I’ve always contended that anyone will enjoy the gift of a polar fleece quillow. Finding the right gifts for guys is particularly difficult, but as usual, the quillow filled the bill nicely for my son’s birthday gift.
This one is is especially appropriate for Ryan because both the colors and the design are exactly like his own Piper Twin Comanche. I had a difficult time finding an embroidery design of this specific plane, but finally found a site that will sell you a design of any plane. I was thrilled.
Because he travels so much for his other business ventures, he keeps his plane in a hangar near his home. When I decided to make a quillow for the plane, I looked unsuccessfully through all the aviation collections for an aircraft that looked like his.  Finally,  I found a wonderful embroidery digitizing site that has all models of planes in whatever size you would like.
Ryan flies props, jets and helicopters and is a licensed flight instructor.
Ryan  made his solo flight on his 16th birthday, the youngest legal age at which this can be done. As his mother, I wondered who thought it made sense that the same level of maturity is required to drive a car and fly a plane.
Our 16 year old pilot son on the day of his first solo
But no one ever asks mothers’ opinions about such regulations. I don’t know why. And frankly, I wasn’t that keen on his driving at 16 either. My hair turned gray as I watched him soaring alone in the sky above me.  But he became a pilot then and has been flying ever since, making aviation his career.
Ryan giving his son Robert his first flying lesson.
I ordered the design and added his tail numbers to it. I was so pleased to give him such a personal gift. I don’t think Delta Airlines has pictures of their planes or numbers embroidered on passenger blankets.  I just love what you can do with machine embroidery!
Doesn’t this look just like the embroidery design?
Even without embroidery, a polar fleece quillow or throw makes a wonderful gift. With all the fleece novelty prints, you can find one that fits any special interest.
Today, I was in JoAnn’s Fabrics to pick up a few notions. As I was leaving, ahead of me was a teenage girl pushing a cart packed tight with 17 pieces of fleece. I asked her what she was going to do with it all. She remarked that she was making all her Christmas presents, from her grandmother to her youngest cousins. Hers require no sewing. She simply cuts a fringe all around and ties pairs of the 1″ strips in knots.
I’d love to hear about any fleece quillows or throws you have made for friends. Inquiring minds want to know!
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