If you sew your pillow 2 inches larger than your template. Fuse the photos in place inside the two inches. Place right sides together and sew all the way around the edge of the fabric with the sewing machine foot on the edge of the fabric. Leave a opening about 6 inches on the bottom of the pillow to stuff it. This will allow your photos to be more centered and not on the top of the pillow after you stuff it. You can use fleece on the back of the pillow. It would be sweet to write with a fabric pen some sweet thoughts for her from you. Good luck and congrandulations on 4 years. you can finish the bottom by hand sewing it shut or folding the seams in and sewing it shut on your sewing machine.