I was very excited to be asked to join the Cushion for Christmas blog hop. The series is full of great ideas for cushions you can make in less than a day…perfect for gifting. With so many talented ladies on board, especially with crazy awesome quilting skills (which I do not have) I wanted to do something a bit different and fun, so I made a Pyjama Eating Monster Cushion.
This monster is friendly.
But he can also be scary!
Especially if you’re a pair of pyjamas! He will eat you up without a second thought!
So look out!
This monster was caught on CCTV footage devouring a pair of pyjamas in a few seconds.
I’m totally cracking myself up right now… All silliness aside, these PJ Eaters are a quick sew and turn out so cute! Roman already found it in my ‘toy hiding spot’ (must re-think that) and gave it a big cuddle.
I used this pattern from Sew Fearless, but modified it a bit. I left off the zip and overlapped the mouth pieces. I also made the 2 front pieces longer to account for this. I also changed up the look of the face. I used felt for the features and appliqued it on. I think I might have over-stuffed it a bit, because it’s a little trickier to stuff the pjs in than I was hoping. I used a piece of fabric from the DS Quilts Collection for the soles of the feet.
Take a look at all the other amazing cushions being made for the series on all these wonderful blogs:
Sunday 1st December – Midge at MsMidge
Monday 2nd December – Gemma at Pretty Bobbins
Tuesday 3rd December – Kristy at Quiet Play and MsMidge
Wednesday 4th December – Joshua at Molli Sparkles
Thursday 5th December – Rachel at Little White Dove
Friday 6th December – Fiona at Finding Fifth
Saturday 7th December – Abby at Things For Boys
Take a breath……
Sunday 8th December – Lauren at Molly & Mama Makes
Monday 9th December – Jodi at Tickle & Hide
Tuesday 10th December – Adrianne at On The Windy Side and MsMidge
Wednesday 11th December – Alyce at Blossom Heart Quilts
Thursday 12th December – Gina at Party of Eight
Friday 13th December – Jane at Quilt Jane
Cassandra says
Hes the coolest ive seen! You have given him so much character. Just awesome!
thingsforboys says
thanks Cass! I’m so pleased with how he turned out!
Kristy @ Quiet Play says
Love it! He’s got such a great face – very well done!
thingsforboys says
thanks Kristy!
MsMidge says
Love love love this! Clever!
thingsforboys says
thanks Melissa!
Quilting Dee says
This is soooo cute. Just stunning!
thingsforboys says
thank you
Laura says
What an amazing version of this pattern. I love the animation so much!
thingsforboys says
Thanks Laura! It was lots of fun making the animation.
Rita Ferber says
This is so cute! Love how his facial expression seems to change as he’s eating the PJs!
thingsforboys says
Thanks Rita!
Roslyn Russell says
LOVE that gif 🙂 He is really gorgeous, I bet Roman loves him!
abby @ thingsforboys says
thanks Ros!
Tasha Early says
Was it a quick sew? I have this pattern, but not a lot of time!
abby @ thingsforboys says
Yes, fairly quick, especially without adding the zipper. Can’t give you a time because I did it in stages, but probably 1.5hrs.
Pam@Threading My Way says
I love your version of the pyjama eating monster cushion, Abby!!!
Olga Becker says
I want this. 🙂
Irene - FROO & BOO says
Thanks for the tutorial! Super helpful and the finished seams in your coat are beautiful!
Mara says
This is adorable, how did you get him to look like he is eating the pj’s, AWESOME!
Amelia says
Thank-you! Love your site : )
morskye says
My cat loves to sleep on my rice pillow.
suz says
How cool!!!
abby @ thingsforboys says
thanks Irene! As much as I’d like to claim so, I didn’t make the coat, I just took some photos of it 😉
-Abby
abby @ thingsforboys says
if I was a cat I think that would be a great idea!
-Abby
abby @ thingsforboys says
thanks Suz!
Jodi says
ahhh… he is so awesome! I love your applique and the fabric. adorable.
abby @ thingsforboys says
thanks Jodi! Love your pattern 😀
Cheers,
Abby
blog – things for boys
facebook – things for boys
Alisa Kutsel says
I really love this pillow, it’s so darn cute!! I have this pattern too.. wonder if I have time to sew it up in time.
Gina says
So cute and the fabric you used looks cuddly too! I love the speech bubble sound effects too 🙂
abby @ thingsforboys says
it’s actually quite a quick sew! It didn’t take very long at all.
Donna Hollin says
I do not have the pattern so I was wondering how you stuff the pillow without stuffing the part of the pillow that holds the pajamas. I have made lined pillows so I understand the concept of sewing it together.
abby says
The pillow is lined. Hope that helps.