embroidered sun pillow
January 4, 2010 | 10 Comments
A few months ago, my daughter was drawing at her easel while I was making dinner. She said, “Look, Mom! A sun!” Not only was it a sun, but it was her very first face, complete with two eyes, a nose and a smile. Since then, she’s drawn lots of suns with faces: fat ones, small ones, some even with freckles. This one is special, though. This one was the first.
I decided to share her sun with her grandparents for Christmas. I took a photo of her original artwork, printed it and traced over it with a marker. Then I taped it to a window, taped the fabric over the paper, and traced it with disappearing ink. After embroidering it, I sewed it up into a pillow cover.
I hope to make one for myself this year. Maybe a smaller version for her room? She loves her sun and has the printout taped to her wall. I’ve got the original tucked away for safe keeping.
stash: Everything except the pillow forms came from my stash. The upholstery fabric colors were perfect for this project and I used quite a bit of yellow embroidery thread.
Tags: art > child > cushion > embroidery > pillow > stash > sun > sunshine
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January 4th, 2010 @ 11:31 am
Julie that is absolutely adorable! GREAT idea. I love Bella’s sun too! So cute!
January 4th, 2010 @ 12:15 pm
Your creativity inspires me! This pillow is beyond brilliant!
January 4th, 2010 @ 12:33 pm
What an incrediably sweet idea for using a child’s art work! She must feel so proud every time she sees that pillow.
January 4th, 2010 @ 12:33 pm
So sweet, love the crooked smile! If you make one for you too you could use some fabrics from her old clothes
January 4th, 2010 @ 12:40 pm
I LOVE this idea! They turned out great!
January 4th, 2010 @ 1:28 pm
such a cute pic, and a super idea for making a great keepsake!
January 4th, 2010 @ 2:08 pm
oh wow! I simply LOVE this idea.
Thanks for sharing it. Have a great day!
January 4th, 2010 @ 7:18 pm
My grandmother made me a pillow from the first story I wrote in kindergarten – she copied and embroidered the handwriting (even my misspelled middle name!) and the picture I drew to go along with it. It is still one of my most treasured possessions – Bella is a lucky girl to have such a talented mommy!
January 5th, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
Aww that is gorgeous! I love it!
January 25th, 2010 @ 7:08 am
Love this! You should submit it to a magazine. Really. Thanks for the idea!