#536 - State of Idaho Pillow

 

I saw this Idaho State pillow and thought I could recreate it with some red corduroy I had laying around (thanks mom for the material!)  

Promise...the above photo doesn't do it justice.

Here's how I did it:

 

1 - found a map of Idaho on the internet and blew it up to the size I wanted (about 20 inches high and 12 inches wide)  email me if you want the pattern...i'll send it your way.  Then I pinned it to the corduroy rights sides facing each other.

2 - cut out pattern leaving about 1/4-1/2 inch trim

3 - use a white crayon (i didn't have a fabric marker) to trace around pattern (probably not neccessary)

4 - sew around pattern, leaving about 2 inches open to turn inside out.  I sewed it twice to make sure it stayed.  I also used black thread b/c I ran out of red.

5 - cut of corners, so turning inside out would be easier and turned it inside out

6 - sewed white felt heart onto our hometown location with black embroidery thread

7 - stuffed it with stuffing

8 - sewed up the 2 inch hole (with correct color thread)

I think this is a perfect gift for a college student to remind them of home, so I gave it to my sister Kar.