redstilettos

I belong to a quilt guild in Mountain, WI and they are going to have a sewing day the beginning of January to make Quillows (quilts that fold into a pillow) for donation to an abuse shelter.


What ideas do you have that might be fun or different?

So far I've thought of:
1. Solid yellow with a large black chevron in the middle. The pillow will have a silhouette of Charlie Brown and Snoopy in black. I thought it would look like Charlie Brown's shirt.

2. A dinosaur on the pocket with "Snore-a-Saurus" on the pocket with juvenile dinosaur prints.

3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fabric, and a solid colored pillow with one of the circle turtle heads on it.

From what I understand we are making them for both children and adults.

Any other thoughts?

Tartan

When I made Quillows, I tried to plan the thread and blanket top to accommodate top stitching of the pillow edges. Some people just stitch the pillow part to the one piece of fabric but I always top stitched the 2 edges right through the whole sandwich at the end of construction. It worked well to plan the quilting to hide the 2 pillow stitching lines. Be aware, some people are going to use the pillow part for their feet so they have to be sturdy.

Jordan

When I made quillows I made them out of my boy's favorite football teams but in this case you may want to stay with something general or you could go gender for adult and something universal for children.

sewbizgirl

For adults you may want to choose two beautiful prints that compliment each other for the front and the back, rather than a theme. I have a friend in Hawaii who makes and sells Quillos for adults and this is what she does. They are very popular.

nativetexan

those sound so cute, i'd not mind having one myself!

Phyllis nm

I would put a shoulder strap on the bottom of the pocket.

jmoore

Sounds like a fun and heartwarming guild project...be sure to post some photos of your finishes. I've never made one but how about mermaids for a girl?

Karamarie

Can they be made out of fleece?

lwbuchholz

I made one from fleece for my mother. She traveled and got so cold on the plane. It turned out pretty well I put a loop on it so it was easier to carry.

redstilettos

I never thought of making it out of fleece. And I have a lot of that, too! Maybe I'll bring some along to the sewing day and we can brainstorm. I know fleece sure is cozy!