These new quilted pillow covers have been a long time in the finishing, and then hung around almost as long in the to-be-photographed queue. The two on the ends are the result of turning Jackie’s Block of the Month sew-along into a pillow-of-the-month effort (the “of the month” part has slipped a bit). The bluebird pillow in the middle started as a leftover block from the early spring, 2011, Blockapalooza sew-along, so it’s been very patient.
These are the tip of the pillow iceberg; more pillows and pics will follow as I get things edited and draft some Etsy copy. I’d planned to put all three of these in the Etsy shop, but Mr. de Hilo won’t let me sell the bluebird one, so we get to keep it.
I was secretly hoping he’d pick it out, and probably would have kept it for myself anyway.
I’d like to keep all of them, but there’s a limit to how many throw pillows any household can absorb. My plan is to monitor shop stats for a while to see which get pinned/viewed or gosh, even sell, and retrieve the lonesome-est ones for couch use.
Here’s the bluebird, head on:
The back is Amy Butler “Coreopsis” in home dec weight. I’ve had that fabric in the stash for several years, and am glad I didn’t use it for something else, because I love it here:
The line across near the bottom is the edge of the lapped zipper. I don’t like envelope closures (they have a way of gaping open that creates a hunchback effect), so all of my pillow covers get a zip. Bound edges are growing on me, too, in spite of being extra work.
This one got some free-motion leafy play in the corners and border, in bright blue thread:
I wish I had more of that border fabric, but the scant 1/3 yard grabbed from a remnants bin is long gone. At the time I made the original block for this I only had an FQ of the bird print (it’s the enchanting “Summer Tree” by Philip Jacobs). I’ve since accumulated a satisfying amount of yardage in several colorways, so there may be more bluebird pillows in my future.
Detail pics of the other two pillows in this batch coming up in a next post…
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These are quite wonderful. I love the bird. I loved it in your improvirobin quilt, as well. Sorry I have been missing from commenting for so long. I am playing catch-up and will be more present now.
Thanks, Miki! Glad to be on your catch-up list.
(Sadly, my Improvi-Robin top is still waiting to be quilted… maybe when I finish getting these pillow covers photographed and listed at Etsy.)
I’m glad the bird found a home at last. Spot on, Mr. de Hilo for wanting to keep it. These cushions are so YOU, I think I would have recognised them as yours if I saw them with others’ cushions as you have a very distinctive way with colours and fabrics.
Isn’t it annoying when you have used all of a favourite fabric and can’t get any more. I like the torquoise and yellow edged leaf fabric very much.
Thanks, Sheila. It is sad to use up a favorite fabric, but there are always more beautiful fabrics coming. That little leafy print is one I did run out and get more of (several yards of it). It’s been among my favorite “utility prints” for over a year now, and has made many appearances in my projects. I think it’s called “petalicious” but I don’t remember who the designer or manufacturer is.
All the items in your Etsy shop are beautiful but the bird pillow is gorgeous. Always eager to see more of your work!
Thanks, Margaret! I’ve just finished listing more pillow covers at Etsy. Off to sewing group this afternoon; will post more pics here as soon as I get a minute..:-)
Beautiful, as always. Isn’t it great when husbands choose the same favorite as us? I love that Summer Tree print as well. But then again, nearly all of the Kaffe collective prints fall into the “love” category for me. Last week my LQS got his new FQ bundles in, and the red and blue bundles are now sitting in my sewing room looking particularly lovely
Yes, I’m so thankful that DH has similar taste (in home decor, anyway, which is what I care about). As for your mention of new KF bundles: I’ve got my fingers in my ears (or maybe over my eyes would be better) “lalalalalala, I can’t hear/see you”. Please don’t tempt me!
Love the blue bird pillow. I’d want to keep it too. Just a heads up that the fabric is on clearance along with several other fun Kaffe prints at Hancock’s of Paducah. Here’s the link: http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/Item–i-PJ-27-TURQUOISE#.UF-LYhwpubw
Thanks for the Hancock’s tip! (I’m hoarding my fabric pennies for in-person shopping when I get to Maine in October, but maybe someone else will see it.)