I have two t-shirts and one sweatshirt that I bought on three different vacations. What they have in common is embroidery. The sweatshirt was a favorite and as with many favorite pieces of clothing got too much use and stains. The embroidery was still very nice so I kept it. Same for the shirts. Then the idea came to me to make them into pillows. At first I thought I would cut out the embroidered part but then realized the fabric was fine for making the pillows.
The sweatshirt from Montana
A t-shirt from Alaska
Inside view of embroidery from Victoria, Cananda
I don't know how long I have held on to this idea but since moving to NH I realized I should go ahead and tackle this project. With advice from daughter Emily who surpasses me with her sewing skills and borrowing one of her sewing machines,
I have completed one pillow. Here's the back. I overlapped the bottom edges of the front and back of the shirt to make it a pocket pillow.
And the front.
I think when finished these will end up on our bed.
10 comments:
...I've always wanted to visit Butchart Gardens!
I am pleased to see the last pillow. The Butchart Gardens are amazing, and we almost didn't go.
I would never have guessed that used to be a tee shirt. A good example of up cycling.
Oh, and now I'll have to look for the gardens. Great idea for the pillows! I've been to the two Montana locations, and I also love embroidery...so I salute you for keeping these momentos and crafts-womanship around.
What a great idea--and a wonderful way to hold on to those memories!
What a clever idea! I'm doing well if I can sew on a button.
What a great idea, Marcia, and now you will have visible and comfortable reminders of the places visited.
Fun reminders of good memories + recycling = winwin! You did a nice job.
Oh my gosh! What a great idea! I'm just going to take a gander at our t-shirts and see if there's anything worth cutting up.
Love it.... Your pillow turned out great... Now--you have more to do!!!!!
We have t-shirts from most everywhere we have visited through the years... I want to take the logo on some of them --and have someone make us a quilt... I've thought of that idea for years --but now, you've inspired me to check it out...
Hugs,
Betsy
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