Sunday, April 8, 2012

One thing - one week :Scrappy Pillow

Happy Easter! We have had a fairly quiet weekend as I worked on Good Friday, and my husband went away for a few days to play Rugby in a town nearly 1000 km away. So along with trying failing to put a new bicycle together for my daughter, I managed to get a little bit of sewing done.
This block was sewn together using some of the leftover HST's from my Swoon blocks in this arrangement which is quite similar to the Swoon blocks, but has extra HST's instead of geese.
After seeing the effect on this gorgeous pillow by Knotty Gnome on flickr, I decided to quilt it in straight lines in a lovely orange thread and then made it into a pillow which is about 20" square. 
I have used every fabric from the Denyse Schmidt "Daisy Mae" range in the pillow, adding in pieces from the Australian release to the original ones from the US which are the ones I am using for the Swoon quilt. 
I really love the citron/chartreuse colour in this range - it looks wonderful with the oranges and blues.
Linking to the  One thing One week (12) challenge at Amys Creative Side, to Fabric Tuesday at Quiltstory (button in left sidebar) and to the Festival of Half Square Triangles at Canoe Ridge creations.
Kirsten.
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20 comments:

  1. Maria April 8, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    That's a very striking pillow and how the quilting lifts it. Gorgeous!

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  2. CilleApril 8, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    I love your pillow - great way to use scraps. The quilting is awesome.

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  3. Erin @ Billy Button DesignApril 8, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    I was wondering what to do with all these little HST's. The pillow looks fantastic. Love the quilting too.

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  4. Katy CameronApril 8, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    Aww, cute wee swoon baby

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  5. ToniApril 8, 2012 at 8:46 PM

    Fabulous pillow! I love the orange quilting and completely agree about the citron color. So great!

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  6. Finding FifthApril 8, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    The block is eye-catching but the orange triangular quilting just makes it zing! Well done I say.

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  7. Heather D.April 9, 2012 at 1:16 AM

    It's awesome Kirsten. I love the striking thread choice!

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  8. DebbieApril 9, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    oh love your pillow! ALOT!

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  9. tusenApril 9, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    The scrappy swoon looks so lovely. Great quilting, too.

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  10. Karen MApril 9, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    What a creative way to use leftover HST's. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. MelindaApril 9, 2012 at 10:45 PM

    So pretty! I love that red/orange center fabric!

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  12. Kendra from missknittas studioApril 10, 2012 at 12:02 AM

    This is gorgeous, especially the beautiful quilting! Well done!

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  13. Kelli Fannin QuiltsApril 10, 2012 at 4:57 AM

    I love your cushion, Kirsten! It turned out so gorgeous.. what a great use of the Swoon leftovers. The quilting is stunning, too. :o)

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  14. FranziskaApril 13, 2012 at 1:47 AM

    I didn't know there was an Australian release. I just bought 8 different fabrics and was a little disappointed when they arrived. I like the others very much, they would be a nice addition to mine. I think I have to resist buying more. Are there any scraps left? ;)

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  15. QuilterbellApril 16, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    Very pretty

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  16. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.comApril 17, 2012 at 12:20 AM

    Beautiful pillow

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  17. AmoretteApril 17, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    very fun and bright- love the contrast color stitching.

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  18. Connie Kresin CampbellApril 18, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    What a cute pillow!

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  19. Shawn Stephenson SchumacherApril 20, 2012 at 2:58 PM

    I just nominated you for a Liebster award! Your second I see:http://creativeinspiraciones.blogspot.com/

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  20. Kate S.April 22, 2012 at 5:04 PM

    I love the scrappy look of this pillow and the quilting is gorgeous!

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