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So my spare chair needed something.  I had another idea which I attempted and which was deemed a failure by myself and my husband.  I'll share that with you another day.   My first instinct was to make a pillow and after my failure I got back to the pillow plan.  Isn't that always the way?

I may have mentioned I don't sew.  I can sew on a button, do a little mending here and there.  Serious sewing goes to my Mom who would have gladly crafted another pillow for me but since this would be a light use sit there and look pretty kinda pillow I figured I'd try my hand at it with minimal sewing.

I cut two pieces of fabric to the size I wanted and realized I had some pom pom trim.  Hooray!

I cut the trim to just short of the height of the pillow on either side.

I put the first piece of fabric right side up with the trim facing in.

The second piece of fabric went face down.

Then I fabric glued it to death.  I glued the fabric to the trim and the trim to the fabric.  I fabric glued this thing so thoroughly it was ridiculous.  Then I waited.  I of course tried to turn it right side out before it was dry because that is how I do things.  Then I fixed it and left it alone again for a little.

When I felt confident that it was dry I turned it right side out...

and stuffed it with fluff.

It was time to close it up.  Now my sewing skills being what they are I did an interesting combo of fabric glue and stitching to close it up.  I tried to remember how I've seen my Mom close a pillow.  I did a sorta hidden stitch over some fabric glue.   Worked out just fine.  I have no pictures of this process because I had no idea what I was doing!  I have to tell you once it was a sealed up I got a little giddy! 

Isn't she cute?

Don't look too closely at that bottom seam.

Not bad!

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