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by Carleyy on July 27, 2011 Table of Contents Mr. and Mrs. Cloud Pillows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intro: Mr. and Mrs. Cloud Pillows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 1: Materials and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 2: Make and Cut Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 3: Adding the Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 4: Make Legs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 5: Sew it all Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 5 7 8

Step 6: Shoe Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Author:Carleyy author's website


I graduated of Union College with a BS in computer science and visual arts and a minor in math. I moved out to San Fran to work at Instructables as an Intern and moved up to Community Relations Manager in December 2010!!

Intro: Mr. and Mrs. Cloud Pillows


I saw these pillows at the Renegade Craft Fair and thought they were so cute! They are made by Good Bye Blue Monday. I actually only saw the girl pillows and decided to make a boy version of the pillows as well. Then I check the site yesterday and saw they had made a boy version with a mustache as well!! Thought that was pretty funny. I hope you enjoy these adorable pillows. I think they would make cute gifts and/or decorations for a bridal shower.

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Step 1: Materials and Tools


Materials 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Tools 1. 2. 3. 4. Sewing Machine Scissors Wide eyed needle Regular needle 1 yard of white felt 2 types of Patterned Fabric - for legs, one for girl one for guy Black Felt - boy pillow mustache Navy blue felt - girls shoes Pink felt - girls cheeks 2 Buttons - girls shoes Embroidery Thread: black and pink White Thread Fiber Fill - pillow stuffing

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Step 2: Make and Cut Patterns


I drew this pattern myself. I'm not going to include the pattern because part of the charm of these pillows is that they are all a little different. So have fun in creating your own patterns. Here are a few tips on how I made and cut mine. Legs - about 8.5" long and curve at the bottom. You will need to cut out 4 pieces for each pillow. Cloud - my cloud pattern is just 1/2 of the cloud. Layer two pieces of fabric each a about 18"x18". Folded the fabric diagonally in half (looks like a triangle) Place the pattern on the fold of the fabric. Instead of pinning the pattern to the fabric, I just pinned the fabric down at the edges and traced the pattern with a marker. Leaving the pins in the fabric, remove the pattern and cut just inside of the marker line. Now you have your two pattern pieces

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Image Notes 1. place the pattern on the fold of the fabric 2. pin edges of fabric so it doesn't move around

Image Notes 1. trace w/ marker

Step 3: Adding the Face


You will make two different faces, one for the guy and one for the girl. Girls Face: Cut out two small pink ovals for the cheeks. You want the centers of each about 3.5" apart. Sew them on with pink embroidery thread. Using black embroidery thread, sew the eyes on. I liked the stitched looks so I left a little space between each stitch. The main detail that separates the girl from the guy (besides mustache) is the added eye lash. So go back and add a small eyelash above the eye. To finish create the puckered lips for the mouth. Guys Face: Just as you did for the girl, use black embroidery thread to sew the eyes on. I liked the stitched looks so I left a little space between each stitch. Do not add the eyelash Cut out mustache and sew it on like you did the cheeks with black thread.

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Step 4: Make Legs


Once legs are cut out pin them back to back (patterned sides touching). Sew along the edges leaving the top sides open. Turn the legs inside out and stuff them with the fiber fill. Leave about 3/4" of the leg unfilled.

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Step 5: Sew it all Together


Place the embroidered face on the table facing you. Place the legs on top of the face. You want the legs to be facing each other and right at the edge of the eyes. Make sure 1/2" of the unfilled leg is sticking over the edge of the cloud and 1/4" of the unfilled legs are on the inside. Place the plain cloud layer over the legs and face so it matches up exactly with the bottom layer. Pin the two layers together. Sew about 1/4" from edge all the way around. Start sewing a 1/2" to the right of the left leg, and end 1/2" after the left of the right leg (see image notes). You want to make sure to leave a 2" gap so you can turn the pillow inside out and stuff. Once the edge is sewn, turn turn the pillow inside out and stuff. Make sure you get stuffing in all the corners. Hand sew the gap using a slip stitch.

Image Notes 1. 1/2" sticking out 2. place at edge of eyes 3. feet are facing each other.

Image Notes 1. start sewing here 2. end here

Image Notes 1. leave this gap unsewn

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Step 6: Shoe Detail


My camera deleted my images for the pattern and cutting of the shoes, but its really simple. Use the end of your leg pattern piece to cut out 2 pieces of felt for each food. Cut in the details to distinguish the types of shoes. For the girl I made mary janes and the boy I made flip flops. Sew them together and put them on the feet and sew 2-3 contact points to the legs so the shoes don't fall off. For the girls shoes I glued on some cute elephant buttons for detail.

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Aug 3, 2011. 12:50 AM REPLY

sunshiine says:
Thanks for sharing this so cute!

copilarim says:
they are adorable!!! i love them:)

Aug 1, 2011. 4:44 AM REPLY

mikeasaurus says:
awesome! the mustache is hilarious!

Jul 30, 2011. 8:00 AM REPLY

shamael002 says:

Jul 30, 2011. 5:20 AM REPLY these are just two cute and its a great toy for both boys and girls hopefully i'll get to make this soon so my son wont be bicker over his 2 sisters toys anymore

SHIFT! says:
These are absolutely adorable! I would love to build a whole family of these for my cousin's bedroom.

Jul 29, 2011. 5:15 PM REPLY

Carleyy says:
Thanks! Little cloud children...I'll have to start sketching for those!

Jul 29, 2011. 5:19 PM REPLY

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