Monday, February 11, 2013

Good Rainy Monday Morning





Our annual Penn Oaks Quilt Guild Getaway is coming up soon. Last year I started this zig zag quilt and have not touched it since then. I am still going to do a zig zag, just not this one.




I decided to make a pillow. I had a 20" pillow form. My block was not big enough so I added fabric to all 4 sides.




After I added the strips to the sides, I layered it with batting and some scrap fabric. It is quilted with a meandering stitch. Of course because it doesn't matter the back came out just as perfect as the front!




I love this fabric and decided it would be a pretty back. The envelope method is used which makes it quick.




Here it is finished before I washed it.




After being washed.....as I said it is raining, hard to get a good picture. It shrunk up a bit and fits perfectly.




This was my project for my curves camp this week. It became a ( little weird looking ) mug rug. None of the projects were something I wanted to make but I wanted to try and draft my own curve. After a couple attempts I decided I will never be drafting my own, not my cup of tea....

Kelly



13 comments:

  1. Your zig zag pillow turned out cute. Why is that when the back side of a quilting project doesn't matter, it turns out perfect. Go figure. You had rain , not snow?

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  2. What a neat way to use those zig zag blocks. I love your pillow....and I love your scrappy trip blocks in the previous post.

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  3. Love all the different fabrics in your pillow! Nice that it shrunk to fit perfectly!

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  4. What a great idea to use up a block! The pillow looks great!

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  5. The zig zag quilt pillow is so cute. Perfect for those days when there is no sun.

    I would never draft curves either...I couldn't.

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  6. pillow turned out pretty,remember the ONE BLOCK that was not my thing, AHHHH the getaway , Have fun, say Hi to everyone

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  7. I love the scrappy zigzag pillow. You always make them so nice. I need to try that sometime. A small project for the house, that is. My family room can surely use some colors at times.

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  8. Have lots of fun! I love the pillow and the mug rug is really cute.

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  9. You must have so many beautiful pillows, you make such wonderful ones! It's such a great idea to finish off a project that you know you wont make into a quilt. Your mug rug is fun! It looks like a leaf.

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  10. Your pillow looks great and I like it after it shrunk a little - makes the quilting show so much better. The new header is nice also!

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  11. Very nice pillow! So glad it shrunk up and fit the form so nicely. I can't use your method because I always pre-wash my fabrics. Hence, my reason for buying a slightly-larger-than-the-pillow pillow form. Doin' good on your classes and with challenging yourself.

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  12. Your pillow is great. I have that Eiffel tower fabric, it was a great choice.
    Nice curve project. You'll be an expert on all things curvy!

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  13. I just love your zig zag pillow! I'm actually in the planning stages of a zig zag baby quilt for my next grand daughter, due soon!

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