Just a quick post to show progress:
The borders are sewn on!
And I have 60 cute little bonus half-square triangles! What to do with them?
They are only 1.75″ square!
These babies might just sew themselves into a small pinwheel quilt, but that is yet to be determined.
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I have decided to make one pillow a month. One pillow for each of my grandchildren.
I think a pillow with their initial on it would be a fun and personal Christmas gift.
Totally doable for me. So, yes, for the first time ever, I’m starting my Christmas list early.
Here you see the initial already machine appliqued onto a white background layered with batting and muslin. I drew a squiggly machine quilting guideline with a blue washout marker.
Next time, I think I should space that guideline further apart, but it worked out.
The squiggly line was quilted first, then the rest of the filler quilting was done.
Oops. I missed a small section. I hope the quilt police don’t find it!
I made an 18″ pillow and filled it with an 18″ pillow form. I think a bigger form might look better.
I like the railroad tracks filler. It is fun and wonky. No rules. Thanks Leah Day!
The back of the pillow has a concealed zipper.
I am linking up with quiltshopgal.
The railroad tracks free motion quilting is from Option #1 from the February Pillow Challenge.
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The plan:
Coming to life:
This will be a bed quilt…I don’t have a good way to photograph it, but you can see that I am making some progress.
I had originally planned on this being a scrappy red and white quilt. But then I won the gorgeous Island Batik fabric (so excited)! Why didn’t I switch some of those half square triangles to flying geese? It would’ve been easier. Alas…I didn’t think to do that until after I cut the fabric.
Nope…not all my seams are lined up. I’m okay with that. Seeking perfectionism doesn’t make me happy. My happiness is in the creative process, and one day, a finished project.
Speaking of slow stitching (you can’t be much slower than me), have you seen Mark Lipinski’s blog featuring the Slow Stitching Movement? I find it quite inspiring. Perhaps you will too!
Now, slowly on to the borders.
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