{"id":933,"date":"2012-08-05T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/?p=933"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:57:09","slug":"maddie-makes-a-pillow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/index.php\/2012\/08\/05\/maddie-makes-a-pillow\/","title":{"rendered":"Maddie makes a pillow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Maddie used the sewing machine for the first time. She made a pillow. We bought a fat quarter at Jo-Ann fabric. Maddie and I folded it in half and pinned it around the edge. I marked a spot for her to stop sewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I helped her turn the corners, but she was a champ with the sewing machine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Maddie Sews\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M4IiSxnmT8U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0She did most of the stitching herself. I knotted it off at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_093904_result-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-934\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_093904_result-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_093904_result-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_093904_result-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_093904_result-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_093904_result.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A VERY proud little maker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_095034_result-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-935\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_095034_result-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_095034_result-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_095034_result-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_095034_result-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20120805_095034_result.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maddie used the sewing machine for the first time. 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