Puzzle Piece Pillows

Try saying that three times fast!   Hmmmm, now try taking a drawing and turn it into actual puzzle pieces that are also pillows.   That was the challenge I received from a recent client.   Her husband drew the little critters and her idea was to turn the drawing into pillows for her child's twin bed.   She brought the fleece fabrics to me and we discussed what she wanted the pillows to look like when completed.

The first thing I did was to blow up the drawing several times until they were the size we wanted for the finished pillows.   Next, draw around them and cut out the 3" foam with......my kitchen electric knife.  Yup!   Works great!

Then the cut out was used as a pattern to cut the fabrics and to trace the face and details.  

White fleece was used for the "palms" and stitching helped give definition to the "hands and feet".

I put a zipper on the back piece so the pillow could be washed and attached a side band to accomodate the thick foam.

His red buddy was made the same way and when completed it looks like they are holding hands.  The time spent adjusting the drawings at the start of the project was well worth it so they would interlock properly when completed. 

Just another interesting day at the sewing machine,
Debbie