What she originally wanted was an actual throw pillow with "Ever After High" stuff embroidered all over it, which I would have been willing to do, but looking at her bed, I just shook my head and asked her where she would put another throw pillow. She has stuffed unicorns she uses as pillows along with the throw pillow I made her last year and three pillows sharing the head of her bed (with her stomach issues she finds sleeping elevated helps her feel less panicky about going to sleep). I could just see at least a few of the things currently housed on her bed ending up on her floor every night if I added another thing to the head of her bed. So, I came up with the compromise and asked her if she'd like a pillow case embroidered with some "Ever After High" stuff instead. And she actually agreed!
I wish the pictures had turned out a bit better of this pillowcase as it actually came out really nice. It now takes the great place of containing one of the biggest pieces of embroidery I have ever done (the lady's face is the main logo for "Ever After High"), but also cumulatively between all three main "pieces" the pillowcase definitely takes the place of being the biggest piece of embroidery I've done to date.
The "Ever After High" logo is this...
I apologize for the bad lighting in some of the photos. Not only did I change the position of my sewing table so it's not under the best light in the room, but I'm also taking these pictures after the kids are in bed, and in this case I took it WAY late as I washed and dried it before I took said photo to make sure I didn't have any touch up work to do once the pen was washed out of it.
So, there you are. An "Ever After High" pillowcase.
Total Time to Make Gift: A long time. I think if I added it up I'd be at about 18 hours or so to get all the embroidery done. That was a big head to fill in with pink and white (yes I'm one of those people who will fill in white on white to make something look even...I'm OCD that way).
Total Cost to Make Gift: Nothing in the current time. My step mom gave me a TON of embroidery floss over the years (thanks Rox!!!) and it has been wonderful to have so much to work with. The pillowcase was actually part of my gift stash of pillowcases that I had put aside to embroider later, so I didn't have to pay anything for it now (as a result I'm excitedly making a bunch of pillowcases for the house this year and giving them as gifts to the kids and husband ;). I think originally the pillowcase cost me .50, so I suppose I could call it .50 cost overall for the gift.
So, there you are folks. Gift two down. At least I know the daughter likes it as she managed to come into the room right after I took the photo because she had some profound thought about the Berenstain Bears and kept begging me to let her have the pillowcase early *laugh*. So, onto the next gift!
Absolutely lovely. I dunno if I'm OCD, but I fill in the white on white too--it just looks so much nicer.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great Mom you are! So talented, too, even with your horrid handwriting! Kidding, of course!
ReplyDeleteNice job! What a nice feeling to already know she loves it!
Debbie
Great job!
ReplyDeleteGosh, I am impressed! It looks great. I think it will become a family heirloom if isn't worn out by loving use. Your handwriting is the thing she will value years from now.
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Your embroidery always comes out so well! Do either of your kids have weighted blankets? My 21 year old requested one, and after I started making it, my 17 year old asked for one also. No cheap even when you are making them, though, because I paid over $40 for the pellets, but still much less cheaper than buying them. Of course, for your kids, the pellets would be a lot less, because you go by their weight. I think both of my kids are going to like them, though, and hopefully sleep better.
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