Well, it turned into this for Natalie’s upcoming birthday! (Thanks again Two Green Monkeys for the embroidery.)
I just used scraps for the log cabin-ish top and gave my first try at an invisible zipper. Let me first say (and I know I’m not alone), that I will probably never do an envelope style back again! The invisible zip was so easy to install, and no need for a special invisible zipper foot either.
Katie, over at Sew Katie Did, has an awesome tutorial on how to do the installation. Her pillows are all fabulous by the way, so take a look around for sure.
I mostly like the fact that you don’t waste any fabric like you do with an envelope closure, just make the two pieces the same size and you’re set.
I did line the top with muslin again, I love that it feels more stable and usable that way. This will definitely not be the end to my pillow making. Now every fabric I see, I say to myself “that’ll make such a cute pillow”. I’d better watch myself!
oh, and Natalie, if you’re reading this, get off my computer! 🙂 love, mom
That is so precious, Anna! I love that you made that. And a zipper huh? So nice.
what a great way to have something she made…it looks so great as a pillow
sooooo cute!!!!
It’s so cute!! I love your fabric combinations!
What an awesome idea Anna! I love it!
I bet she’s going to love it! Such a perfect little pillow for a girl.
lovely pillow…beautiful fabrics too
thanks for the link to the zip tutorial–now I just have to get over my fear and try it out!
Super cute pillow! I was just thinking about a couple projects yesterday that I want to put an invisible zipper in…but I wasn’t sure I could do it. You’ve encouraged me. 🙂
That is so adorble! I love when people make things out of what their children do!! Love it!!
I forgot!! GOOD JOB WITH THE ZIPPER!!
What a great memory for Natalie, and how cool that her drawing has been embroidered? This pillow will be such a fun keepsake!
Happy birthday Natalie!
love it! what a cute way to preserve childhood drawings! and invisible zippers are awesome! I used one in Sadie’s Easter dress this year, and it wasn’t hard at all, and looks so professional! 🙂
Log cabins and zippers scare me…you need to help me get over my fear….wanna come over? I wish. Wouldn’t that be nice…”hey anna, I’m trying to make this, how about you drop by tonight for some girl time and a few laughs while you watch me seriously mess up a sewing project…i could use your help”.
Yours is fab and the fabric looks so great with the embroidery.
That is so lovely! She is going to love it now….and even more when she’s grown up. What a beautiful way to preserve a snapshot of her childhood. Love the colours too! Hope you have a brilliant week 🙂
It is awesome! I love the fabric you picked. Glad the tutorial was useful…and thanks for letting me know.
The zipper is perfectly invisible! Great job! It’s a super cute pillow. Little girls just love pillows too so I am sure it will be treasured.
That is THE CUTEST pillow ever, Anna. EVER!
How you can sneak in at Market – and hope I get to meet you!
Great pillow, love it! So girlish..
Your daughter will be glad with it!
That’s the next project for me! Thanks! We’ve been doing a lot with embroidered kid art lately, but I can only hang so many on the walls!
I”m the same way these days – all fabrics would make cute pillows! Thanks for sharing the link, I think I will try this for my next pillow project. I like how easy envelope backs are, but I don’t like how they always bubble out a little bit. The zipper would be great.
Wow thats looks gorgeous… the embroidery looks so much nicer sewn into a cushion! Thanks!
Sarah
Do you have a link to the original drawing? I mean, how did you make it into the embroidery???
jj ~ two green monkey’s did the embroidery from a JPEG I had. http://www.2greenmonkeys.co.uk/
Oh my! thats exactly the way my almost 8 year old wrote when she was 3. It was so engaging to watch her draw. She’d narrate it all, so by looking at the pictures you didn’t get the whole story, so I wrote it all down for her when she gets older. I should try this with some of it,