just to update...I'm going to redo the one I made. My regional tailor (I work at Men's Wearhouse) gave me a great idea to close the pillow. He helped me sew a zipper on the back with a small flap covering the zipper, so now I can sew all the way around and turn it inside out from the zipper and stuff it from the back. I'll post a picture either later tonight or tomorrow.