pillows

Two Gifted Pillows and some Cross Stitch from The Cozy Quilter

Some gifts have been given and opened already so I can show them to you. This first pillow is for a friend who just retired. I made her a wall hanging a few years ago out of these Christmas FQ's that I have in my stash and decided to maker her a co-ordinating pillow this year. The backing fabric was not quite wide enough so a strip of brown was added. Also, you will notice that the trees are green on one side and brown on the other. It all co-ordinates! There is a zipper under the flap on ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 months ago. under christmas gifts , christmas ornaments , counted cross stitch , finn , pillows , slow sunday stitching

Christmas Activities and a bit of sewing. from The Cozy Quilter

This has not been a particularly productive week with my sewing projects. I started making a pillow for a friend as a housewarming gift but ran out of the Essex linen fabric I am using for the background--I want to use it on the back of the pillow as well. I called 7 quilt stores before finally finding it in the right colour at a store two hours from here. I ordered what I need and they will ship it out early this week. It won't take long to install the zipper and finish off the pillow. The recipients ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 3 months, 1 week ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , pillows , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting

Flag Pillow Tutorial – Quilt as You Go Technique from Patchwork Posse

Learn the quilt as you go technique with this flag pillow tutorial. Great for the 4th of July or summer decoration.

This design has been stewing for a bit. I finally snuck in a few sewing minutes and put it together. Lately I have been having a lot of fun with the quilt as you go method.

After sketching a few things, I figured out how to make the flag layout work…… so happy with how it turned out!

I am not one to dec my whole house with holiday stuff, but it’s been awhile since I’ve had ...

added by Becky 9 months, 1 week ago. under 4th of july , flag , holiday , pillow tutorial , pillows , quilt as you go , star (Comments)

Pillow Talk from Magpie Quilts

The Farmer's Prayer Quilt had some fabrics left over and the pattern had bonus instructions for making a pillow.

A block echoing one that was in the quilt plus some flying geese blocks around two of the sides makes a nice pattern.

The back is an envelope style that has an opening that you can easily slip in a pillow form.

Nice project to use up a few left over fabric pieces.

--Ann

(This pillow is sold)

added by Ann Symes 1 year ago. under pillows

How to Sew a Pillowcase with a Cuff – A Great Beginner Sewing Project from Patchwork Posse

Making your own pillowcases is a fun and easy sewing project that’s perfect for beginners. Whether you’re sewing for the first time, teaching a kid to sew, or just looking for a quick project, this step-by-step tutorial will guide you through creating a simple pillowcase with a cuff and inner flap. The best part? You get to pick your favorite fabrics, mix and match patterns, and create something completely unique!

This method creates a standard-size pillowcase with neat, finished edges—no exposed seams here! Plus, you’ll learn a few handy sewing skills along the way, including using ...

added by Becky 1 year ago. under bed , easy sewing project , home decor , kids sewing , pillowcase , pillows (Comments)

The Gifts of Christmas, 2025 Version from The Cozy Quilter

We have had a very laid back, relaxing Boxing Day. The last few days were very busy and we all needed some time to chill. My husband is giving Finn a belly rub and my daughter is making dinner so I thought I would do a blogpost!

A few years ago, my husband found an old quilt that originally came from his family farm. It was very dirty and unfinished--the edges were not straight and it smelled funky. There were very rusty pins holding the edges together--I think the maker intended to finish it but never got around to it ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 2 months ago. under christmas gifts , crochet , finn , pillowcases , pillows

PILLOWS FOR CHRISTMAS! from Kwilty Pleasures

My son loves pillows for his sofa and he loves

American Indian motifs.

Guess what he's getting for Christmas!

This one is envelope style.

The back with the envelope colsure.

And these two are my first attempt at

Zippers for the closures.

Lord, why have I not tried this before?

Probably because I didn't have an excellent video tutorial to follow.

Thanks to Kim Hensley for sending me this one from

Sheri from a Quilting Life's tutorial link.

How to Put a Zipper in a Pillow Back (youtube.com)

I didn't do the binding finish.

Just ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 1 year, 3 months ago. under 2024 projects , pillows , tutorials

A Busy Week from The Cozy Quilter

It was a busy week with lots of activities happening, but not a lot of time for sewing. I managed to make some progress on my cross stitch project, adding more trees, border stitches and starting the snow at the bottom of this section. I'm hoping to finish the mushrooms in the forest this coming week and move on to the next part.

The church bazaar was yesterday. Here are the three pillows that I made for the sewing table. We had a family wedding to attend out of town yesterday so I only had time to stop briefly ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 year, 4 months ago. under counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , pillows , slow sunday stitching

Not just quilts... from Art In Search

I love to make quilts, sew quilts, cut quilts, dream quilts. However, I spend time and energy watercolor painting. It is a different thinking kind of art than quilting. You may have an idea, and sketches, but you don't know how it will go or where it go. All kinds of surprises and accidents of timing. I don't show my work, but just keep painting. I decided this year, I will put more paintings on this blog because the thought of making a second blog gives me the heebie jeebies. I paint because of color, value and texture ...

added by Linda Swanekamp 2 years, 2 months ago. under doll quilt , pillows

Finished UFO and Other Finishes, No progress on Purple from Grandma's Red Needle

I took some days finishing several small items sitting on the table and taking up space.

Two scrappy green table toppers are done

These green pieces were scraps left from RSC March - the GREEN month - after I finished the green Churn Dash quilt. All batik, except the green Moda Marbles backing. These two small table toppers are for the kitchen; top of microwave oven and cupboard.

Out of approximately 30 yards green fabric, I have about 11 yards left, mostly Moda Marbles. Yeah me!

I've finished the custom order for my friend in Norway

Table runner

Two pillow covers ...

added by Astrid 2 years, 10 months ago. under coasters , finished ufos 2023 , mugrug , pillows , placemats , rscgreen , rscorange , rscpurple , scraps , table toppers & runners

PHD in 2022: December and Year End Wrap Up from Life In Pieces

I'm struggling a bit to think clearly. Benadryl does wonders for allergies, but it also creates a lot of brain fog. I think the cats, Grad Girls and my mom's, finally got to me yesterday. Actually it's probably mostly due to my mom's cat. He decided to sleep next to my head Tuesday night. Grad Girl and I drove back down to my mother's on Tuesday because it would cut 2.5 hours off GG's trip back to college and I needed to pick up some things that wouldn't fit in the car ...

added by Kate 3 years, 2 months ago. under bonnie hunter mystery , chilhowie mystery , embroidery , fluorescence , grocery sacks , macaron mystery , meadow mist mystery , melodic mystery , phd in 2022 , pillows , reactive intermediates , rhododendron mystery , unity

Chilhowie and More! from The Modern Diary

I hope you have all had Happy Holidays! Despite coming down with Covid for the first time (pretty sure my granddaughter brought it to her dad, then me, then her mom) we went to my folks--barely making they cut off for quarantine. The kids have had it before. Kathy somehow did not get it--despite being exposed to her and to me all week. I took Paxlovid since I am immuno-compromised. I actually felt better than normal from the time I was exposed until the time the Paxlovid ended. This seems to happen to me...my fatigue lifts decently when my ...

added by Andee 3 years, 2 months ago. under bonnie's chilhowie 2022 , books , christmas 2022 , denyse schmidt bags , family memories , jona's aprons , log cabin love , microwave bowls , pillows , rsc 2022

Joy is Stitching a Santa Gnome Mini from Creatin' in the Sticks

It's Joy season!

I'm over on the Thermoweb blog with a free pattern to craft a

Santa Gnome Mini Quilt - with instructions to make it a pillow too.

You asked for it

and

after designing the Happy Spring and the Hello Fall gnome minis,

I just had to make a Santa Gnome, too.

Pick up these Thermoweb products:

HeatnBond Fusible Fleece

HeatnBond EZ Print Lite

SpraynBond basting adhesive

A few fabrics and of course, Aurifil thread, and you are set.

Click here to get the free tutorial and pattern over at Thermoweb!

I hope this little Santa Gnome ...

added by Carla 3 years, 3 months ago. under christmas , holidays , mini quilts , pillows , therm-o-web

Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange - Bits of Christmas and Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies from Creatin' in the Sticks

Welcome to

Creatin' in the Sticks!

I'm excited to kick off the

Virtual Cookie Exchange and Blog Hop

where bloggers are sharing Christmas cookies recipes, traditions,

and/or

sewing projects.

Thank you, Carol, for including me!

Merry Christmas!

It's time to make Christmas happen here in the Sticks

and

my friend Carol at Just Let Me Quilt

has a way of pushing me (this blog hop)

to get my projects finished on time.

I have committed to using ~~only~~ mostly scraps for my projects this year.

I had a bunch of small Christmas bits and decided to use ...

added by Carla 3 years, 3 months ago. under christmas , cookies , my quilt patterns , pillows , quilt blocks , quilt patterns , quilts , recipes

PHD in 2022: June to October from Life In Pieces

I've not written a PHD post in four months because there really wasn't anything to post about. There was pretty much no stitching from June till the end of August. Over the last month or so, I've finished a couple of new projects and made a bit of progress on my 2022 UFO list. My report is not stellar, but it could certainly be worse.

I finished two of three new starts. That's probably my biggest achievement from the last few months.

Grad Girl asked me to make pillows from two of her embroidery projects.

Both ...

added by Kate 3 years, 4 months ago. under bonnie hunter mystery , embroidery , grocery sacks , macaron mystery , melodic mystery , phd in 2022 , pillows , rhododendron mystery

Stitching Stuff: Week 37 of 2022 from Life In Pieces

The last stitching stuff post was back in June, 14 weeks ago. I really didn't intend for my break to last that long, especially not the break from my sewing room. It's been a struggle to get back into my habit of heading to the sewing room for at least 15 minutes every day so my metrics really do look sad.

15 minute days/week = 3/7 days
15 minute days/June = 9/30 days
15 minute days/July = 0/31 days
15 minute days/Aug = 10/31 days
15 minute days/Sept = 9/24 days
15 minute ...

added by Kate 3 years, 5 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , embroidery , grad girl , pillows

Quilted Pillow Sham | May Small Project from A Quilting Life

Quilted Pillow Sham featured by Top US Quilt Blog, A Quilting Life

Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing a fun Quilted Pillow Sham as part of my monthly small project series. This pillow sham front and back was pieced from a mix of fat quarters and is a terrific stash or scrappy project. Additionally, you’ll find some of my other favorite pillow sham projects to make. You can […]

The post Quilted Pillow Sham | May Small Project appeared first on A Quilting Life.

added by sherri McConnell 3 years, 10 months ago. under pillows , small projects (Comments)

Olympic Quilts Become Pillows from Quilts + Color

This started out to be a quilt, but I realized it didn't have what it takes to be made into a quilt, but it did make a great Art pillow.

When it was turned into a perfectly stuffed pillow it became a Gold Medalist.

This Art pillow used some unique fabrics I created by dying, pressing and slashing.

Olympic Quilt 5 came out of the ice dyed reject pile and was quilted in a grid to make the save.

olympic 3 pillows cropped 180 nothing else

3 Pillows, 3 Gold Medals, all created with fabrics I pieced, painted, or otherwise changed.

They all were part of ...

added by Kay Koeper Sorensen 4 years, 1 month ago. under olympic quilts , pillows

Around the House from From the Strawberry Patch...

I started decorating around the house, earlier this month, by hanging the "Stitch Pink Christmas" (my version made up in traditional Christmas fabrics) quilt out on the porch. I finished the quilting on this one in January, it's the first time it's been hung! I love it! From there on it was full speed ahead with the decorations, inside and out. I got the Christmas dishes placed in the kitchen

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 4 years, 3 months ago. under christmas , christmas tree , decorating , gifts , pillows , poinsettias , shelves

Around the House from From the Strawberry Patch...

I started decorating around the house, earlier this month, by hanging the "Stitch Pink Christmas" (my version made up in traditional Christmas fabrics) quilt out on the porch. I finished the quilting on this one in January, it's the first time it's been hung! I love it! From there on it was full speed ahead with the decorations, inside and out. I got the Christmas dishes placed in the kitchen

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 4 years, 3 months ago. under christmas , christmas tree , decorating , gifts , pillows , poinsettias , shelves

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