1000 Pillows

I finally did it! I made my first pillow. It took me four weeks of classes, multiple screw ups, and a new found appreciation for a labor of love. This pillow is a lot like love…Not perfect, a little rough around the edges, it took a little time to come together, but it is solid and ready to be appreciated.

The Love Story begins…Just like this pillow my life is not perfect and it is very rough around the edges.

However, I feel that life and God bring you exactly what you need when you need it and God brought me John at a very crucial point in my life. Read more»

My sewing class has been going well and today I attempted to make my first pillow. All I can say is OMG! I got all the way to the zipper part, then disaster struck. Who knew a seam ripper could do so much damage. As I was trying to unstitch the thread to reveal the zipper, I did it wrong and started cutting through the entire zipper. I was sooo upset.

Lesson learned: When you use a seam ripper, be patient, pay attention and go slow.

Also, for a beginner it may be a good idea to use the ball end of the seam ripper as the guide rather then trying to unstitch the thread with the sharp point.

Everyone in the class got a kick out of my mistake, but you better believe that my mistake was a lesson learned. ‘Cuz I will not be doing that again. When I came home with my tail between my legs- John was waiting and said, “Patience my love …Patience.”