Growing up, store bought toys came and went. I have a few of my favorites around, {I should show them someday}, but I held on to all of my handmade gifts given by family and friends while growing up. Amazingly, even as a child, we understand on a certain level, the love and thought put into a handmade gift. We don’t always think of the giver of most of our store bought gifts, sometimes we do, but for me, with a handmade gift, I can always tell you who made it and a close proximity of my age when I received it.
With my recent project using linen, I thought that might be a good start to see what I have left of it, and with the birthday honoree turning 4, what better way to capture that than in a small 4 square pillow made especially for her.
Everything in the pillow was added with intention; intention of her interests, her age, and color.
May she have a fabulous time celebrating 4 . . . and may this gift today and days to come continue to show her how much she is loved.
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i read fairly regularly bit have never commented but i want to tell you how adorable this is. great job.
it really is too cute.
That pillow is just darling. My, could I have you give my daughter gifts like that for her birthday...LOL! I just love handmade treasures like that. She is a lucky little girl.
i really like the combination of fabrics and elements you chose--the coordinating fabric on the back ties it together nicely--great job--i'm sure she'll treasure it!
where do you find your vintage style fabrics--do you get them on-line? or do you find them locally??
I love this! What a wonderful, wonderful gift-- one she'll still have at 44, no doubt. Great fabrics-- I am not so craft-oriented, but learning, and my boys are sewing their sister a wool felt doll for her first birthday. Handmade always means so much more!
I just came across your blog and love your pillow/cushion! I would like to try to make something similar for one of mine. Will pop in again. x (Beck from Ausralia)
tina c. - I purchase most of my fabrics online - reprodepot.com, onboardfabrics.com for the Heather Ross bicycle fabric. The red fabric on the back was bought locally at a quilt shop. I also buy from superbuzzy.com for Japanese fabrics.
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