# A message to romansperson (with picture!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 26, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549 "2021-01-26T20:27:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549/1 "2021-01-26T20:27:06Z")
**romansperson** back in 2014 you sent me a gift for the Santa Exchange. One of the items was an astronomy themed shirt which I absolutely loved. It even glows in the dark. Today I made that shirt into a pillow for my trailer! > [@SDMB Secret Santa Gift Exchange 2014 \[signup closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/338): > > Opened my gift this morning! Just an incredibly thoughtful gift and I love it. **romansperson** went with an astronomy theme. There’s a glow-in-the-dark t-shirt, a tote bag with all the planets on it and a _planisphere_ !! > > Thank you so much! [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50878976567_486972b9e5_b.jpg "Tshirt pillow!") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/56821557@N06/50878976567/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549/2 "2021-01-27T02:33:07Z")
Wow - that looks great! Fantastic idea. I sent a bunch of my old T-shirts [to this place](https://www.projectrepat.com/pages/t-shirt-quilt) a couple years ago and had them turn the lot into a blanket. I love it - it’s a great way to repurpose them. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549/3 "2021-01-27T02:55:01Z")
Yeah it worked well. I’m pretty pleased with it! Anyway I thought you’d enjoy seeing it! ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549/4 "2021-01-27T03:05:39Z")
I did! And now I’ll have to make one myself! ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549/5 "2021-01-27T03:10:47Z")
It’s a no-sew pillow. You just cut out the shape and cut tassels along all four sides, then tie the tassels together leaving a space for stuffing, then finish tying. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549/6 "2021-01-27T15:12:20Z")
After my son died, his fiance took a bunch of his t-shirts and made quilts for me and my daughter. My quilt is made of the t-shirts he got at different hockey tournaments he was in when he was a kid. The front of the shirts have whatever the tournament was called and on the back is a list of all the teams with the players’ names. In one corner of the quilt is a square with the outline of his hand. It is a priceless gift that I will cherish forever. Now that I see that easy no-sew pillow, I’m getting ideas! I could make all of the grandkids (his kids and his nieces and nephew) pillows using the t-shirts of his I still have. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549/7 "2021-01-27T16:20:50Z")
I love the idea of a remembrance quilt - like a hug from the missing person. The no-sew pillows are super easy to make. I’ve made a few now and they take about 2 hours from start to finish. There are also lots of instruction videos on youtube. There’s a few different ways to attach the seams but I usually go with the fringe. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549/8 "2021-01-27T23:50:30Z")
I’ve done this with felt squares, squeakers and polyfill to make dog toys, never tried it for a human pillow lest the dogs make a mistake. I’m currently dogless, though, so good for now.