are delightful in pinks and embellished with crescent moon designs. I had the pleasure of creating a Gamma Phi Beta hang up pillow design recently for a custom order.
So she wants a Gamma Phi Beta pillow with carnation and moon in pink, gold,white. Here I go to my sewing closet, rummaging through my fabrics that are divided by color. The pink and white stripe is one of my favorites for the back of the sorority pillows that have PINK as their sorority color. I must choose between the stripe and a pink and white curly design. This time, the curly design wins
Drawing My Design for a Gamma Phi Beta Pillow Front
I started with my pencil and paper to draw a design that included the crescent moon and a pink carnation.
When I was happy with my rough drawing, I outlined it with a marker. This is an important step for fabric painting designs, because the design in black lines is very easy to see through the white fabric that I use for the pillow front. Lightly, with a pencil, I sketch the basic lines of the design. Now I am ready to paint. I fill up a tin can with water, grab my mug filled with paint brushes, and set my tray of acrylic paints down on my work table. I place the pillow rectangle on top of a piece of cardboard so that any paint that seeps through will be absorbed into the cardboard rather than ruining my table. I must be careful to have my paint at just the right thickness so it will spread on the fabric, but not run watery outside of the lines. After, all is painted, I wait. Acrylic paint dries quickly so waiting is short. I plug in my iron and after it is preheated, I place a clean sheet of white paper over the painted design and iron on top of the paper for about 15 seconds. The heat from the iron 'sets' the paint so that it will not wash out. Most people will probably never wash these pillows since there is not likely a need for cleaning them, but the ironing is part of the fabric painting process and I always do it anyway.
There, the painting set is complete, but not the sewing. That is for another post...
Sorority pillows are probably one of the most popular sorority gifts that can be made by hand. We all would love to hear some of your great sorority pillow ideas. Please add comments about how you have made a sorority pillow OR about how you would like to make one. 
Also, you can email me with your pictures of you handmade sorority pillows at sororitygiftideas AT gmail.com. THANKS
For more ideas for Greek sorority pillows, click over to our Sorority Pillows page.
This Alpha Gamma Delta pillowcase is available today on eBay. I really like this style of Greek letters; they have a whimsical look and are less bold than the Greek letters used to monogram tee shirts and hoodies. The artistic design is very well suited for a pillow or a pillowcase like this one. If you like to make your own sorority gifts, you could use fabric dye or fabric paint pens to get a similar look. Letters such as these are actually easier to draw and paint than the standardized Greek letters that are so precise. Try it!
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Sorority pillow ideas are unlimited. Etsy is a great site to look to get ideas if you are going to make a Greek pillow. If you would like to see more of Greek pillows on Sorority Sisters, click here: Sorority Pillows
Alpha Chi Omega gifts can be made special with a painted lyre in red and green.
This little pillow was a custom order for a gift. It is the first time I have had the pleasure of painting the lyre for an Alpha Chi Omega gift. I was curious to find out the origin of the lyre as the Alpha Chi Omega symbol. The lyre symbol was chosen by the founders after a lot of research. It was designed by James G. Campbell. He was an undergraduate member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity who acted as librarian for DePauw's School of Music. The lyre which is a replica of a three-stringed harp was named the symbol because it illustrated to the members' musical interest, as music connects the souls of many. Also, according to Greek mythology, the lyre was first instrument played by the gods on Mt. Olympus.
Sorority Sisters now has a Alpha Chi Omega Ideas page that includes quotes, poems, and interesting facts about Alpha Chi Omega. It is an ongoing project to add pages for every major sorority to this site. Readers, please add to these pages in the comments to share with others.
And related to the LYRE is the symphony of Alpha Chi Omega
To see beauty even in the common things of life.
To shed the light of love and friendship round me.
To keep my life in tune with the world that I shall make no discords in the harmony of life.
To strike on the lyre of the universe only the notes of happiness, of joy, of peace.
To appreciate every little service rendered.
To see and appreciate all that is noble in another,
Be her badge what it may.
And to let my lyre send forth the chords of love, unselfishness, sincerity.
This is to be my symphony.
-Celia McClure, Delta Chapter: Allegheny College, 1914
Get this one Delta Sigma Theta soror gift at a give away price for a limited time on Etsy Sorority Gifts.
This is one of the samples for a handmade sorority gift idea for SororitySisters.net. Sorority Gifts ideas are the purpose of this website.
It is always nice to have a sorority gift to give with a handmade touch that gives it a distinction over mass manufactured sorority gifts. Now is your chance to help clear out my cabinets and snatch up a great priced sorority gift at the same time. This won't last long. First come---first served.
The Delta Sigma Theta hang up pillow is handpainted with a cute little elephant with his trunk lifted expectantly. I must clear out my sorority gift samples because we will be moving soon and I need to cut back on what I have to pack and store. 
This is a hand made idea of a sorority gift you can make yourself inexpensively.
Alpha Delta Pi Pillow with STYLE!
Greek Creations has come up with a winner with their line of sorority pillows which make a very special sorority gift, but it is such a uniquely lovely sorority item that many sisters will be asking for one for Christmas, birthday, or any other occasion when someone wants to know what you want.
This is not a tiny pillow. It is a foot high and a foot and a half wide! That size looks great on a twin bed to accent the head of the bed. Remember 12" by 18" and oblong in shape.
As you can see in this image, the Alpha Delta Pi pillow is made in colors that honor AD Pi. The front design is all about the Greek Letters and colors and there is a diamond over the Delta. The back side of the pillow is an animal print - looks like a leopard print to me. The popcorn trim in a blue tone gives the pillow a "fun" presentation.
The price is a little steep, but for the quality and the size of the pillow, it is fairly reasonable.
What about the handmade sorority gift crowd? As far as I know there is not a pattern available for making these sorority pillows so you would need to figure out how to make it starting with the dimensions 12" x 18" and add an inch to that, making it a 13" x 19" rectangle of fabric for the front and for the back.
SororitySisters.net offers ideas for sorority gift ideas, many of which you can make yourself. Making something similar really is quite doable especially if you have some sewing experience, but it is definitely not a quick and easy project. I would not recommend a sewing project like this for a beginner.
If making a sorority pillow is just not your thing, then you might like these elegant pillows available for Alpha Chi Omega and a wide selection for any other sorority. The folks over at Greek Creations have come up with a pillow that has a "designer look" for Alpha Chi Omega and most other sororities. . These pillows are big!... 18 inches by12 inches- not quite as big as a bed pillow. The oblong shaped pillow is made from vibrant colorful fabric that usually are matched to your sorority colors. This pillow is trimmed with a popcorn or tassel fringe and is embellished with rhinestones. The back side fabric is an animal print design that coordinates nicely with the intricate Greek letter design on the front. The pillow that is pictured has a zebra pattern on the back.
This pillow is made to make the room decorating SHINE. If you coordinate the colors of your bedspread to match the pillow, you'll have a happy room indeed.
If the pillow gets dirty, you will need to have it dry cleaned since the manufacturer warns that it is not machine washable.
While living in GA in the 80s, I was asked to make dozens of special order sorority gifts for Georgia Southern sorority sisters thorough the Chatter Tree shop. We were always coming up with new sorority gift items, awards, paddles, banners, pillows, & brown jugs. Now I am sharing many of these ideas on this website, Sorority Sisters.net. We have a face book page for Sorority Gift Ideas;you can LIKE & post your pictures of handmade sorority gifts to share with others. This is a great opportunity to inspire one another to be creative in giving the gift of love in one-of-a-kind sorority gift making.
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