Thursday, January 13, 2011

a Dozen Quilters January Project - Comfort Pillows

I wanted to give you a sneak peak of the pillow I am working on for this month's project. I know that comfort pillows aren't specifically for breast cancer patients but it's a cause that is near and dear to my heart. I have family and friends who have been affected by breast cancer. I hope one day people smarter than I am will find a cure for breast cancer, for all cancers. Until they do, my husband and I try to volunteer our time and money towards the cause.

So, without further ado....

a Dozen Quilters January Project - Pillows
I drew the template for the 'bras' myself. They are appliqued on with lightweight heat and bond so they are still very soft. I machine stitched around the edges of each bra before piecing the squares together.
a Dozen Quilters January Project - Pillows
I plan to embroider 'Save the Ta Tas' in pink in the center but I am not sure if I will do it in this 'font'.
a Dozen Quilters January Project - Pillows 
The final pillow measures 8x12.5. Most of the fabrics are from the Jennifer Paganelli Flower Power fabric collection but the back is from the Art Gallery Fabrics Sugar collection. 

I will take pictures of the final pillow once the embroidery is done.

Save the Ta Tas!

3 comments:

Jenny said...

great work Natalie! very inspiring.

Unknown said...

OMG I love this! How adorable!

Patty said...

Natalie what beautiful pillow! I'm blown away and I know that the recipient of this pillow will be very grateful and touched by the work you've put into it. Thank You. :^)