When we lost Stevie, I was gutted as I watched both boys build a wall around the patience and gentleness she had unearthed in them. Witnessing the world through her eyes gave them the perspective and patience I had been praying they’d experience. She had become their new world and they were happy to revolve around her. Whether they realized it or not, their hearts were learning that a world of love and sacrifice and purpose existed outside of their own personal orbit. As a parent, this was the most magical maturation and transformation to witness. For the first time in their young lives, I watched Wes and Sawyer fill with the overwhelming need to put her happiness and comfort before their own. Stevie’s arrival into our family seemed to also birth a softness and selflessness in both the boys. And that’s it! These are my favorite pillows–I’m thinking I just might keep them out all year. This is what the envelope opening should look like. Then I put the pillow insert in the cover. Once all sewn, I turned the cover to the right side. I did several back stitches over the part where the envelope meets to keep it more sturdy. I sewed just outside my pins along the perimeter of the square. Now, it’s time to sew the panels together. Place the second 10 x 15 panel on top like in the photo below. Iron down the flap to help it stay in place and then pin the two panels together. I do this so that there will be a clean edge that won’t fray when placing the pillow in the cover. Place one of the 10 x 15 panels on top and fold down about 1.5 inches. The backside of the panel should look like this. I didn’t go too close to the edge of the heart because I wanted to give it the look of a “heart patch”. I threaded a needle with white thread and did a running stitch around the perimeter of the heart. Once cut out, I pinned the heart in place on the large panel. To be sure the heart was symmetrical, I folded over the cut out half and used it as a template to cut out the rest. I pinned it to the fabric and then I ONLY cut one side of the heart out. I am about the worst free-hand drawer in the world, so I had to find a heart shape template that would work. Next, I cut out the two back panels that will make up the envelope opening. I used the pins as a guide for cutting the fabric. The pillow cover will measure 14 x 14 but I measured out 15 x 15 inches–leaving an extra inch to allow for sewing. This pillow cover will require a 14 x 14 pillow insert. Usually I’m too lazy for this step, but it does make a difference in the finished product. The red and white heart pillow is 14 x 14 and the white heart pillow is 20 x 20.įirst, never hurts to iron the fabric before getting started. This is a tutorial for a simple envelope pillow cover. Capturing Joy sharing a Heart Carved Tree Stump Your Homebased Mom sharing DIY Valentine’s Sharpie Mugsĩ. Thirty Handmade Days sharing Printable Valentine’s Day BookmarksĨ. Six Sisters Stuff sharing Peanut Butter Chocolate Heartsħ. Simply Kierste sharing Heart Bunting CountdownĦ. Or So She Says shares Origami Heart Love Notesĥ. Lolly Jane sharing Glitter Heart Valentine DecorĤ. Little Miss Momma sharing an Easy Heart Envelope Pillowģ. Landeelu sharing an Easy Valentine’s Day Wire Heart GarlandĢ. It does not store any personal data.It’s the 10th of January and I am so excited to have our group of talented bloggers back for another blog hop! This month the theme is HEARTS and I just know you are going to love (no pun intended!) these projects– they are sure to get your creativity flowing for Valentine’s Day… which is just around the corner! I’d love for you to pin our collage below, check out my Easy Heart Pillow Tutorial and then go see all the other fabulous projects by my friends!ġ. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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