quilting

Pillow Quartet

I now have a pillow quartet residing on my bed, in perfect harmony. What was going to be Pillow #3 has become Pillow #4, which makes a quartet. If I add any more pillows, there will be no room for the cat!

My latest finish featured this bundle of fabric from Needle & Foot. It is Bernie’s January Blogger Bundle. The fabrics are so bright and cheery. The yellow is just delicious!

Pillow Quartet - It all begins with the January Blogger Bundle from Needle & Foot - piecefulthoughts.com

Well before I had this bundle, I had my eye on this pattern from Amy Friend called Trade Winds. It’s a free download you can find here. It a paper foundation pattern that goes together so quickly and simply. Just the type of pattern I like!

Pillow Quartet - the glam shot of my latest pillow, using the January Blogger Bundle from Needle & Foot and the Trade Wind pillow pattern by Amy Friend - piecefulthoughts.com

The pattern works well with fat quarters. With a little careful cutting, I was able to use each of the fabrics for the pillow top. The only fabric I added was the backing.

Once I had the top pieced, I considered doing some straight line quilting, but I had done that on the other pillows, so I needed to mix it up a bit. I got really crazy and went with my go-to wavy lines. Ha! I wouldn’t want to do anything too risky, y’know?

Pillow Quartet - Wavy line quilting detail, using Aurifil thread #2135 - piecefulthoughts.com

I didn’t want to use a neutral thread, and was delighted to find that I had this yellow Aurifil # 2135 on hand. With the pillow pattern having the name Trade Winds, those wavy lines make me think of warm, sunny summer breezes.

Pillow Quartet - second wavy lines close up, using Aurifil #2135 - piecefulthoughts.com

For the backing, I used a Dear Stella print and made a simple envelope back. The pillow is 16 inches square, so I popped a pillow form right in there and it was done.

Pillow Quartet - pillow backing using a Dear Stella print - piecefulthoughts.com

Meet the Pillow Quartet

It all began with this pillow. You can read about it right here.

Pillow Quartet - the first pillow of the quartet - piecefulthoughts.com

Next came this one, made with the February Blogger Bundle from Needle & Foot.

Pillow Quartet - the second pillow of the quartet, details on my blog - piecefulthoughts.com

This little Sashiko pillow will always remind me of my visit to Santa Fe when I fractured my fibula. No fibbing. Sorry, I had to say it.

Pillow Quartet - the Sashiko joins the quartet, details on my blog - piecefulthoughts.com

And rounding out the quartet is today’s pillow.

Pillow Quartet - the last of the quartet, using fabric from the January Blogger Bundle from Needle & Foot and the Trade Wind pattern by Amy Friend - piecefulthoughts.com

Here they are, together at last!

Pillow Quartet - together at last, all lined up - piecefulthoughts.com

Are you working on a pillow project? I’d love to hear about it!

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Enjoy your weekend, my quilty friends!

Wendy

 

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