Pillow Talk

Last week I finished this pillow, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I found the design in the book One Yard Wonders, which has totally transformed my sewing life by the way. (Well, that book and Dritz pearlized sewing pins [thanks, K, you were right].) It's both smocked and tufted, and it's nothing short of a miracle that it's now sitting on our bed as opposed to the trash can. Let's just say the pillow and I had our disagreements at times.

But again, I have mixed emotions about this pillow. I think it's cute and different, but it's also quite puffy. Like a tuffet. J. said it looks like a giant pill box, to which I replied, "I should be so lucky." Truly, I longed to be highly medicated after the tufting portion of this project. But in its tuffet-ness, it's kind of like having a tiny ottoman on your bed, and that's been sort of nice. A tuffetman. Hmm, that's not right. Tuffotto. Yep, much better. And sounds Italian. But then "tuff" part of that Olive Garden inspired made-up Italian word makes me think of those brands that use "tuff" rather than "tough" on their packaging, and such substitutions really bother me. That makes me...dare I say it...krazy.

Anyway, possa il tuffotto vivere per sempre!