Happy Friday! I am back from visiting my grandson and spent a little time yesterday in my sewing room. Ignoring the mess that needs cleaning, I finished a small WIP that was 90% complete. Just that little accomplishment feels so good!
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| heart pillow |
I love Jen Kingwell's new book Quilt Lovely and her courthouse steps pillow. She cleverly changed up the layout of the traditional block so they form a heart shape. I enlarged the block with thoughts of making a quilt. After making one block though, I decided to make it into a pillow instead. In the future I may revisit the quilt idea.
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| Liberty makes the back so soft. |
The pillow back is a Liberty of London fat quarter. Actually using my precious Liberty makes me happy.
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| purple hand stitching |
I quilted lines with my walking foot and then used Perle Cotton 8 to big stitch around the heart shape. I'd like to do more of this. I love the look it gives and the stitching itself is relaxing.
Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Thanks for stopping by,
This is so pretty! And I am with you when it comes to ignoring the mess around 😇
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteThat hand stitching is the perfect touch!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I agree with you--some blocks need to be made only once to carry their design into our homes and hearts. This one is beautiful, and I love the hand-stitching around the heart.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
Love all the purple and using your Liberty for the back. Wow.
ReplyDeleteGreat finish Rene. Lovely colours and butter soft Liberty on the back. I always love the fabric selection process and would have loved selecting all those different fabrics you used.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you are trying some hand stitching!
ReplyDeleteThis will go well with the Bubbles quilt. The hand stitching is a very nice touch.
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