Lately, I've been spending most of my sewing time working on my string quilt. I'm happy to say that I did make a huge progress in the last couple of days, I have all the blocks finished, Phew!!! Now I'm just slowly piecing the top together and trying to figure out how to quilt that stringy burst of color.
In the meantime, I managed to finish this patchwork pillow.
I forgot how fun some simple, scrappy patchwork can be. I had all my 2.5" squares cut out, most of them were leftovers from previous projects, and I just laid them out without much planning. I needed 64 squares to make a 16" x 16" pillow cover.
I used this adorable Meet the Gang fabric for the back, did a zipper enclosure, bound it with green striped fabric and the pillow cover was done.
I used an 18" x 18" pillow form which makes for a wonderfully plump and soft pillow, aaaaah!
So, now I'm ready to check one more project off my small projects sew along list. 2 projects down, 8 more to go.
Wishing you all a fun, relaxing weekend. Svetlana
Great job on the pillow! Your scraps are so pretty. Whenever I do something scrappy, it feels good to let go a little and not over-think the placement of each piece. And everything always turns out great!
ReplyDeleteReally, really cute!
ReplyDeleteThe simple patchwork quilts are usually my favorites. They are beautiful in their simplicity. =)
ReplyDeleteGood for you - it looks great.
ReplyDeleteLove the bright colors on the pillow, and the back is adorable.
ReplyDeleteVery cute pillow! I tend to talk myself out of doing stuff like this, thinking it is more work than it really is - thanks for the reminder, I have some little projects that I really want to make.
ReplyDeleteLove that pillow, Svetlana. That scrappy look is always so great, and I love all the colors! I'm plugging along on my small project list too. :)
ReplyDeleteCute wee cushion
ReplyDeletelove that cushion cover!
ReplyDeletelove your fabrics - they make for a cheerful cushion!
ReplyDeleteThat pillow is fabulous. Very cheery.
ReplyDeletevery cute pillow! i love simple patchwork so much!
ReplyDeleteI usually put my zipper in the bottom, which precludes binding them. I really like this look, though, or putting it on the back...is there a tutorial you took this from originally, somewhere?
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