Now, I don't know where this is going, but I am sincerely interested enough to find out. This individual is a truck driver and I made him a little something to carry in his truck. Maybe this will help him think about me...even though he has already admitted that he already does think about me.
My Mom taught me how to sew when I was a child. Where I won't ever the be the seamstress she is, as she is one who was very talented in sewing, I do try to do my best. I decided to make a pillow for this gentleman. Not just any pillow, but a small throw pillow that has a frame on it where I could put a photo. Along with the frame, I wanted to do a pocket on the backside where I could put little notes for him to read while he is on the road. He is a rugged kind of guy (I mean...come on...he drives a semi...so he is definitely a man's man) so I didn't want it to be frilly. I know he likes to hunt and he is an ex-Marine. So, I wandered to Hobby Lobby and found some nice camo material, I already had the Marine material for a different project for him. I picked up some trinket things to add as decoration.
I visualized how I wanted the end result for the pillow, layed out the material and then began to cut. Once I had my material pieces cut how I needed them, I began to sew by hand the edges so I wouldn't be working with rough or raw edges. I don't have a sewing machine, I knew going in this would all be done by hand. I first did the frame by cutting the material, folding it, sewing it and flipping it outside in so the nice printed side was on the outside. Then I pinned it together how I thought it should go together. Once that was done I began to sew the actual pillow edges. This gave me the idea of the size and I was able to pin and sew the frame and pocket onto the pillow. Once that was complete I pinned it together so it would hold as I sewed the edges. Once that was complete I flipped the outside to the inside so the pattern of the material (or what is called "the right side") was facing out. Then the process of stuffing the pillow began which allowed me to make sure it wasn't a big stiff lump. But, also not so limp it didn't hold its shape. Once enough stuffing was in the pillow I began to sew the final edge shut. I was pleasantly surprised by how well it turned out. Since I'm a little girlie I took the trinkets and attached them to the pillow so they would hang decoratively. There is a little cowboy hat, because we have talked about my experience riding horses and when I was in the rodeo as a Rodeo Queen. A dog tag looking charm that is outlined with rhinestones and the letter "L" is stamped in it. There is a small little item that has what looks like roadways on it, since he is on the road all the time kinda reflects a map. There is also a funky looking key - to kinda symbolize the future of the unknown of where this is going for him and I. Then finally there is a small little clock with two working clocks. I set one clock to the central time zone where I live and one in the eastern time zone where he lives.
I've mentioned, I don't know where this is going with him. I'm fine with him on the road, not too crazy that we haven't met yet. But, if we are meant to be, then that is part of a grander plan than what I can even imagine. I just hope he likes it and doesn't think I'm weird for making it for him.
The thing took hours, primarily because I had to hand sew it. I picked up the items for it on Friday and began working on it Saturday for a little bit. Spent several hours on it Sunday and about five hours on it Monday night. I really am please with how well it turned out. Now to continue my 'lady in waiting' for mister truck driver to pull in so we can meet and I can give him his silly gift.
Front view of the finished product
Little decorative trinkets; an "L" for the first letter of my name
The back view of the pillow - a small pocket that I made to hold little notes or letters
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