Category Pillows
Q1 accomplishments (finish-a-long)
Three! Yes indeed, three sparkling finishes! Well, better than one, but certainly not as I might have hoped. My original list is at this post, but here is a quick summary: 1. Summer Sampler — I worked on some of the joiner blocks and started the border 2. Glamp stitchalot – no progress 3. On […]
Way, way back
As in, grade 7. Or was it grade 6? This school period was actually a big deal because we girls got equal time in the shop, making plastic key fobs, wooden cutting boards, and tin boxes. But when we were in the home ec(onomics) classroom, we were exposed to all sorts of domestic goodness, including […]
Allietare Pillow Finish
Because it doesn’t take very long once you actually start. The top is from the Allietare mystery quilt-along in 2015, by Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville. I used some leftover 4-patches, and some more, set on point for the side panel (approximately 4 1/2″ wide), and backed it with grey chevron flannel. I then stuffed it […]
Leftovers pillow finish
A visit to our shared ownership cottage this past weekend allowed a little handwork so I was able to finish the binding on my Grand Illusion Leftovers pillow. This was a goal on my Q1 Finish-a-long list, as well as a goal this week with To-do Tuesday. Along with that, I progressed the assembly […]
Not a Stuffie
My husband loves fishing. And it is his birthday today. And like most men he is impossible to buy for (mainly because if he wants something he buys it himself). So my daughter suggested that I make him a quilt for his birthday (win, more sewing!). But at this point it’s already February 1. […]
Working Backwards
While I had the tutorial open for a zippered pillow back (covered zip tutorial from Adrienne at On The Windy Side), i thought I would make the back for my leftovers Christmas cushion (on my Finish a long list for this quarter). I didn’t have enough of one Christmas fabric so I used the two […]
Pink Pillow for TGIFF
Welcome friends to celebrate our finishes! And what better way to keep warm in our cold Canadian winter than with a quilt? But never fear, we welcome all finishes here, be them tote bags, pillows, garments, hats, socks…you get the picture I think. Today I have a fun finish to share, from my latest swap […]
A cleaning up Finish
This quilt block is one of my older unfinished objects (UFO), from the Simply Solids quilt bee in 2013. Unfortunately the tension was off, so it needed to be heavily quilted. I decided to make a pillow for my daughter to sit on, which is why it isn’t as full and poofy as I would […]
Yuma pillow finish (TGIFF)
Finally it was time to finish this pillow off (see tutorial for adjusting the pattern here). And it was a good choice to practice free motion quilting on my new Pfaff before i finished my MQG challenge quilt. Once it was quilted, it got set aside again waiting for a back and a pillow […]
Sewing Retreat on Saturdays
This summer, I’ve really been enjoying my Saturday sewing retreats. Without even needing to leave home, I sew or knit along with Meg and friends for #saturdaynightcraftalong on Instagram. And, by the way, did you realize that when you search for instagram posts under a specific hashtag, they do show as chronological. I have three […]
Lisa in Port Hope 