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How to Make a Cheap DIY Travel Pillow for $2

Posted on October 6, 2021

Making a DIY travel pillow is easy and inexpensive – It takes about five minutes and you may already have the supplies needed.

In this article, I’ll demonstrate a technique I learned from another traveler for creating a packable, inexpensive travel pillow that works even better than expensive pillows sold by travel gear suppliers and airport gift shops.

What Makes a Good Travel Pillow

When you think of a travel pillow, you probably think of the iconic C-shaped cushion sold in every airport in the world. Since it’s so popular, travelers generally assume this C-shaped cushion is the best option and add one to their collection.

The thing is, that many professional travelers have found that C-shaped pillows aren’t that great – and in fact, TikTok users decided recently that we’re all using C-shaped pillows incorrectly anyway. Researchers agree that neck support during travel is important but there’s no evidence that the iconic C-shaped bolster popularized by travel gift shops actually offers effective neck support.

Since most of us are not able to sleep sitting straight up, and few of us are able to recline enough in an airplane chair to reach a comfortable incumbent sleeping position, most in-flight sleepers default to hunching forward over folded arms on a tray table or leaning against an airplane window. Even though these latter two options tend to be the most popular for long flights , traditional travel pillows don’t offer much in the way of either support or comfort for airplane sleepers in these positions. For those of us who curl up over a tray table or lean against an airplane window, more support is needed.

This support has been hard to come by. Flat airplane pillows are useless and even balled-up coats and jackets compress into flat lumps. It all seemed futile- until another traveler showed me how to make a travel pillow using a cheap dollar store inflatable beach ball. A DIY beach ball travel pillow accommodates leaning and forward-slumping sleeping positions with better support and improved comfort.

How I learned how to make my own DIY Travel Pillow

When a fellow traveler demonstrated their DIY travel pillow made from a beach ball stuffed in a pillowcase, I was skeptical. How, I wondered, could this stupidly simple travel hack actually help increase comfort enough to improve sleep on an airplane?

But then, at their encouragement, I tried it- I was immediately impressed by the comfort of this DIY travel pillow. Before my next flight, I set to gather the supplies needed to make my own.

About this pillow

The genius of this homemade travel pillow is that, by inflating, it can provide so much more support while still fitting in a one bag travel style . When half-inflated and shoved against an airplane window, the trapped air squishes into the uneven windowsill and forms a soft, non-shifting, flat surface to lean your head against (goodbye tiny airplane pillows squishing into the row behind me!).

When fully inflated and placed on the tray table of the seat in front of me, the DIY travel pillow forms a shockingly supportive cushion. Instead of having to contort my spine into a hunched over sleeping position destined to leave me with a backache, this travel pillow helps me maintain a more naturally curved spine as I relaxed forward and rest my face on the soft cotton of my favorite pillowcase covering my squishy homemade travel pillow.

Even though the beach ball is plastic (which would be very uncomfortable to rest skin against), the familiarity of my own pillowcase provides a soft breathable layer between my skin and the plastic.

Supplies you’ll need to make your DIY travel pillow

This DIY is so easy, all you’ll are a few basic supplies you most likely already have:

1. A full-size, inflatable beach ball – Get it here at Amazon – (16″ seems to work best for not intruding on other passengers’ space) 2. A standard sized pillowcase (it works a little better if the pillowcase has a zipper – like this one at Amazon – but it’s not essential)

Since a pillowcase from home always makes it onto my packing list because it is one of the best tips for sleeping in a hostel or hotel , all I needed to do was locate a beach ball – and luck would have it, most dollar stores, drugstores, and big-box shops sell uninflated beach balls for around $1 USD every spring and summer.

To Make your Travel Pillow:

When packing for your trip, place the uninflated beach ball and the pillowcase into an accessible part of your carry-on luggage. (If your carry-on luggage is already bursting, you should be able to slip both the ball and the pillowcase into the pocket of a hand-held jacket- which is exempt from carryon limits)

After Boarding your Flight

Once you’ve boarded your flight and settled into your seat, remove your pillowcase and the uninflated beach ball and place them both into this pocket of the seat in front of you. (Placing them in a handy spot before take-off ensures that they’ll be easily reachable even if the captain keeps the “fasten seat belts” light on for the whole trip).

To use your DIY travel pillow

After takeoff, or whenever you are ready to try sleeping on your long flight, remove the beach ball from its packaging, place it inside of the pillowcase, and use your breath to fill the beach ball to the desired size. Placing it inside of the pillowcase before inflating can prevent the awkward pillow-case stuffing that would likely send elbows flying into other travelers’ personal space.

Inflate the beachball inside the pillowcase about 2/3rds of the way using your breath, close the valve, and zip your pillowcase.

Place the travel pillow onto your tray table or, if you have a window seat, into the window’s edge beside you, and relax against the pillow. Add or remove air from the beachball as needed for maximum comfort.

After your Flight

At the end of your flight, pop the cap on the valve and expel the air from the beach ball. Once manually expelled, press the beach ball flat and begin rolling it into a compact roll that can easily be stored in your luggage until your next flight, taking up a fraction of the space of a traditional travel neck pillow.

Beach balls aren’t designed to have pressure placed on the seams in the way that using them as a travel pillow does, so this travel pillow may not last as long as expensive pillows- but for the cost, you’ll still likely end up saving money compared to purchasing an expensive neck support pillow (that you’d likely forget somewhere or jettison in a hostel after overstuffing your luggage with souvenirs ). Hopefully, you’ll get a few uses out of your beach ball before it begins to leak. If it does leak, try patching it with a patching kit made for plastic inflatables before tossing it out.

NOTE:  This travel pillow can be used by adults, teens, and tweens, but because it involves placing plastic near the face, this travel pillow should not be used for infants, toddlers, young children, or anyone using a sedative to help them sleep on a plane.

Final Thoughts

You can easily make your own travel pillow using these instructions for combining a small inflatable ball and a pillowcase. Although I only use my travel pillow on flights, if you find yourself in accommodations that lack sufficient support, you can pop out your inflatable DIY travel pillow for use in hotels, hostels, and Airbnbs .

Lynli Roman’s unique approach to travel is informed by decades of experience on the road with a traveling family and, later, years spent as a solo international traveler. When she’s not writing about Seattle from her Pike Place Market apartment, Lynli writes on-location while conducting hands-on research in each destination she covers. Lynli’s writing has been featured by MSN, ABC Money, Buzzfeed, and Huffington Post. She is passionate about sharing information that makes travel more accessible for all bodies.

DIY Travel Pillow {Neck Pillow} - Free Pattern

Modified: Aug 13, 2024 by Treasurie

Are you planning a plane trip or long car ride? Make yourself a soft, comfortable DIY travel pillow to make your journey enjoyable and memorable. These neck pillows can be made in under 30 minutes and are a great beginner sewing project. DIY travel pillows are great to give for gifts and can be made in colorful fabrics that coordinate with luggage.

DIY Travel Pillow - Supplies

Here is what you will need to sew a travel pillow:

• FABRIC - ½ yard (0.45m) of cotton fabric - Choose a soft fabric that will breathe and not make you sweat. I used a soft quilting cotton. Since this will be next to your face, make sure you prewash the fabric before you start sewing. This will eliminate shrinkage and remove any chemicals the manufacturer may have added.
• STUFFING - Polyester stuffing is best. This is the kind you use for stuffed toys.
• SEWING MACHINE
• NEEDLE - Hand needle and thread
• PATTERN - Your DIY travel pillow pattern. Download the free pattern . (Link will open in a new window). Just trim the boxes and stick the 2 pages together.

Neck Pillow Template Printable

Click on the below link to download the neck pillow pdf pattern. Don't forget to check the test square to ensure it is the correct size.

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>> Download the free pattern

DIY Travel Pillow Video

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DIY Travel Pillow Instructions

Step 1 - cut fabric.

Place your pattern on the fold of your fabric and cut 2 pieces. One will be for the front and the other for the back. If you have larger scrap pieces use one color for the front and another for the back

Step 2 - Stitch

Put the fabric pieces with right sides together and stitch all the way around, leaving a 1 ½ inch (4cm) gap on the outside as shown. Use smaller straight stitches. I recommend using a 2.0 length. If you are new to sewing curves then read my article >> Sewing Curves

Step 3 - Clip and Turn

Clip the curves, leaving the gap unclipped. Turn your DIY travel pillow to the right side through the gap.

Further Reading: Sewing Clipping

Step 4 - Stuffing

Give your pillow a good press and start stuffing. I made mine fairly hard but you can stuff it as much or little as you find comfortable. Keep in mind, the stuffing will squash down once you put your head on it.

Step 5 - Stitch Gap

Close the gap with an invisible ladder stitch . This stitch goes through the fold and if you use a matching color thread, it will almost be unnoticeable.

Further Reading: How to Sew an Invisible Stitch

DIY Travel Pillow - In Conclusion

Your DIY travel pillow is all ready for a trip! I hope you are going somewhere exciting and have an amazing time.

If you enjoyed this DIY travel pillow tutorial, you might like to sew some more pillows and cushions. Transform your house with some bright fabrics.

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DIY Travel Pillow

• Sewing Basics Sewing machine, needle, thread, scissors
• Fabric ½ yard (0.45m)
• Polyester Stuffing

Instructions

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April 05, 2024 at 6:42 pm

Thank you for this pattern. I use a pillow this shape as my bed pillow. It fits my short neck and small person shoulders best. My ear is not crushed nor does my face get pillow wrinkles. It just cradles my head. It is filled with polyester fiberfil that doesn't clump, ever. It was purchased, and having a pattern without having to create my own is so nice. I'll be filling the new one with polyester fiberfil that doesn't clump as well. Perhaps I'll pack it slightly firmer than current to see if the slight tweak will be even better.

November 20, 2023 at 2:04 am

Thank you for this pattern! I used a zipper so I can stuff it with a few clothing items to 'carry on' the plane so I could have them easily accessible.

Treasurie says

March 12, 2023 at 11:27 pm

Hi Beth, the gap works anywhere. I did it on the side as the seam is a little straighter so easier to close up at the end. Thanks for reading.

March 07, 2023 at 5:02 pm

I'm in the process of making a neck pillow using your pattern. Thanks for the excellent instructions. I have a question. Is there any reason not to make the closure spot at the back of the pattern instead of on the side? I'm thinking that it might be easier to stuff from the back as well as easier sewing it closed since it seems like the curve is a bit flatter at the back. Your thoughts? Again thanks for making the pattern available and for the detailed instructions.

February 03, 2023 at 6:43 pm

I just made this pillow - ultra easy! The stuffing was the biggest portion of the half hour duration! Lol! Thank-you for the pattern! Ooh! And I put a fabric loop on the back part so I can hook it on the tv tray latch on the plane 😉 or on a carabiner for on my carry on.

Violet Raven says

December 29, 2022 at 7:35 pm

I made this for my grandma for Christmas, and she absolutely loved it!!

March 01, 2021 at 3:16 am

You can print the pattern and scale it down on your printer. Try 80% reduction.

February 12, 2021 at 8:32 am

Thank you for this pattern and tutorial! Do you think you'll have a pattern for child size anytime soon?

December 20, 2020 at 3:41 am

Hi Beverly, there is a link in the article above for the printable pdf. Thanks for reading.

Beverly Comley says

December 18, 2020 at 9:41 pm

how do i get your pattern

September 14, 2020 at 9:44 pm

It is 3/8 inch (1cm) or the dotted line on the pattern

Stacey jeansonne says

September 14, 2020 at 9:41 pm

Could you please tell me the seam allowance? Thank you

SewCool says

August 16, 2020 at 10:19 pm

I used fabric of dogs in sweaters, very cute!

August 16, 2020 at 10:17 pm

This is very cute! I am planning to make them for my family as Christmas presents. However, thick thread will work much better than thin.

November 14, 2019 at 7:59 pm

I'm sure they will love that you made it for them.

silvia ram says

November 14, 2019 at 3:02 pm

My grandchildren often travel to visit us. I wanted to give them a personalized DIY gift to welcome them. I hope they will enjoy the pillows on the trip back. Thank you for the pattern and the video..

November 04, 2019 at 7:26 pm

Hi Diana, I appreciate the suggestion. I'll look into that.

DiAnna says

November 03, 2019 at 11:00 pm

I’m not able to print this from my phone. If you could add a print button it would greatly appreciated.

nanawhatsnanamakingcom says

June 13, 2019 at 2:06 pm

Thank you so much for sharing this. It is awesome which is why I featured it in my 10 awesome travel accessories post which you can check out here https://whatsnanamaking.com/travel-accessories-to-sew/ Beautiful fabric BTW

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DIY Travel Pillow | Neck Pillow Pattern + VIDEO Tutorial

Traveling can get very uncomfortable at times, especially if you’re traveling by car or worse, bus. But if you have the right equipment for the trip, you can make it as comfortable as possible. What kind of equipment am I talking about? Neck pillows.

A well-made neck pillow can make a big difference during long trips during which you have no other options but so sit put.

Since I don’t really like those you can get in the stores, I came up with a cute and very comfortable DIY travel pillow design. It’s easy to make and it requires very little time. And I’m about to show you precisely how to make a travel pillow yourself. It makes a great gift and can be made in colorful fabrics to coordinate with your luggage or your fabric luggage tags !

Below you will find my step by step written tutorial with VIDEO instructions for all the visual learners.

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Table of Contents

• 1 How to Make a Travel Pillow
• 2 Supplies and tools
• 3.1 DIY Neck Pillow VIDEO TUTORIAL
• 3.2 INSTRUCTIONS:
• 3.3 STEP 1: Prepare the pattern
• 3.4 STEP 2: Cut the fabric
• 3.5 STEP 3: Pin
• 3.6 STEP 4: Sew
• 3.7 STEP 5: Turn inside out and press
• 3.8 STEP 6: Fill the pillow with the stuffing
• 3.9 STEP 7: Finish the DIY travel pillow
• 4 NECK PILLOW STUFFING OPTIONS:

How to Make a Travel Pillow

You don’t need all that much for this project, it’s likely that you even already have all of the essentials in your sewing supplies. First up you will need to download the free neck pillow pattern below – it’s a U-shaped design that is very comfortable.

Supplies and tools

• fabric – 1/2 yard cotton fabric  (or 2 x 1/4 yard if you are using two fabrics)
• stuffing – polyester stuffing works best
• matching thread thread
• scissors (or rotary cutter and a cutting mat )
• pins or clips
• sewing machine ( these machines are great for pillows and home decor, or you can even hand sew this)
• iron and ironing board
• sewing clips or pins

DOWNLOAD : FREE Travel pillow pattern (PDF file)

Notes : You can use a variety of materials for the stuffing – I’ll cover the options at the bottom of this tutorial if you’re not sure what to use. use what you consider to be the most comfortable option.

Once you prepare all that, you can start making the travel pillow.

How To Sew a Travel pillow

Watch the diy travel pillow video first and then follow the written step by step instructions below. Please enjoy and don’t forget to Like and SUBSCRIBE over on YouTube to be kept up to date with new videos as they come out.

DIY Neck Pillow VIDEO TUTORIAL

INSTRUCTIONS:

Step 1: prepare the pattern.

Print out the travel neck pillow pattern you downloaded and cut it out. Make sure you print it as 100% (no scaling) on either a US letter or A4 paper. Cut it out and tape it together

If you don’t have a printer or you can’t use the downloadable pattern for some other reason, you can draw it yourself on a piece of paper.

Just draw one half of the usual travel pillow shape. Similar to a bean. Then cut it out.

STEP 2: Cut the fabric

Fold the fabric in half and align the edges. Then put the travel pillow sewing pattern on the fold, pin it and cut through both layers according to the pattern. The seam allowance is already included.

Do this two times, as you need two identical pieces of fabric – one for the front and one for the back. If you have larger scrap pieces – this is a great project to use couple of them!

STEP 3: Pin

Unfold both pieces of fabric and set them on top of each other, right sides facing each other. Align the edges and pin everything in place. Leave an opening for turning.

STEP 4: Sew

Stitch all around the edges using a 3/8 inch seam allowance. Leave a gap of about two inches unstitched so that you can turn the DIY neck pillow inside out.

Use your scissors to notch all around the pillow, snipping small triangles out of the seam allowance about one inch apart from each other. This will allow the pillow to form properly along the curves. Don’t notch the gap.

STEP 5: Turn inside out and press

Turn the whole pillow inside out through the opening you left unstitched earlier. Tuck the seam allowance of the opening inside and press it. Press the entire thing flat with an iron using a lot of steam.

STEP 6: Fill the pillow with the stuffing

Take the polyester stuffing you have prepared and fill the neck pillow with it. You can put as much stuffing as you wish, it’s your choice. If you like your pillows to be fluffier then put a bit more, just don’t overdo it so that it doesn’t become too hard.

STEP 7:  Finish the DIY travel pillow

Once you have finished stuffing the neck pillow, all that’s left to do is to close up the opening on it. Take your needle and a thread and close the opening shut with a ladder stitch.

Psst… do you like the gorgeous roses in the image above. Here’s how to make them

NECK PILLOW STUFFING OPTIONS:

As I mentioned earlier, you can use whichever stuffing you prefer, but if you’re not sure, here are a few suggestions and their characteristics.

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• Option 5: Feathers

Light and soft, very comfortable, and it can be shaped easily. It tends to flatten often and it can get pretty hot during use.

I hope you liked this neck pillow tutorial and that you found it useful and interesting. Let us know what you think about it by sharing your thoughts with everyone in the comment section below. If you have some suggestions for improvement, do tell, your feedback is very appreciated!

Now go ahead and make a few of these DIY travel pillows for yourself and your loved ones, they’ll be grateful for sure!

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such a great idea! thank you for tutorial – it makes me think I can try to sew my own travel pillow 🙂

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Sure you can. It’s such an easy so, and the travel pillow is so comfortable

It turned out awesome, and thanks so much for sharing the great tutorial.

Thank you for your kind comment, Chas. I love it!

What a great tutorial, thanks for sharing with us at Handmade Monday

Thank you, Julie. It’s a pleasure to share my projects with you!

Thank you for sharing your post at this week’s #TrafficJamWeekend Linky Party.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thank you for dropping by!

Thank you for the instructions. We need to get neck pillows for our next trip and this will let us personalize them.

Looking forward to travel is such a great treat…and then the memories are so sweet. Share photos of your creations with us! I love seeing items made with my patterns

This is fantastic! Absolutely cannot wait to be able to travel again! Maybe the time at home will give me time to make some of these as Christmas gifts! Thank you for linky up at Oh My Heartsie Girl’s Wonderful Wednesdays, I’m co-hosting at My Crafty Zoo!

Oh, how I miss traveling! These make wonderful gifts everyone would love to receive

Such a great tutorial and pattern, thank you for sharing on OMHGWW it will be featured this week. Please stop by and share again!

Have a great week!

I will. Thank you so much for the feature and hosting this wonderful party

I like your choice of fabric. It turned out so pretty. The tutorial is very detailed and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing. #HomeMattersParty

Thank you so much for the kind words, Donna. I love it!

So many times I have wanted one of these! I can quilt, but making 3D items is always more of s struggle. I think I can manage this though. Look for your neck pillow to be featured in this week’s Creative Compulsions.

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It’s actually very easy, I’m sure you can manage it! Thanks for the feature, I’ll stop by this week

My daughter and I recently traveled on airplane and I was wishing I had a travel pillow. This will be on my to-do list for our next cross-country excursion!

It’s a must have travel item for me! So comfy

I love the pattern. I use the micro-beads and use them in a separate pillow then the decorative outer shell I put a 1/2 inch loop in the seam. I attach a carabiner to that. When I am not using it after a flight I can attach it to a loop or strap before I leave the plane and don’t loose me favorite pillow. Just a thought worth mentioning.

Great idea, Judi, thanks for sharing. This sounds like a handy feature

this is amazing but here are the some best travel pillows for tall person that support your neck and head than that any other pillow

These are custom made pillows so that can be made to fit any person tall or short

That’s really very nice. Thanks.

Great project. I will be making one of these soon. Could I use scraps of fabric with the Polyester fill?

If you do yarn crafts, put a zipper on the back and leave a small gap at the bottom of each “arm”. Put 1 skein in each arm, threading the end through the gaps. Put an extra skin or 2 to fill it for comfort and now you can knit or crochet easily.

That is clever! Thanks for the tip, Susan!

Lately I have seen notices that say we use this type of pillow wrong. The opening goes in the back. This is so the pillow supports our head when we fall asleep and the head nods forward. Always something new to learn.

Yes, isn’t it funny how we are taught to do something and we are doing it this way for years when suddenly you realize you are doing it all wrong

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DIY travel neck pillow for adults and kids

In this post, I am going to show you how to make a travel neck pillow by yourself. This DIY tutorial comes with a pattern in toddler/kids and adult sizes that you can get for free as a “Thank you!” gift if you choose to become a subscriber to my email list.

The kid’s size pattern fits nicely up to a 10-year-old. For older kids, use the adult version of the pattern.

To download the travel neck pillow pattern, scroll down to the end of this post.

Travel neck pillow video tutorial

DIY Travel Neck Pillow

I had two reasons to make this pillow myself. First, I didn’t like the support our store-bought pillow provided. Of course, I could search for a more supportive one, but I also really wanted it to match  the car seat cover  I made a while ago.

Here is how to make it yourself:

What you are going to need to make a travel pillow (image 1)

• the pattern ;
• 12 inches/30 cm of non-stretch fabric for the kids’ version and 20 inches/50 cm for the adult one ;
• pins, scissors, a sewing machine ;
• polyfill or other stuffing material;
• hand needle and a matching thread .

Steps to follow when making the travel neck pillow

Use the pattern to cut two details of the travel pillow.

The idea to make a travel neck pillow came later, so I didn’t have enough fabric left to use.  

That’s why I’ve joined some scrap pieces together to get the shape of the pillow. If you are using the pattern and enough fabric, you are going to end up with two whole and even details that look much prettier than mine (image 2).

Put them face sides together and pin them if you like. Sew all around the pillow except the narrow part on the inside. We are going to use it as a hole through which to turn the pillow inside out later.

Leaving the hole at this place, it would be a bit harder to hand stitch later, but it’s the least visible place so that’s where I am going to make it. If you prefer, you can leave the opening elsewhere to make it easier for you to hand stitch later. 

Sew it with ⅜ of an inch or 1 cm seam allowance (image 3).

Use a straight stitch and anchor the seam at the beginning and the end.

Turn the pillow inside out by pushing it through the hole we left (image 4).

 You might want to iron at this point, but the filling is going to pull the seams anyway so I am going to skip this step.

Stuff the pillow with poly-fil or other stuffing material

Here is how the travel pillow looks now (image 5). Now I am going to start stuffing the fill-in (image 6). How much you are going to stuff the pillow depends on your preferences.

I am using my thumbs to push the stuffing all the way in and I am careful to use the same amount of fill in all parts of the pillow (image 7).

Close the opening we left in the middle of the pillow

Once I am done, I need to close the hole in the middle (image 8). I am going to do that with the invisible hand stitch or the so-called ladder stitch. Here is how to do it. 

Start at one side and insert the needle a bit in on one side and then on the other side so the seam allowance gets pushed inside and both sides get joined together (image 9).

This pillow is nicely stuffed, so I don’t pull the sides together right from the first stitches. I make a couple of them and then pull them together so that the thread doesn’t break under the pressure. I am going to go all the way up until I close the hole.

Then, I am going to go backward. Going back is not strictly necessary, but in my case, the fabric tends to unravel, so I am going to secure it.

To finish the stitch, instead of making a knot I am going to stick the needle inside the pillow. Then, take it out on the other side, cut the remaining thread and the end of it would disappear into the inside of the pillow (image 10).

To download the pattern, click on the button below. The adult and toddler/kids versions of the travel neck pillow pattern are provided in separate PDF files.

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