snow day

snow day pillow: 24" * 24"

We are having a blizzard today. A modest blizzard with a minimum of snow blowing outside. What a perfect setup for my first finish of 2014! The hexagons are big, 3" sides. A mix of Heather Ross flannel pajama parts mixed with white and snow cotton. Quilted and wrapped around the pillow with an envelope back / closure. 

hand pieced, machine quilted big stitches in aurifil 40 weight

envelope back with a good sprinkle of snow

Wish you all stay warm on a cold day!

slowly (wednesday wip)

Slow progress and slow stitching going on here. The brown quilt was basted on the floor, using the clever tool Kwik klip to close the basting pins. Good tool, will become a new favorite, I think. 

Those lovely but loose woven side triangles was very flimsy and resisting to be flat (bias cuts tend to be wavy...). Improvised a solution by sewing a couple of big stitch straight seams and pulled at the threads to shrink to measure. So far, it's working well, but the quilting is not finished, yet...

I have started by quilting in the ditch. And then planning to add some simple hand quilting to the blocks. Slow, but enjoyable work.

Also sewing by hand on a flannel hexagon pillow to be. Big hexagons (3") and pajama parts from Heather Ross mixed with some blenders. Soft winter pastels. Planning on quilting it by machine. Another slow wip...

Quiet and slow, that's me! At least for now. Hope you all have some sewing to enjoy.

; )

a softer palette ...

a new pillow

There's a few finishes to be shared as soon as the weather permits...

And my sofa has gotten a new pillow to brighten a rainy day. It is made into an envelope for a 20" pillow. The fabrics are Moda Cross weave (sadly out of production) and Habitat from Jay McCarrol. I fell so in love with this combination that Katy put together.  

Hope you all had a good Holiday!

; )