Saturday, November 5, 2011

-pillows-





 I am finally getting around to showing the finished pillow I made for The Pillow Talk Swap.  I had a really hard time getting a good angle for this pillow for some reason.  Every angle just looked slightly off to me...ah well.  My partner for this swap is definitely a fun, cheery type person, so I went with something bright and scrappy.  For these blocks I used this template that I found via Flickr.  I love making things from my scraps.  I love hunting through and finding fun little pieces of fabric that bring back memories from past projects.  This block was perfect as well for some of those odd shaped pieces I have held on to.





Overall, I was pleased with how the pillow turned out, but I think I wouldn't have used variegated thread for the quilting.  For some reason, it ended up looking just a bit sloppy to me.  This pillow isn't the biggest.  It only came out to about 16", but sometimes it is nice to have a smaller pillow- I hope!  I added some turquoise piping around the edges, which I liked for the "pop" factor.  




For the back I just did a simple envelope closure with bright sunburst fabric I have had in my stash for awhile.


Last week I also received my super awesome pillow from fionapoppy!  This pillow is full of fun, simple details that really just make it something special.  I love it!  Plus, now I have a pillow to go along with my Authentic quilt!  
  

I love how she added the little "Make Life Beautiful" quote into that one square.  

Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!  The temperature here has dropped twenty degrees, and I can finally say that fall is here!  Yay!



10 comments:

  1. I love the pillows! I am going to steal/borrow your scrappy pillow idea for some Christmas gifts!

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  2. I adore them! The hand stitching adds so much.

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  3. I love the scrappy look and the blue piping is a great touch. The pillow you got is really cool too. I'm a big fan of the pop of blue and the embroidery. January T

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  4. It's gorgeous! and I love that you added piping!

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  5. How cute! I may have to make a few of those for around my house!

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  6. WOW!!!!! Pop is right, LOVE both those pillows!!!!!

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  7. I love your scrappy happy pillow! I'm so not good at doing scrappy, but I'd like to be! Love the little pillow made for you, too!

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  8. Fabulous pillow! Thanks for the link for the template! I'd like to make one for a Christmas gift! The colors, the piping - great swap! The other pillow is darling too - love the hand work and the unexpected block! Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Great pillow Meg....I love how you use color! I agree about the variegated thread...I don't use it anymore.

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  10. Both pillows are gorgeous, but the pillow you made is amazing, Meg. I love the cheerfulness of it. Beautiful!

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