I have decided to enter into the Pillow Party that is going on over at Stitched In Color. I haven’t entered anything I have made into any kind of contest since I was 15. This is a huge leap for me, but I figured…why not?!?
As you all know I made a beautiful Butterfly Quilt for Anne. It is going to be for her new room, on her big girl bed when we move at the end of next month.
I happened to have one extra square so I made her a matching pillow too!!!
The pillow was so simple to make. I just pieced my last square together and added borders. Then I basted it together with a square of my quilt backing that I had left over, added an invisible zipper and voila! Instant Pillow!
Here are a couple more pictures with the quilt!
Back of Quilt – Front of Pillow |
Front of Quilt – Back of Pillow |
My inspiration for both the quilt and the pillow was the story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. It is a book that Anne and I love to read together and I just knew she was going to love the quilt and pillow too! The first time she saw the quilt she tried to pick up the butterflies! It doesn’t have a home yet, but when we move into our new house and Anne gets her big girl bed they will both live on her bed, which I am really excited about…well not about having to already move her to a big girl bed, but definitely about getting to make her bedding!
The techniques I used to assemble the pillow were Fusible Web Applique, Machine Applique, and installing an Invisible Zipper for the pillow case itself. I have to admit I went to a couple tutorials to figure out how big my squares should be and then ignored them completely and decided to just eyeball it! I think it turned out great and Anne loves it!
So wish me luck over at the Blogger’s Pillow Party and if you have a pillow that you have made in the last three months you should consider entering it into their contest!
I really hope you win!!!! The quilt and pillow are beautiful!!!
Thanks Bright Angel
It is so cute and the quilt is beautiful. Good luck!
Your quilt and pillow are perfect together. Thanks for joining in on the Pillow Party!