Pillow Pets

So every so often, JoAnns has their sewing patterns on sale for $1.00 and the last time I was there I found the cutest pattern for pet pillows - the kind of pillow that wraps around your neck, but made to look like an animal - and decided it would be so fun if I could make them before our big trip this summer.


I started right away working on them, and in the midst of finishing my second one, Carrie (Thayne's sister) was visiting and was going to be here for a week and decided she wanted to make some for her kids too. I called these my "Secret Projects" while the kids were around and they were pretty good about not being too snoopy. But they would see me working on a body part - like the ears - and guess what body part it was and guess what kind of animal I was making. I think they saw the pattern envelope so they knew it was animals... For me to make all 4 took maybe 3 weeks... (you know 'free time' comes at a premium these days). Carrie got her 2 done within a week!! I'm soo glad Carrie decided to make some too, it helped me to not get burned out! Thanks Carrie!!

Here's how they turned out!! I put my kids' first name initial on one of their paws. The kids love them!! Success! - and just in time for our vacation :)


Evelyn's - Pink Puppy!! Her "E" initial is on the back of her front paw. She named her Rosena... We'll see if that sticks, She liked that because I put flowers on her dog's back.



Samuel's Green Puppy with green circles on his back! He named his dog "Race Car" - He thinks of some funny names for his 'lovies' The "S" initial is also on the back side of the front paw.



Hyrum had to have a lion. I couldn't picture a more fitting pillow pet for him! And lions have his favortie color - Orange. Since he likes blue too, that's the color of his initial. He named his lion "Lion." That makes 3 Lions - all named "lion" - that he has and he loves them ALL!!



I made Anna a purple monkey with hearts on it's back!! She got a sneak peek of her monkey while I was finishing making it and she hugged and kissed it tons!! I didn't think she would care one way or another, but seeing her reaction made making her one sooooo worth it!