Monday 25 April 2011

Pickledish Pillow

Happy Easter!

I finally finished my Pickledish pillow, which thanks to Aneela's clear tutorial came together smoothly with minimal stress.  Actually, I went about the pillow a little backwards: I knew that I wanted to use the Cosmo Cricket  "Early Bird" for the backing, so I chose the fabrics for the front to coordinate with it.  I  hand quilted the background with #8 perle cotton in ecru.  The back is a simple envelope closure, and the cherry binding is also from Cosmo Cricket's "Early Bird" collection.  






I couldn't resist including Pipi, one of my favorite Japanese pigs!



I think it's fun that there are two different toaster fabrics : the "Early Bird" toasters and the Robert Kaufman "Metro Cafe" toasters. 







A little peeping monkey...



The backing which inspired the front.



I love the Michael Miller "Jiggle" jelly fabric. 




I am entering my pillow in this month's Blogger's Pillow Party over at Stitched in Color.  Go check out all the great ideas!


8 comments:

  1. Great job with the curved piecing!

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  2. This is SO great! I love it! The chosen fabric, the quilting, and your beautiful piecing are all just perfect together! :)

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  3. So many fun fabrics here. Thanks for joining in on the Pillow Party!

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  4. Ooo, nice! The binding was a really nice addition. Love all the fun fabrics you used. :)

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  5. Wow!! Lovin' that Cosmo Cricket fabric! The design is awesome! Love it! :)

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  6. This pillow is awesome, by the way! I'm a new follower :)

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