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Button Monogram Pillow

September 29, 2015 By Linda 12 Comments

How To Make A Button Monogram Pillow

When I married 20 years ago, I made a major jump in the alphabet. From a Z to a B. And with that jump, my children get to line up near the front of the line and won’t find their desks in the nosebleed section of the classroom.

 

Though, to be honest, I really did cherish that Z. It felt different. Unique. And as a newly appointed B, I couldn’t fully turn my back on Z. I’ve kept it as a middle  initial. And I gave it to my son as his middle name.

 

You know, to keep the Z pride going.

 

I also thought when I traded in Zurheide for Braden that my days of z-as-in-zebra-u-r-h-as-in-heidi-e-i-d-as-in-david-e-as-in-ernie spelling my name days were over.

 

Boy was I ever wrong.

 

Braden seems easy, right? But we often get Barden. Or Braaaa-den. Or spellings with random e’s or y’s added after the a.

 

Sigh.

 

Then there’s the proliferation of Brayden’s and Braeden’s showing up as first names.

 

But over time, I’ve taken a liking to my new B. It’s a solid. Well-rounded. With a touch of symmetry.

 

Qualities I can appreciate in a letter. 😉

 

To share my B pride, I decided to try my hand at a monogram. With buttons.

 

How To Make a Button Monogram Pillow

Button Monogram Letter Pillow

  1. Start by creating your monogram letter in a Word or Google doc. Mine is 650 points in Century font. Cut it out, flip it and trace it on a piece of white felt.

How To Make Button Monogram Pillow

2. Cut out felt monogram letter.

How To Make Button Monogram Pillow

3. Do a dry fit on the letter with your buttons. I started with the largest buttons first and then filled in with the smaller ones. Also, I found The Button Artist package at JoAnn’s and used a 50% off coupon, bringing it to $4.00 and change.

How To Make Button Monogram Pillow

4. After buttons were dry fit, I used Weldbond blue to attach the buttons. I worked in small sections removing three or four buttons at a time.

How To Make Button Monogram Pillow

5. I used the smaller beads to fill in gap areas.

How To Make Button Monogram Pillow

6. Let dry overnight.

How To Make Button Monogram Pillow

8. You can glue the monogram to the pillow cover (click here for the envelope pillow cover tutorial), but I opted to just use white beaded pins to hold it in place.

And you’re done!

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Comments

  1. kirby carespodi says

    September 29, 2015 at 6:52 am

    This is an awesome idea! I love the way it pops against the burlap.

    Reply
  2. Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says

    September 29, 2015 at 7:48 am

    Cute idea and great tutorial. I spell my name all the time. haha I so unerstand.

    Reply
  3. renee says

    September 29, 2015 at 8:49 am

    That is really pretty. My last name starts with a B too , so it was nice to see a finished product in the letter I would use.
    Thanks for sharing your great ideas!

    Reply
  4. Kris @ Junk Chic Cottage says

    September 29, 2015 at 12:14 pm

    This is so cute. Love it.
    Kris

    Reply
  5. JaneEllen says

    September 29, 2015 at 1:45 pm

    Thanks for info on buttons and glue you used. Really helps. Have such a hard time with my left hand especially any more I need help to bypass other possible deterrents to doing a project and I love look of initial with buttons. Glad you showed this pillow in this post so I could see how you did it. Thank heavens for coupons huh? Most everything I buy is with coupon or it’s on sale already.
    . Boy when people said getting old is not for sissies they sure weren’t kidding. Have hard time typing due to twisted fingers with no feeling in finger tips due to nerve damage. . Fingers tend to go where they want, not where I tell them. But I persevere, just takes me lot longer to get anything typed now. Not going to let arthritis stop me, but it does slow me down, dagnabit.
    Can you believe in San Diego I actually had to spell “Jones” for people? So many countries people are from, religions, languages there, not familiar with much of anything. They fought tooth and nail to keep their own ways of thinking which made it difficult for us Americans, lol I would remind myself of what I might feel in a foreign country. When so many Viet Namese came to San Diego it was interesting learning how to function with them in business.
    Your pillow is awesome, love look of white with burlap, textures are great combo, you always have awesome projects. Are you still doing your mason jar blog? .
    Have great rest of week.

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  6. laura@duke manor farm says

    September 29, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    Super cute “B”. Ha i totally get the last name thing. I was a biskupiak and more people mispronunce janning then my maiden name.

    Reply
  7. Bliss says

    October 1, 2015 at 9:05 am

    Hey!!! My youngest has my maiden as his middle name too.

    Reply
    • Linda says

      October 1, 2015 at 2:49 pm

      Great minds think alike! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Tess S. says

    October 6, 2015 at 5:44 am

    Can you explain what you mean by “beaded pins”? That’s the only part I don’t get 🙂 The rest is perfect. And, I have to do the “S as in Sam o l e” to say Sole all the time !!!!

    Reply
    • Linda says

      October 6, 2015 at 6:50 am

      Tess – I just used a pearl head dressmaking pin I would use for sewing. Here’s a link to what I used: http://www.amazon.com/KINGSO-Dressmaking-Weddings-Corsage-Florists/dp/B00UYS1HMS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1444132165&sr=8-2&keywords=pearl+head+dressmaking+pin

      Reply
  9. Schmetterling says

    February 14, 2017 at 8:05 am

    what is a “white beaded pin” ??

    Reply
    • Linda says

      February 14, 2017 at 8:46 am

      Like these: http://amzn.to/2lfQuv4

      Reply

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