Tooth Fairy Pillow Tutorial
Shannon from pieceLove created this cute and super-easy Tooth Fairy Pillow tutorial for you and the kids in your life. Learn more about Shannon in her introduction here. My own kiddo is a day or so away from losing his first tooth and can’t wait to tuck it away for the Tooth Fairy!
Shannon has included a PDF download with the tooth embroidery pattern and some wee “Tooth Fairy Invoices.” Now you’ll be prepared when the tooth wiggling begins!
1. From one fabric cut (3) 4.5″ x 5″ rectangles, and (1) 6″ x 5″ rectangle. Also cut (1) 2″ x 11″ strip from coordinating fabric.
2. Trace tooth pattern (in PDF file) onto top right-hand corner of one 4.5″ x 5″ square (on right side), positioning tooth .75″ – 1″ away from sides.
3. Make strap by ironing 2″ x 11″ strip in half, lengthwise, to form crease, then open.
Next, iron long edges inward toward crease.
Then iron entire strip in half again.
4. Fold the embroidered rectangle in half, width-wise, wrong sides together. Also fold the 6″ x 5″ rectangle in half, width-wise, wrong sides together. Edge stitch along folds of these two rectangles, and along the open length of the 11″ strip as well.
5. Lay the (folded and edge-stitched) 6″ x 5″ rectangle atop right side of a 4.5″ x 5″ rectangle, lining up bottom raw edges.
6. Now lay the embroidered rectangle on top of the two rectangles from the previous step, tooth side up, and line up top raw edges.
7. Pin through all to hold in place.
8. Now pin the strap to another 4.5″ x 5″ rectangle, positioning edges of strap 5/8″ away from edges of rectangle.
9. Use a small safety pin to temporarily secure strap out of sewing area.
10. Lay front piece (with the two flaps) onto the back piece (with the strap)– Right sides together.
11. Pin together. (Wherein everybody sees that I have an “overpinning” issue.)
11.5. Sew, leaving a 1.5″ opening for turning on lower right side.
12. Trim corners. (Don’t cut into seam.)
13. Turn, remove safety pin and iron flat.
14. Stuff.
15. Close.
And done! Tuck a tooth into this tiny pillow, then hang from a bedpost or knob for easy fairy access. The PDF download contains a tooth embroidery pattern and, oh!…wait for it!…some wee Tooth Fairy Invoices to help ensure the transaction goes down smoothly.
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79 Responses to “Tooth Fairy Pillow Tutorial”
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what a lovely idea! thanks for the tutoral!
So very cute!!!
What a great idea! So much better than, “Stick it in a Ziploc so the Tooth Fairy can find it easier.”
I need to make one of these STAT!
Thank you.
I think I will have to save this one for later, my baby is only just GETTING her first teeth. A great idea for a pillow!
How sweet!
So very lovely!!excellent idea
Really sweet. My kids will love it!
Cute pillow!
That is both adorable and some overpinning problem!
Ohh, I love it! Seriously cute!
This is the cutest! Thanks for sharing!
Too cute! My son lost a tooth last night so this would have been perfect.
Cute! I love the fabric choice which reminds me of primary paper used in school.
love this one, and the invoices! sweet!
So cute and practical, too! I have three of these I need to make. Thank you for sharing this with us.
What a great idea! I bet any kid would feel special with this!
wonderful idea!
This is so precious! I wish I’d had this when my kiddos were little…maybe I’ll have a grandkid soon to make it for. Love the tiny invoices! Thanks for sharing!
Very cute! My son is still a little young for a tooth fairy pillow, but I’ll be filing this idea away for later!
This is way to cute! I wish I had found this before my girls started loosing their teeth. Maybe I’ll make it for my nephews.
That is one cute pillow perfect for kids!
Thanks for the tutorial!
What a great tutorial and the invoices are outrageously adorable!
So cute! I love tooth fairy pillows!
this is way too cute!!
Perfect tutorial! It’s going in my idea book.
Super cute!
Really cute.
So sweet!
“Wee tooth fairy invoices” is cracking me up. This is a too cute idea, I totally love it.
I was just searching for a tooth pillow tute this morning! Perfect timing.
Fantastic! Most of these that I’ve seen lately have been more boyish (like Monsters). Love that this can be both.
Cute!
I haven’t been able to post a comment in 2 weeks!
But I do love this pillow. I think Russ is almost old enought o need one! *Oy!*
Ahhh! I now know what I’m making my neices for Christmas! Too cute!!
so cute!
This begs the question… what does the Tooth Fairy leave at *your* house?
No more teeth lost in the sheets. Perfect.
My Daughter’s hygienist told her that her first tooth is just barely starting to wiggle- which means it won’t come out for several more months. BUT, she is very eager to tell every human on planet earth about it! I’m sure she’d love to make a pillow like this to get ready!
I love this! I had a tooth fairy pillow growing up (who knows where that ended up!?) and I’ve been wanting to do one for each of my girls. Thanks for the tutorial and inspiration!
Very sweet
That is really cute.
Cute idea!
Cute idea!
Cute!
Sweet pillow. Maybe someday, when I have grandkids.
Tooth invoices – BRILLIANT!
very cute
What a cute pillow and the fabric is perfect. Thank you.
Very adorable!
Thanks for the darling tutorial – hoping to use it for grnadkids someday before too long!
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So timely. My daughter has her first loose tooth and I’ve been wondering what I’m going to do if she catches me rummaging under her pillow for her tooth!!!
My favorite part is the tooth detail.
This is adorable. And another great tutorial. Thanks!
Very cute!
This is a lovely idea, I am sticking in my queue of projects.
This is a really cute idea. Thanks for the tutorial.
Love it! I am going to make this with my daughter who is learning to sew.
Very useful tutorial since I have 2 five year olds who are starting to lose teeth.
aw so cute!
my son is loosing all his baby teeth,perfect project for me!
Oh, I love this! I was just thinking about making one and this is perfect!
How fun to make something that is sure to become part of a family’s treasure house of memories.
this a great idea. thanks for the tutorial.
That is so funny! An “overpinning issue”! I tend to overpin too, especially when I do not want anything to move at all because I do not want to have to rip it out and fix it! Great idea, BTW. I can see a tooth pillow in our future!
I love this one- so simple and cute!
Adorable! And I appreciate your over-pinning.
Oh how cute.
Gail
This is so stinking cute – definitely on my to do list!
I think this would look really cute with your Kumari Garden fabric. Thanks for a great idea!
What a great idea for the kids!
oh my this is the cutest!!!!!!!!!
This is a great tooth pillow idea! I have a few years until my son starts loosing teeth, but I’d rather have it finished too early than too late, and one hanging up rather than being tucked under his pillow is perfect!
This is so adorable!
Cute, cute, cute. What a wonderful idea. And the invoices make it perfect!
What little grandchild wouldn’t love that?!
Very cute!
Love this! Just finished one up for my son tonight using some fabric leftover from his 5 year old shirt I made (pirate fabric and some red with white stars for the handle). SO cute and he loves it! He is 5 so will probably lose his first tooth any time now. We are ready for it!
The tooth invoice is hysterical – what a great idea!
You’re not alone in your overpinning issues, just so you know. The pillow is darling!