Chevron Pillow Wedding Present

My husband's favorite cousin, Janet, got married last month.

We all know she's the favorite,

because she always announces it.

{She's also the favorite sister, aunt, daughter, etc.}

Janet's personality called for a  one-of-a-kind gift

with a personal touch.

I turned to SweetwaterScrapbook on Etsy,

and I found the perfect label, ready for customizing.

You see, there's a family "thing" about chalkboards.

When my husband and his cousins were kids,

their grandma had a huge chalkboard in the basement.

All the kids had fun writing messages 

and drawing pictures every Sunday,

when they met for dinner.

I love the way this label reminded me of a chalkboard.

I chose to use golden yellow chevrons for the pillow fabric.

The texture is awesome...slightly slubby,

and yet smooth, because I stabilized it with

some Pellon ShapeFlex SF101 fusible interfacing.

I think it looks quite professional!

For the back, I turned to my tried and true tutorial

for a Covered Zipper Pillow Backing.

The zipper flap is a pretty Graphite Grey leaf print

from Simply Color by V and Co. for Moda.

Doesn't my little label look pretty on it?

{This way George and Janet know I made it, just for them!}

The pillow is overstuffed with a pillow form

that was about 1" larger than the finished pillow.

I hope the happy couple will enjoy a fresh new pillow in their home.

I really love making these pillows as special gifts,

using meaningful labels from SweetwaterScrapbook on Etsy.

Here's the first one I made for another favorite family couple,

on their 60th anniversary.

{Read the full post here.}

Stop by again soon to see another personalized pillow present!