pillow fight

If pillows could fight it out …

… you know a la The Hunger Games with a fight to the death …

With the only real competition in the arena coming from this pillow …

Because until you’ve held a Pom Pillow in your hands …

Sure, there are a lot of great pillows out there.

In fact, you can find 133 and counting of them right here at our Pillowpalooza slumber party.

But the power of the Pom is undeniable …

I first became smitten with the Pom when I saw it in this freshy post.

And in that very same freshy post, I was directed to this tutorial at Living with Punks that showed me how to make the Pom …

I started with thick wool yarn …

… and wrapped it around a piece of 4” cardboard 60 or so times (not too loose, said poppa bear; not too tight said momma bear.  Just right, said baby bear) …

I carefully slipped it off, retaining it’s shape and tied a piece of yarn around the middle …

… and pulled tight and knotted …

Then cut the loops on one side, and then the other …

  

… and was left with a pom that needed some serious trimming.

So I trimmed trimmed and trimmed until I ended up with this …

Twenty poms and one major blister-in-the-making down, I pinned five on each side …

… and basted them on with a few stitches back and forth over the tie strings …

With right sides together and poms tucked inside, I pinned …

… and oh so carefully sewed.

Then I turned inside out, inserted my homemade pillow form,

and gushed.

Now, the making of the Pom Pillow is not for the feint of heart.  Or the blister averse. It’s a definite commitment.

So if you’re still just a player in the pillow field, you might want to wait until you’re ready for a serious relationship.

Or, better yet, if you’re a commitment-phobe, you can just order one from my new Etsy store here …

*sigh*

I think I’m in love.

Sorry honey.  The power of the Pom cannot be denied …

P.S.  Be forewarned.  You do not want to karate chop the Pom Pillow.  It will fight back.  And win.

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P.P.P.S.  Come back on May 29 for our “The Great Outdoors” multi-blog link party.  Click on the Mission Possible folder for more …

 

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