I love it!
I machine quilted and washed it yesterday and then did some big hand stitches on it today and put the back and zipper on. This is my first time doing a side zipper (or bottom, guess how you put the cushion on your couch) I followed this tutorial here on
Pretty Bobbins. (all links will take you to a new page) Worked out pretty good.
I like my
zippit zippers, I cut a little notch off the ends and glue them on the card she includes with the order, that way it is almost like a thread card but instead it is my zipper card.
I matched the Aquamarine 049 perfectly with my Teal Coblestones
Textures fabric from Angela Walters. I quilted a cathedral window echo thing, in the Swirls Jade (Variegated Aurifil 4662) and Swirls Citrus (Variegated Aurifil 4658).
And hand quilted in the AG Pure Elements Mystic Grey areas.
I think my
Star Light, Star Bright pillow looks pretty darn cool next to my
Star Surround pillow.
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| Close up of threads used and hand stitching. |
Both of these patterns are FREE and available from Melissa at Happy Quilting, check her
Quilt-A-Long's page.More pictures of the sewing process can be found
here.
Linking to
Pillow Collective over at Amy's Creative Side.Linking to
15 comments:
it looks lovely! And, the zipper looks well done as well! I've never done a side zipper either.
Lovely pillows! I am not a quilter but I certainly admire their beauty.
Such pretty colors!
Your pillows are beautiful! I love the colors and your quilting is fantastic! You do such lovely work!
Beautiful work! I love them too!
such pretty quilting you have done :-)
Clever idea for the zip color card. I may just have to copy you :)
Those pillows are so pretty! The hand quilting is a nice touch.
That is very pretty Mara!
Your Star Light Star Bright pillow is awesome!! I love the way you hand quilted it with the big stitches for that extra punch. So pretty!!! And yes, the two together are just amazing!! What beautiful finishes!!!
Awesome pillow. I love the stars...
Jodi
Beautiful pillows and I love the zippit card idea. I will be doing that for sure!
Wow - these are gorgeous! I love the quilting you did on the Star Light - just lovely : )
Beautiful work! I love your zipper color card idea!
I love the quilting you did on the star. It makes so many different patterns. I love the colors, too! What a fun pillow. Oh, and great idea with the zipper color card. I ordered zippers from zippit recently and loved how fast & friendly the service was and how great her prices are. Congrats on a great finish & thanks for linking up!
xo -E
Lovely pillow! I especially like the bright backing you chose and the gorgeous quilting!
I made my first pillow with this quilt-along and also installed my first zipper. :)
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