We are planning to check out apartments in Columbus tomorrow. Mom will meet us and take Blake in the morning, so we can scoot around town more easily. Today I remembered that I had promised her I would make her a buckwheat pillow. I had enough leftover materials from the gift I made Terry for Christmas, so I pulled them out and, voila, a pillow!
These neck pillows are great, and cost upwards of $50 on-line. I spent about $25 on supplies and made two! Probably could have made it cheaper, if I could have found buckwheat hulls nearby.
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| I used moleskin fabric, and created a pattern by tracing around half of a neck pillow. I added 1/2" around the outline for a seam allowance. I used a fabric pen to transfer the outline to the fabric, then flipped the pattern and lined it up for a symmetrical u-shape. |
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| With right sides together, sew a 4/8" seam allowance around edges. Be sure to leave a 1 & 1/2" opening so the pillow can be filled later. |
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| Sew a second, parallel seam for reinforcement. I kept the left side of the footer on the previous seam as my guide. |
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| Turn pillow inside out through the gap, and prepare to fill! |
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| I highly recommend finding an adorable little vacuumer for the mess you are definitely going to make! |
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| Use a tight hand stitch to sew up the hole. |
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| Ta Da! Just as good as the expensive ones, and maybe even better! |
