It’s been four months since I’ve sat down at a sewing machine, but today’s the day!

The Funny Grandson is starting 7th grade, which means playing football. With a helmet. And pads. And everything.

He loves to tackle, but he would oh so rather be a wide receiver! That’s what his dreams are made of.

Because he’s not totally grown up yet, the FGG said he’d like a pillowcase with the team’s colors. And his practice jersey’s number is 16. I’m not going to iron on the number until I’m sure it’s his game jersey number, too.

The photo makes one of the greens look aqua, but it’s not. I just double-checked and it’s greener than green, which is what it has to be.

“Just like Baylor’s colors,” the FGG informed me. I wandered around the quilt store holding up my phone–featuring Baylor’s football website–to bolts of green fabrics.

Not like the Green Bay Packers, I was told. Sure enough, the Packers wear a slightly darker shade of green, though the gold looks the same.

Who knew it would be so complicated?

Have you ever made a pillowcase? Here’s a link to the instructions I use:

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/easy-pillowcase-pattern-with-french-seams-2821810