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    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

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Finished! Pillow Fabric Button Closure

For this pillow, I knew I wanted it to have a really special show-stopping back, since the front is so clean and simple.

And I did pull it off exactly as I’d planned, but man–for a little bit there while I was doing the elastic cording I had some SERIOUS doubts.  (And a lot of “WHY did I do FIVE buttons?!”)  I’m super excited, though, and think that it makes the back something you could show off as the front!

I love the look but don’t think I’ll be making it a staple in my pillow routine!

Kati S. - I love the buttons. What a great idea!

Katie - Wow – this looks great with the buttons. Love it!

Kate - Love both the front and the back! What a great idea!

h2ogirl76 - I adore the look of this. . and the colors are perfect