Naps – especially Sunday afternoon naps – are very precious to me. On Sunday when we were in Lincoln, Lloyd had to go to school for a while before choir. I went to the school library and arranged seven padded chairs to make a remarkably comfortable bed. (Any students who might be reading this – no, I didn’t. Stop reading this and get back to whatever you’re supposed to be doing.) I had a blanket from the car (for emergency napping), and was rather cozy, except for a pillow.
I’ve been to Scheel’s sporting supply and have seen these cool roll-up pillows filled with scrap foam that roll up into a little bag/pocket. “I could make that,” I thought.
Ummm, not really. Yes, I had foam. Yes, I had fabric. (Remember those napkins that I made? Turns out the fabric is slightly less absorbent than plastic wrap.) Chop, chop, sew sew. Re-chop. Sew. Dang. I started with foam pieces about as big as marshmallows, but they were too lumpy. I cut them into mini-marshmallow sizes, but didn’t have enough to fill it really full. I could have cut more, but I was already bored with it. The five-minute project turned into a twenty-minute project, and I was done by minute eighteen.
Bonus: When I rolled it into the handy pocket (that goes the wrong way), Lloyd said, “Oh. I see that it’s the same size either way.”
Whatever. I’m set for a nap at any moment.
Go!
Brad says
I bet you could cut up those foam chunks in no time with a Slap Chop. Where’s Vince when you need him?
Deanne says
We have a little camping pillow that we love. It’s not nearly so much fun as making it yourself, but it sure feels good. I’ve been wondering about working with down recently. Could I buy bulk down and make a comfortable pillow myself? Without making a ginormous mess?
Kristi says
Did you cut your fabric with the electric knife, too?
And why are there squares cut from the MIDDLE of the foam?
Christina says
Did you consider covering a long piece of 1 inch thick foam maybe 12 inches x 18 inches with your fabric….then roll it up like a sleeping bag and use that as a pillow? this would store flat under your seat in the car….pull it out, roll it up and poof! a comfy pillow.
Beth says
Um. Where’s the ugly candle?
Lauren says
It’s in reference to my whiny post a few days back.
Lauren says
The foam is from a mattress-topper disaster, and is layered with holes in it already. I’ve been steadily chopping it up over time.