Thursday, March 11, 2010

St. Patrick's Day Pillows

OK. I know Valentine's Day was last month. But I figure any excuse to say, "I love you", is a good one. Besides, St. Patrick's Day is kind of like Valentine's Day. They are both named after Saints. It's pretty close to Valentine's Day and Shamrocks have heart shaped leaves. So maybe Valentines celebrations should just last until St. Patrick's Day.

I now have these pillows on my bed. My daughter thinks that "Feelin' Lucky?" pillow is a little too suggestive for a family friendly blog. If you agree, let me know. I might take that pillow off. But, in my defense, it is in my bedroom, not the living room.

I chose the font I liked and printed the the words on paper, then traced them onto white fabric using disappearing ink. Then I embroided the words on the cloth and sewed the St. Patrick's fabric around the edges and made the pillows. I used premade pillow forms for the stuffing. My pillows are 14 inches by 14 inches and 12 inches by 16 inches.

2 comments:

  1. new reader here. I love the idea of your blog because I like to make valentines a big deal for my family so I a excited to peruse all of your ideas...
    I gotta weigh in on the pillow-
    I think the pillow is cute. as you said, your bedroom and way cuter & more classy than the giant metal screw with a bow of black lace my neighbor likes to leave on her hubby's pillow to suggest a little sumin sumin....

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  2. I think that the pillows are super cute? And I think that the screw is a hilarious idea.

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