Memory Pillows That Don’t Look Like It

Memory Pillows That Don’t Look Like It

Mar 29, 2022 | Pillows

I recently had the opportunity to create these lovely memory pillows from clothes. My client didn’t want them to look like the clothes, necessarily, but wanted to use elements of the clothes to create interesting designs. The black pillow was created from a...
Memory Pillows Made from Bandanas and T Shirts

Memory Pillows Made from Bandanas and T Shirts

Mar 25, 2021 | Pillows, Upcycle

I love these colorful memory pillows! My client sent me a number of t shirts as well as bandanas. The goal was to make six pillows and in an effort to make them somewhat similar, I made a crazy quilt front and used an entire bandana for the backing. For each pillow, I...
Vintage Varsity Letter Memory Pillows

Vintage Varsity Letter Memory Pillows

Sep 2, 2020 | Pillows, Upcycle

I had the opportunity to create these pillows from vintage varsity letters. My client is a “sentimental freak” and had these saved up. She came up with the idea based on my upcycled letterman jackets. She envisions putting them on the bunkbeds which will...
Beaded Memory Pillows Made from Mother’s Dress

Beaded Memory Pillows Made from Mother’s Dress

Jul 31, 2020 | Upcycle

A client contacted me with a request to make at least one pillow for her from a dress that belonged to her late mother. Her mother wore the dress to my client’s wedding in 2016 and then passed away several years later. My client had been holding on to it until...