Tooth Fairy Pillow

I was warned at Bria's last dentist visit that she would likely start losing her teeth within the year. It is a good thing I was warned or I would have been freaking out when she found her first too loose teeth last month! How can she be old enough to lose teeth already!?!? Yesterday it happened! I was at work, and got a phone call from an excited Bria telling me her tooth fell out in her cup and she had a hole for her tongue!

Luckily I had just about finished making her tooth fairy pillow! I tried to make it similar to the one I had when I was little because it had a dangling pocket for the tooth. I had no idea how else I would actually be able to get the tooth out and the money in without waking her up!

I started with 2 pieces of fabric (I used the fabric I made her baby quilt from) cut into squares. I suppose you could cut any shape pillow you want as long as both pieces are the same size.

I pinned the layers right side facing in just like you would for any pillow. Then I picked some lace for the edge and pinned it between the layers facing in too. If you have never made a pillow this looks very odd, but everything has to be backwards, so the seems don't show.


They look like little backwards pillows now.

Then you sew 3 sides of the pillow. You could do more, but I still had to add my ribbon and hadn't decided how to do it. If you turn it right side out now it looks more like a pillow.

Then I cut a long piece of ribbon for the little tooth pouch. After turning the pillow inside out, I folded the ribbon in half and stuck all except the folded part inside my pillow. I positioned the folded area where I wanted the ribbon to come off and pinned.

I finished sewing the pillow (all except a small are to turn it right side out) and the went back over it with a zig zag stitch to hold it.

Turn right side out and this is what you have!

This is Nadia's; I figured her time was coming soon enough!

Stuff and finish sewing by hand. I use a hidden stitch to sew the opening closed. (here is a tutorial for a hidden stitch). Somehow I didn't get a picture here, but you can imagine it looks like a pillow now!

Then you want a little pouch of some sort. I was lucky my dear sister (perhaps she could post instructions, hint, hint) was willing to crochet me little pouches to attach to my ribbon since I have no idea how to crochet. You could probably knit or sew a pouch as well. You just have to make sure to leave room to thread your ribbon through! I started at the back of my pouch and threaded one side of ribbon through each side of the pouch. I tied it in a bow at the front of the pouch and secured the bow with hot glue. Now the pouch can be closed to keep the tiny tooth in!