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When a Pillow Tells a Story: Making a Bat/Bar Mitzvah Even More Special

8/24/2016

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Ooh, I love pillows! I mean who wouldn't, right? Fun ones on sofas to rest on while hanging out with family and friends ... Sturdy ones for our beds to facilitate good sleep ... Pillows are so good for us. But there is one kind of pillow that may just be even more special. And that's a pillow that commemorates a great occasion in a life of a loved one. Hence, let's chat about bat/bar mitzvah pillows! 
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These pillows celebrate an important milestone and are just such a great idea. The girl or boy gets to keep a pillow like this one after their friends have signed it and wrote special messages on it. So cool! 

As I got to create one recently, let me guide you through the creative process. 
​I started with a customized t-shirt. I cut it up! I cut out the mitzvah logo to use on the front of the pillow. Working with Jenna - the bat mitzvah girl - and her mom, we selected the pillow stuffer size (24 x 24) and the fabric to use to sew the cover (100 % cotton). All elements in place, I cut up the pattern pieces and reinforced the front with interfacing (an iron-on layer to make sure the pillow wouldn't cave in under the pressure of the pens as the event attendees wrote their messages). 
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In addition to being a great keepsake, this pillow has other great features. Its size allows for a lot of personalized messages on both front and the blank back. There is no zipper and thus no tugging and no getting stuck in surrounding objects, such as blankets. 

I was so excited when everything was done and I got to hold the final product of my work. And then I got a text message from Jenna's mom, which summarizes it all!
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