Personalized Baby Pillow

If you are looking for a cute idea for a new baby in your life, you should take a look at these personalized animal baby pillows.  Now I’m not sure how great they will be for a newborn, but as the baby grows I have a feeling they will quickly become a favorite.

These nursery pillows come in a few different animals and colors including a monkey, a bunny and a puppy, a baby giraffe, and an elephant. They are shaped in such a way that they can be carried around as well as being snuggled up with. These will be a perfect way to let a toddler feel comfortable and have a piece of home with them always.  It is small enough to take to grandma’s house, and big enough to easily snuggle with.

These pillows will last throughout childhood, providing a great snuggly comfort to any child.  These are recommended for children at least 6 months, as it is not a good idea to have pillows in a baby’s crib.  However, I think they would provide great tummy time for a smaller baby. It would also give a baby something to crawl on and pull toward.  I know it was a cute and snuggly animal that got my little one moving the first time.

The pillows themselves are unique and very cute.  They are made in a soft chenille fabric, and the cover is removable. It can be washed in a washing machine. You can find them online and have the retailer personalize the pillow with the child’s name or you can get them quite a bit cheaper at Amazon and do the sewing yourself.

If you are interested in getting a unique gift for a new baby in your life I think a personalized animal baby pillow would be a perfect gift that will be loved for years.

Making a baby gift personal is the best way to go. It will be remembered and cherished for years to come.  What better way to do that than with a personalized keepsake baby pillow.

You can make a keepsake pillow or you can find one online and order it.  Either way, the creativity and thoughtfulness of this gift will shine through.

So what is a personalized keepsake baby pillow? It can be thought of in a couple different ways. You can personalize a baby pillow with the baby’s name, date of birth, height and weight.  You can do this in a number of ways from embroidering, stenciling, using an applique.  The ideas are only limited by your creativity.

You can also include in the gift a keepsake item such as a handprint or footprint kit.  There are kits available that will provide you with 5 tins all ready to use.  The new mom can then help her child create a handprint each year for the first 5 years.  What a cherished memory it will be, not only to think about how the child has grown, but the creation of the prints as well.

You can also include a tin to keep a lock of hair from the first hair cut, or the first tooth given to the tooth fairy.

Any milestone can be commemorated.  It’s a great way for new parents to be able to track and make memories for each milestone their child approaches.

When you put together a keepsake item with a personalized baby pillow you end up with a gift that keeps on giving.  A new mom will appreciate that you took the time and effort and will cherish your gift forever.

In this day and age the monogram has kind of fell by the wayside. Not many people are wearing monograms anymore, but that shouldn’t stop you from creating a beautifully monogrammed baby pillow. It is a unique baby gift that is unlikely to be a duplicate at the baby shower.

Creating a personalized monogrammed baby pillow is not too difficult and can be accomplished by even a beginning sewer. You can of course always look online and have one made for your if you aren’t up to trying it yourself.

Today I thought I’d show you how to create a very cute felt monogrammed pillow. Felt is available in all the fabric stores in a wide range of colors and designs. It does not ravel so it’s perfect for this type of project, and it’s really soft.

Here’s what you’re gonna need:

• felt for front of pillow (1/2 yard or less)
• stencils for monogram
• pillow form
• fabric to cover back of pillow (how much you need depends on the size of your pillow, but it’s usually less than half a yard.
• fabric for applique (less than a fat quarter)
• small piece of fusible interfacing for fabric applique (less than a fat quarter)

Some extra things that make it a little easier:

• glue stick for holding cut felt to fabric
• temporary fabric adhesive for holding pattern to felt
• hobby knife for cutting felt monogram

Now here’s what you’re gonna do.

1. Cut your felt to fit your pillow form. Cut and size the stencils you will be using. Adhere your stencils to the felt with some temporary adhesive. Make sure to attach your stencils to the “right” side of the felt.

2. Using a hobby knife or really sharp embroidery scissors cut out the insides of the monogram. This will leave you with your monogram in the felt.

3. Measure the height and width of the entire felt stencil.

4. Cut a piece of fabric approximately 1″ wider and longer than the size of the rectangle you measured above. Cut a piece of fusible interfacing 1/4″ smaller than the fabric.

5. Using an iron press the fusible interfacing to the wrong side of the fabric.

6. Apply glue stick to wrong side of felt around the letters.

7. Carefully lay the felt down on the fabric. Make sure all the cut outs on the felt are over fabric. Smooth and let the glue dry for a few minutes.

8. Sew around the letters. You can use a machine or do it by hand. It is nice to use contrasting or complimentary colored thread.

9. Turn the felt over, and carefully cut away the excess fabric. Make sure you don’t cut the felt.

Once you have gotten to this point you can follow these directions to make a baby pillow.