My sister asked me to sew her son's favorite T-shirt (that he's sadly outgrown) into a pillow. She could do it herself, but I have her sewing machine…
So I YouTubed how-to videos and this was the best one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqHfhXgqAl4
I couldn't follow this girl's directions exactly, however, seeing as the T-shirt was already so small, so I left the sides, sewed the bottom and the sleeve seem.
In my hunt for an old stuffed animal, I found an old downy pillow in the attic and used that for stuffing.
I then reversed it to right side out, and began the process of stuffing through my one open sleeve.
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| It is best to find an unused corner of the yard |
I then hand-stitched the sleeve up, although I should have used the "invisible stitch," from inside out.
Next I ran to ShopKo and purchased a fur-roller to get excess feathers off the wee pillow.
My main mistakes, or "learning experiences"as I like to call them :D , were as follows:
1. Downy feathers poke through cotton. Luckily these were really really soft downy feathers, so it shouldn't be aggressive when little-C is cuddling with it. Plus the downy will make it extra squishy.
2. Next, I should have sewed both sleeves the same, and hand stitched a small center section on the bottom, but little-C is only 4, so he won't care :)
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