Monogrammed Pillows

We celebrated my adorable twin niece and nephew's 1st birthday this week...they were actually born in december but my smart sister decided to celebrate on their 1/2 birthday- much less stressful and more energy to focus on the cuties.

SO, here's what i came up with to give them: Cuddly monogrammed pillows! And since i'm sure you're all DYING to know exactly how i did this (very easy) project, i'll give you some step by steps.

Supplies needed for one pillow:
-14 inch square pillow insert (you could just use some loose stuffing but i thought the insert gave it more structure)
-15 inches of Flannel- for the front
-15 inches of soft, bumpy fabric for the back
- approx. 10x10 strip of white flannel for the letter- this depends on how big you want your letter
- enough heat and bond to attach to your white flannel
-thread

1. First print out a letter from computer. i used regular ole Times New Roman in 600 size font in bold. I did add a bit more to the skinny parts of the letter so there would be a little more to sew on top of. Cut it out.

2. Attach the Heat and Bond to the white flannel- follow easy instructions on pkg.

(try to take a picture without your baby belly in it)

3. Next place your letter BACKWARDS on the paper backing side of the white flannel. (you might be able to see that i didn't follow this advice the first time...) Trace around your letter. Then cut it out.

4. Cut out "front" flannel into a nice 15x15 inch square. (if you're like me, it will take you cutting out one whole pillow before you remember you have a handy rotary cutter and plastic ruler in the basement just dying to get used) Calliope's pillow is sadly misshaped due to this brain lapse! :)

5. Remove paper backing from letter and iron it in the middle of your square

6. Sew around your letter to make it stand out and to further secure it.

7. Cut out the bumpy fabric into a 15x15 square

7. Round the edges of both the front and fabric fabric- i didn't do it scientifically at all- just kinda eye-balled it and it worked great. (this helps the points to not pucker and look weird)

8. Pin the 2 sides together (with the right sides inward) and sew a 1/4 inch hem. Leave a small opening to flip it right side out and to stuff your pillow in. ( Maybe 5 inches?)

9. Flip it around, stuff pillow and then slip stitch the opening. voila!

Here you can see the cozy back

Btw, "G" is for Gideon

and "C" for the lovely Calliope

And just because you're lucky, here's a picture of these adorable children from their birthday party....

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