Pillow cases were daughter Anna's first embroidered pieces. Such a free hand she had– starry nights, volcanoes, houses with picket fences, sweet sayings like, for the love of creation threaded their way under her sleepy head at night. Flowery vines and bees became her signature design, decorating our shirts and blouses.
Then one day Anna showed me the little white scrap of fabric, above, with her name and birth date embroidered in pale letters.
Visions of gorgeous linen pillows came to mind, and I asked if she'd like me to help with a more formal template. Together, we made a design for a larger version of her name. Then she made a pillow for me,
and one for our family.
Before long, Anna began making them for friends.SPECIAL TEMPLATES
Each pillow requires a hand-drawn template.
Hundreds of colors are at her fingertips. Anna has ten boxes like this!