mom gift

Imagine coordinating all of your child’s bedroom pillows — with some personalization to boot.  With Bella Marie's personalized pillows, you can.

Seamstress and Etsy shop-owner, Marie Villa,
loves personalized items, as do her children.  To Marie, her name
pillows are "the perfect projects to make that not only coordinate with
a room's colors, but also personalize it at the same time.”

Marie used an assortment of Heather Bailey Freshcut fabrics for
the “Emme Pillow” below. Other materials include a background fabric
(Marie used a solid, pre-quilted fabric) Heat n' Bond™ Lite, stuffing,
and lots of thread.

According
to Marie, this is a simple design to make.  Each pillow takes about 2
hours to complete. "The letters are the only thing that can get tricky
– but with practice you can get them just right."

Marie's pattern is from one of her favorite websites, www.youcanmakethis.com,
for $6.95. However, if you don't have the skills nor the time to make
your own customized pillows — but you love homemade, you’re in luck. 
Marie will make a custom one for you.  Contact Marie through her Etsy
shop, Bella Marie Designs, to place your custom order.  Keep in mind, longer names such as Savannah can be fit onto a slightly longer pillow.

If you don’t have a little guy or girl in mind, Marie suggests a “Mom” pillow for mother’s day or a special “Grandma” pillow
with grandchildren’s names hand-embroidered around the pillow's front. 
For pillow inspiration, comb through Marie’s Flickr set here.

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Photography courtesy of Marie Villa.