gray felt
yellow felt
black cotton emb. floss
yellow cotton emb. floss
straight pins
scissors
You should have 3 pieces: 2 full moons and one crescent moon. Pin the crescent moon onto one of the gray circles. Leave the other gray circle as is, this will be your full moon piece.
Step 2: The detailing **Click on the orange links for “stitch how to”
Now split stitch the eyes and craters on the full moon piece.
Whip stitch the crescent moon to it’s gray backing.
Step 3: Stitching the moons together
Put right sides together of both moons now. Blanket stitch or whip stitch the moons together, leaving a small opening for stuffing and the herbs. I did a blanket stitch here.
Step 4: Add dried herbs and filling. Stitch closed.
I like to add dried lavender buds or rosemary to their pillows because we grow it organically in our garden. Here’s a little list to work with, you can mix and match but make sure the odor is pleasant and not over bearing.
Herbs for the pillow-
angelica : prophetic dreams and visions
anise: use a little to repel nightmares
bay laurel: inspiration; repels negativity
cedar: repel bad dreams
cloves: retrieves buried memories; use sparingly
hops: restful sleep and healing
lavender: calming and helps to fall asleep
marjoram: relieves depression
mugwort: visions and prophetic dreams
mullein: repels bad dreams
rosemary: avoid nightmares and headaches; great for memory; use sparingly
st. johns wort: banishes spirits
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