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I was SO excited to be invited to make a pillow from Edyta Sitar’s new book, Pillow Talk: 25 Lovely Pillows for Your Home Sweet Home.
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First of all–the eye candy! I love Edyta’s aesthetic and this book did not disappoint. All of the pillows in the book are made with the Laundry Basket Favorites collection–which is a semi-solid fabric that is absolutely gorgeous.
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The book offers a number of different techniques for constructing the pillows: standard piecing, applique, foundation paper piecing, and English paper piecing. It also offers different techniques for creating the pillow back. Of course, I took the easy route and did an envelope back.
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After much indecision, I finally decided on the Kaleidoscope pillow, and even purchased the kit for it. What a treat! Each piece is laser cut and backed with very lightweight interfacing.
Since there were a lot of diamonds and triangles in this design, it was so nice to know that they were all cut perfectly. It made piecing the top a complete joy and really improved my accuracy.
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I quilted it with some easy paisleys and it came together in just a couple of nights. I love a quick project! I’m looking forward to sewing up several more patterns from this book.
I also have to give a shout-out to Fat Quarter Shop Customer Service. When I purchased the kit, I wasn’t exactly sure what colors where in it, so I needed some help selecting backing and binding fabric. The delightful Customer Service Rep sat on the phone with me and figured out the best choices.
Pillow Fight Competition
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Fat Quarter Shop has put together a friendly competition, pitting two makers against each other. Each one makes a pillow and the quilty public votes for their favorite. This week my dear friend Minki Kim and I going head to head. Minki and I had a great time drinking tea and taking these photos one afternoon. Don’t the two pillows look fun together?
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Click onover to the Jolly Jabber to cast your vote for your favorite pillow.
Pin it for later:
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