Mother’s Day Win: Make Custom Photo Pillows of You and Your Mama

Kelly Bryden · Apr 21, 2015

We are stepping up our photo game with hand-embroidered photo pillows! These are the perfect gift for the mom who has everything, because we are sure she doesn’t have this. Choose a funny phrase that only you and your Ma would laugh at and hand-stitch it into an accent pillow. And here is a secret between you and me: This project will take you about 30 minutes to make. Shhh… she doesn’t have to know.

Materials + Tools:

photo transfer paper
fabric
fiber fill
embroidery floss
sewing machine
iron
scissors
needle

Instructions:

1. Print your favorite black and white photo of your and your Ma onto the transfer paper. Cut two pieces of fabric to fit the photo and iron the photo on one of them.

2. Use the embroidery floss to hand stitch a short phrase to your Mama.

3. Sew a little more than three sides of the fabric, make sure good sides are facing inward.

4. Turn your pillow right side out.

5. Stuff your pillow and then sew up the open edge.

Your mom is going to love this personalized pillow.
We turned our favorite Mom photos into a greyscale so the embroidery thread made an extra pop!
Hand stitch a short phrase to your Ma using the embroidery floss. It’s time-consuming, so our suggestion is to leave the love letter for her handwritten card.
Make sure good sides are facing inward and sew around three and a half sides of the square pillow. Turn right-side out to reveal your photo and phrase.
Stuff with fiber fill and sew the opening closed.
Oh hey Mom!
I’m pretty sure that we all look exactly like our mothers.
Mom tats are probably the best thing that will ever be tatted.
Shout out to my Mom! I can’t wait to visit her in a couple of weeks back in New Jersey and give her this pillow! Mom, if you are reading this, pretend to be surprised.
May we suggest pairing your mom pillow with a custom pillow of your pooch? This looks like the perfect gift to me :)