Tutorial: Advent pocket pillow

Rhonda from home.made shows how you can make an Advent pillow. The design is inspired by a pillow from Ballard Designs, no longer available for purchase. Strips of webbing sewn across the front of the pillow create little “pockets” to hold a small felt toy. You can move the toy from pocket to pocket throughout the month to count down the days till Christmas.

Click below for the tutorial:

Knock-Off Ballard Designs Advent Pillow, by home.made

[photo from home.made]

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