This past Christmas I had the idea to make pillows for all of the kids on my list. It was awesome. First of all, it wasn't hard but it was a bit time-consuming. I don't have a sewing machine so I was able to hand stitch each pillow and that made it feel a little more special to do for the kids that I love. Sewing is a nice thing to do while you watch tv so you don't feel like you're being completely useless.
How to:
So I went to Hobby Lobby and picked out two bandanas for each pillow. I picked what I thought each child would like best - Hobby Lobby has a pretty good selection: princesses, Dora, superheros, Toy Story, and then a variety of "non-movie" prints as well. I also bought a bag of stuffing for each pillow for the stuffing phase. I'd say each pillow was roughly about $5 with the two bandanas and the bag of stuffing. A pretty good deal.
I sewed the two bandanas around the edges with the pretty sides touching. Leave an opening, turn it inside out, stuff it (which Corrie and Jamie enjoyed helping with), and then fold the opening in on itself and stitch that up too. Then vacuum up all the extra stuffing the kids got all over . . . everything.
I really loved making these - they fit so well into my budget because there are a LOT of kids I love. And it was cool to sit there sewing knowing that I was doing something special for someone in particular.
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