It is nice to know that experienced sewists have the same problems as newbies. I had a friend call and ask me what was wrong with her machine. I told her to unthread it, take the bobbin out and go get something to drink. Then come back and rethread and start again. Always works.

Great job Misty!

I made several of these pillows and put handles on the top of them for my grandsons and they loved them!

You could use binding on the top of the pocket to help with wear!

Thanks! Super easy and fun. It allowed me to practice my fmq.

A reading pillow with at least one book included was the favorite Christmas gifts in 2019. My youngest grandchild and my great great great nieces loved them.

I have been making pillows similar to this for several years for family gifts at Christmas time. You can also make new covers as gifts whenever. Love these.... I usually put a book in when I gift it too.

I love this, Misty. You always do such a great job. Your children are blessed to have such a great teacher. Thank you!!! ❤️👍😄

Oh I can relate to that whole seam with no thread!

How I’d love to walk down the streets of Hamilton, seeing all those beautiful quilts on display. S🇦🇺

I am SO going to make these for my grandchildren for Easter. Thank you for the inspiration!

Misty, I love this! My grands and great-grands will love this pillow!!! Can't wait to get started!

I'm making a divider pocket on mine...one side for a bottle of wine, and the other for my glass! lol!

I ordered 4 books tonight to put in pockets...a great, great idea and an especially nice gift to make for any-aged friend!

I've made many of these not only for children with a book in the pocket, but my granddaughter chose embroidery designs and fabric for her 3 teachers a few years ago. Personalized with name and interest. We added a journal to each pocket. They were a huge hit!

Nice project for kids, grandkids and grandpas!

Loves this tutorial. I usually bind my decorative pillows, adds a nice detail. I will be making two of these pillows for my granddaughters.

Thanks! I love this ideas and your sewing instruction is simple and to the point

Liz! I really enjoyed seeing the person behind? The voice? I love hearing you talk! 😊. Also! I’m an avid reader also, syfy, fantasy, witches & other weird creatures! I enjoy escaping into other worlds! Misty! Very cute idea! It would also work for Kindles, iPads or tablets! The smaller they are the bigger the snack pocket can be!👍🥰

Such a great project Misty! 😍 Thank you!

Ooh, what a super project 👏 love this so much! Thanks so much for Sharing Misty 😊 Love you!

I would use this to hold my Kindle. I love it. I have been slowly making new covers for all of my old toss pillows that I don't love anymore. This will be a great one.

I’m going to make one that the hubby can keep the remote in a pocket. He can’t lose it that way.

Love that. Great idea, can’t wait to make one for my granddaughter ❤️

I love the snack pocket idea! and travel reading pillow

Just rewatched this for the dimensions and ‘just because’ (need a quick, good 6-year old birthday gift and remembered this one). I will miss Tuesday with Misty very much, but already saw the first “Monday with Misty” and can’t wait for more! Thanks for all of it !

Love the pillow idea. Thank you for the tutorial. Just purchased Kevin's book on kindle. Thank you both 😘

This would make a lovely gift.

Can't wait to make some of these as gifts!

Love this! It is a great idea for Christmas gifts for anyone! Thanks for the fun project!

Misty…so good to see that you have the same problem that many of us have. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

What a great idea. Great gift idea. Thank you

I love this project, what a great idea. Thank you

Misty, I made one of the book pillows for a two year old but it’s such a great gift for any age. I did add a handle to the top of mine before sewing it all together because we all know who (dad, mom) ends up carrying everything 😉

Love this! I know what my kids will be getting in their Easter baskets! 😁

This looks like so much fun! Thanks for the idea! I really enjoy your tutorials and way you teach us. Thank you!

Thank you for your great project. My grandkids will love it!

This pillow is a super fun project! I saw it just in time to make one for a friend's daughter's birthday (10), and she LOVED it. Definitely going to make more!

My favorite Harry Potter is #3 too! Love James Patterson. My 10 year old grandson is a bookworm and can read a book and comprehend faster than I can.

With a 16” pillow form, you could use fat quarters.

ohhh what a great gift idea!! gona make this for my old mom who love to do sudoko, maybe make a little pocket for her pens she tend to lose lol!! thanks misty!!xxxxxxxx

How adorable!!

Great Job Misty!

It's not easy to find a Christmas present for a now-21 year old granddaughter. But Sarah loves to read, she loves cats and she loves mini M&M's. Sounds like a perfect gift to me. Thank you!

I’m making these for Easter for my Granddaughters!

I made these for my grandkids and they loved them! I embroidered their name on the pocket.

What a great project! Love your fabrics, too. Hope y'all are doing well. Blessings...

Add a third pocket to store a clip on book light. Then clip it to the pocket when reading.

a definite thumbs up, Misty! As a teacher, I think this has to be the greatest gift! What fun. I'm making three right now for the "grands." :)

Oh how I wish I had thought of this before Christmas. I have 19 great grandchildren and gave them books. Any easy things you can think of would sure help. I made bed pillows one year and am thinking of quilts but. Oh my that take too long unless I started now. Thanks for all your wonderful demos

Love this! Will make a nice project for summer school this year too (in England).

Love watching from Melbourne, Australia

You could even put a cute decorative top stitch!

I also made a fabric handle for the top - great for kids to carry around to their favourite reading place, to carry to the car and to take to grandparents house.

So cute!

Bought Liz's husband's book. The reviews are all good. I'm looking forward to reading it.

Hello from New Jersey!

What a fun project. I love it

One of my favorite authors is Karen Kingsbury! And yet I am a big Jane Austen fan!!!

Hey what a great idea! Love to do ohne for my Children

Very cute!!

A wonderful idea!

Great idea for my grandkids Thank you for another great video

Cute idea! ❤️

Great idea!!!

Love you guys & miss your little duck

Same favorite books!

Really enjoy Mistys tutorials and Natalies final stitch. They really pay attention to detail.

I think that you should come over to the U.K. to the Festival of Quilts, how about it... say August 2022?

I love Harry Potter, Too. I have them all as as well as the videos and audios. I will be making this pillow for myself.

I love the sound of Liz's voice; wish she could be the behind the camera-person all the time :)

Great project 📚 l know many avid adult readers. 👏

I've seen these made with the front pocket sewn in several places to make sections for the tv remote controls etc.

Binding trim on the blue fabric instead of top stitch would look nice too

Thanks for the great demo. It would have been nice to see you attach at least some of the binding.

Heck with kids! I want one. LOL

Misty, I am in my 60's but I have read the best true diary from 1830 "A Gathering of Days". by Joan W. Blos. It received the John Newberry Award Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to Children's Literature. It is a great story. In it the one girl talks all about her daily life and true adventures, including procuring a quilt pattern and where she scrounges up the used clothes FABRIC (I won't tell) to make it with and how hard it is. She picks an incredibly hard pattern - for a reason-I won't tell ! It is her 1st quilt! This book is so interesting because it is new. They do SO MANY things we don't do anymore. It is a joy to read and is great for a young woman or to read to children. A GREAT GIFT Book for your pillow! I found it used on Amazon I think. Hope you try it!

I am disappointed because somehow I didn’t receive notification of your “Live.” But I’m definitely on board for the #replay! Thank you MSQC, Misty, & your fabulous Team🤗🥰🦩

Like the pillow. Wish you had completed so new sewers could see how to finish. Thank you.

Hello from The west of Ireland xx

This is what I was looking for! My niece is having her first baby and she asked for a reading pillow for the baby!

Wish you'd show cutting and applying the binding.

Such a cute project! Question: if you rounded the corners of the pillow, would that eliminate the pointy corners?? Or would it look strange? Thanks for input.

FUN! I know what I'm making today! I think I'll put a handle at the top.

Hi from Northern Ireland

Great 👍👍❤️❤️

I like the Jennifer Chauverini books,

This is one of my most used videos. Please make it a permanent video.

I added velcro to the back closure

Think I’ll make one for me

Can u put a link for the powder u r talking about please

can you post the name of the powder for fusing the top and batting. Also is the batting and the back up to 20 inches. thanks for the help

Great project! What brand of sewing machine do you have? Its motor is so quiet and smooth!

hello from Fl

What was the powder that was used to hold the fabrics together before it was quilted.

What is the really cool guide tape you have on your machine?

Great video, Misty. I am in the mood now to make my great-grandchildren a reading pillow. They have to travel about an hour to come for a visit, so a road trip pillow will be nice too. Liz, is your husband Kevin Gubernatis? I am looking for his book.

What did you used between the orange before you quilted it? How does one participate in the live chats?

What is the stitch length of the quilting on the orange fabric?

Would have liked to see the last bit of sewing of front to back