Make Interchangeable Envelope Message Pillows! {tutorial}

Jen — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:35:27 +0000

Hello Tatertots & Jello readers…

Do you know how HAPPY I am to be visiting here today?

I am a LUCKY girl!

I’ll be sharing my “Message Pillow” with you wonderful people,

I hope you like it as much as we do…

.But first let me introduce myself..

I am Desirée and I blog at The 36th Avenue.

The inspiration behind these pillows came from a sign that I made for my girls bedroom

from a quote that I found at Pinterest…. While making this simple sign I started thinking about how grateful I am for my family and how cute it would be for them to go to bed with a little reminder of my gratitude and love for them…

Every Christmas I make a pillow case for each of my kids.

This year I decided to add some fun EXCHANGEABLE pockets to them and give the pillow away in the last day of October. Since November is Thanksgiving month me and my husband will fill up those packets with notes that express why we are grateful for each of our children individually…

Here is the TUTORIAL:

Materials.

All you need for this project is fabric, felt, scissors, embellishments of your choice and a glue gun.

{ FIRST }

Make the pillow case. I did mine using as a pattern another pillow case.

If you have a pillow case you love just skip this step.

{ SECOND }

Cut the length of a 9×12 piece of felt in half and then fold it in half again to make a pocket.

{ THIRD }

Trace the shapes of the themes of your pockets in the fabric and cut them out.

I thought it would be fun to change the pocket during the year accordingly to the seasons and special occasions. I made a little pattern for you just in case you need some help with the shapes.

{ click on the picture for the original size }

So I ended cutting a Christmas Tree, a little bird for Easter, a cupcake for birthdays and a heart for Valentines and Thanksgiving {have a thankful }

Some other great ideas could include a tooth for the Tooth Fairy,or an apple for Back to School…

The possibilities are endless…

{ FOURTH }

Attach the shapes to the pockets…. Time to sew!

{ FIFTH }

Get creative, show your taste and decorate your pockets…

I used buttons, ribbon and yarn for mine.

…I think the little bird is my favorite

{ SIXTH }

Close the pocket.

I used thin yarn to stitch both sides of the pocket together.

{ DO NOT CLOSE THE POCKET UNTIL YOU ARE DONE WITH THE EMBELLISHMENTS}

{ SEVENTH }

Add Velcro dots to the back of the pockets and to the pillow.

YOU ARE DONE!

Now all you have left is to fill up those pockets with best wishes, love notes,

inspiring thoughts, yummy treats and sweet dreams…

Now I better go since I have 3 more pillows to make….

Thank YOU Jen for having me another month.

I enjoy every second of being here!

Oh my goodness — are those not the cutest things ever???

I am so excited that Desiree is going to be a monthly contributor on TT&J.

We are going to have so much fun!!

Be sure to check out these other awesome ideas from 38th Avenue —

Enjoy The Ride Pillows

Oh The Places You’ll Go Subway Sign

Sweet Curio Makeover

Be sure to follow along with Desiree @ The 36th Avenue – you will love her ideas as much as I do!!

xoxo

PS —

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Make Interchangeable Envelope Message Pillows! {tutorial}

.But first let me introduce myself..

I am Desirée and I blog at The 36th Avenue.

Oh my goodness — are those not the cutest things ever???

Be sure to follow along with Desiree @ The 36th Avenue – you will love her ideas as much as I do!!