Tanya Hatton

Tanya decided to make handmade pillows for Veterans homes and underprivileged children in her community.

This year she donated 14 pillows to the Missouri Veteran’s Home, and 48 pillows for the kids who attend a church ministry outreach program.

“I love sewing and making pillows because they each have so much personality. Seeing the looks on the kid’s faces when they got to take home their own pillow with either their favorite sport or color or animal etc. it was so heartwarming. Pillows are so comforting. You can cuddle with it, scream into it, throw it, sleep on it, really anything. Everyone feels different emotions all the time, and a pillow can be so comforting no matter what life is currently throwing at you. The Veteran’s pillows were also fun to make because I was able to write “Thank you” on each of them with fabric paint. This is just so whenever they see the pillows and sit with them or lay on them, they can be reminded of how much their service is truly appreciated even when they may not feel that way sometimes.” shared Tanya