah McCannDecember 29, 2022Pillow, Fur Pillow, Mink, Pillow with pocket/muffComment

Fur Stole & Suede Jacket Repurposed as Four Beautiful Pillows

I received a fur stole, two fur collars, and a suede jacket. The customer wanted as many pillows as possible from the garments that I had. One of her requests was to make a pillow with a pocket so she could slide her hands in and give the pillow a hug. Very similar to a fur muff. A more detailed video will be following on how to make a pillow with a fur muff/pocket.

Watch the video here: Fur Stole to Four Pillows

Fur, Custom ItemsDinah McCannDecember 28, 2022Fur Coat, Fur Pillow, Mink, SuedeComment

Tanuki Fur Transformed into a Lovely Throw

Loved this Coat!

This was a full length Tanuki Fur Coat. I loved working with this rich and lovely fur. I used the original lining and labels. Final Throw Size: 48 by 50

A tanuki's fur is thick and soft with long black guard hairs atop a medium-brown undercoat. They have a black-tipped bushy tail, and short, rounded ears. Tanuki's are often referred to as a "racoon dog", but they are not related to racoons.

See the video transformation here: Tanuki Fur to a Throw

Custom Items, FurDinah McCannNovember 18, 2022Fur Coat, Tanuki Fur, Racoon Dog Fur, Coat to Throw Comments

Beaver Coat Transformed

Customer wanted to turn her Mother’s Beaver Coat into a Family Heirloom. I was able to make the throw as well as a matching pillow. See the video Here: Beaver Throw & Pillow

Fur, Custom ItemsDinah McCannOctober 22, 2022Beaver Pillow, Beaver Coat, Beaver ThrowComment

Fur Coat to Family Heirloom

I was contacted by my client, who was looking to transform her Grandmother's Mink Fur into a Lap/Throw Blanket. The original lining was stunning and was incorporated into the project. I used both the lining and new black silk lining. Custom quilting was used to attach lining material and batting. Both fur layer and backing were then sandwiched together to complete the throw. Original tags and labels were sewn onto the backing. A lovely heirloom to give joy to the family for years to come.

Custom Items, Custom QuiltingDinah McCannMay 16, 2022Mink Coat, Family Heirloom, Fur ThrowComment

Making Fur Beaver Pillows from a Beaver Coat

A customer asked me to take their Beaver Coat and to create some pillows from the fur. It was requested that I used the lining of the jacket as well as the monogram on one of the pillows. The Beaver coat has both long fur as well as sheared Beaver fur. It's a lovely soft malleable fur. I was able to construct four pillows incorporating the sheared Beaver pelt as the center focal point. I hope you enjoy the process.

Click here to see: Making a Fur Pillow from a Jacket Lining

Custom Items, PillowDinah McCannFebruary 21, 2022Beaver Pillow, Fur Pillow, Beaver CoatComment

Making a Fur Throw & Pillow From a Fur Coat

Custom Items, Pillow, Custom QuiltingDinah McCannFebruary 16, 2022Fur Coat, Fur Throw, Fur PillowComment

Memory Pillow for a Baby Girl

This Memory Pillow was made with the deceased Grandfather’s shirt. Made a Heart that goes into the back pocket. You can order one here: Memory Pillow

Custom Items, Custom Quilting, PillowDinah McCannFebruary 8, 2022Memory Pillow, Grandfather's Shirt, Grandfather's ClothingComment

Scarf & Hat Sets

Here are some new Scarf & Hat Sets. Another happy customer!

Custom ItemsDinah McCannDecember 16, 2021Scarf, Hat, Scarf & Hat Sets, Matching SetsComment

Shower Gifts

Monogramed Towel Set. Set: Includes two bath towels, two hand towels and two wash cloths, one Monogramed Toilet Paper Roll. Also added two Heart Shaped Soaps, two Botanical Bath Bombs and one Botanical Bath Salts .

Monograms, Custom ItemsDinah McCannNovember 28, 2021Bridal Shower Gift, Monograms, Monogramed towelsComment

DQDS ~ Dance Academy

I was contacted by DQDS Dance Academy http://www.dqdsdanceacademy.com/ to monogram some of their dance uniforms.

Custom ItemsDinah McCannAugust 28, 2021Dance, MonogramsComment

Making Fur Pillows from the Lining of a Jacket.

I was asked to use the lining of a coat to make two fur pillows. The lining was made of New Zealand Opossum. They wanted to use both the fur and the jacket lining. A very sharp Exacto knife was used the cut the fur. As you can see the manufacturer used very small left over pieces to make the inside lining of the coat. Enjoy the process.

Custom Quilting, Custom ItemsDinah McCannApril 11, 2021Pillow, Memory Pillow, Fur PillowComment

Blue Jean & Leather Upgrade is Finished.

Custom ItemsDinah McCannFebruary 12, 2021Blue Jeans, Leather, Leather Work, Denim pantsComment

Next Project Up - Blue Jeans & Leather

I was asked to cut a leather skirt and attach it to a pair of blue jeans. This is a little bit of a challenge because of the texture of the skirt and the diagonal seams on the skirt. I have incorporated the skirt seams into the leather fronts . The pair of jeans is also lined with fleece on the inside. So far, I have made a template, cut out the leather. I am in the process of making the leather longer to fit the pair of pants. I will deconstruct the seams of the jeans and tuck the leather into the sides.

Photo’s Below: Concept of the project, template, and the leather fabric.

Custom ItemsDinah McCannFebruary 10, 2021Blue Jeans, Leather WorkComment

Using My 3D Printer Soap Making

I have been making soap for a very long time. I recently bought a 3D printer and wanted to make something that would make my soaping more productive. Here are two items I made that are very helpful while using precut shrink wrap.

Shrink Wrap Organizer I wanted a way to keep my shrink wrap organized. This print took 48 hours from start to finish. It holds my 4X6, 6X6, and 6X7 shrink wrap.

Shrink Wrap Organizer: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:473...

The next is a Shrink Wrap Slider. I make both melt and pour and cold process soaps. I find it very frustrating when I'm trying to wrap my melt and pour soaps and the soap gets stuck in the plastic bag. This alleviates a lot of the problem.

Shrink Wrap Slider https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:473...

Watch How I Use These Items Below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmyALi7k9Ec

Soaps, Custom Items, bath bombsDinah McCannJanuary 25, 20213D Printing, Soap Making, Shrink Wrap, Shrink Wrap Slider, Life is Easy, SoapComment

Star Wars Theme Memorial Quilt

Today I just finished a Memorial T-Shirt Quilt. The quilt will be gifted to the father of the deceased young man. Theme: Star Wars. The prominent colors of the shirts were red and black, so I used that color scheme for the borders.

It went from a pile like this to this!

To This! This is a big quilt! Measures 87 by 107!!

First I cut out each shirt larger than the block size. I used Pellon Feather Weight Fusible Interfacing 911FF to the back of each shirt. I cut the pellon larger that the shirt size too. This way all of the t-shirt is stabilized. If you skip this step you will have lots of puckers if you do an overall quilt pattern on top or freehand work. I put the interfacing on in sections. I love my stream press for this.

I photograph each piece and "lay" them out in my EQ8 program. Great program because not only can you preview your quilt, but you can change the size, color & layout of your quilt. When you are done you can print out the quilt and templates if you like. Sure beats moving 30 pieces around the bed!