Finished Quilts

Saturday 26 October 2013

when a pillow cover is a mini quilt...

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I had great plans for this year, especially on my entries into Amy's Bloggers Quilt Festival.  But as seems to be the way at the moment, the dreams have not quite reached reality. However, I have decided to enter one of my most favourite finishes as it means a lot to me and I still can't believe that I made it!  I think it counts as a mini quilt!

a mini quilt disguised as a pillow!
I'm entering this into the mini quilts section of the Festival.  The full story can be found here and here.  I made this pillow/cushion cover for the lovely Jessica as part of the Pillow Talk 10 swap. I took my inspiration from a photo I saw on Pinterest and drafted up the paper piece templates then sewed and sewed with no real plan other than I wanted the colours to look gradated from dark to light, with a limited palette.  It was straight line quilted every 1/4" in white, then green, then grey.
 
different angle
It was really really hard to give this one up I can tell you.
 
the arty shot!
But it went to a good (and grateful) home so I can't complain.
 
backed with some Heather Bailey Pop
 
Name: Gordon Burns

Size: 20" x 20"
Fabrics: from memory it includes Denise Schmidt Hope Valley,  Parson Grey, Essex Linen Black, Kona White, Caroline Friedlander Architexure, Heather Bailey Pop, Momo, scraps from a low volume swap
Pattern: my own design, paper pieced
Quilted: by me on my Janome J-18
 
Check out all the entries if you can. It's so inspirational.
 
 



21 comments:

  1. I love this one... I certainly stalked it enough of Flickr... haha!

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  2. Gordon Burns.... Love it!!!

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  3. The Krypton Factor?! Ha haa!! I loved this when you made it, that one wee flash of red is genius.

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  4. This is so yummy Moira! I would have had trouble giving it up too!

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  5. Love this, although it took me a while to get the Gordon Burns reference!

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  6. Not seen this before-its amazing

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  7. Great effect of the colours disappearing across it :o)

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  8. Stunning! Love the colours and the quilting is amazeballs!

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  9. So glad you've entered this, it's one of my favorite cushions ever. I'm still a little sad it didn't arrive at my house ;o)

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  10. love the way you have gradated the colours here

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  11. It's the dog's bollocks - love it xx

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  12. LOVE!!!! I don't know how you managed to give this away!

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  13. What a gorgeous pillow! Amazing!!!
    The colors are perfect,
    Esther
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  14. Mini but mighty - love it!!

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  15. I just love everything about this! How the colors work together, the quilting, and that its made with triangles (my nemesis)

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  16. Your colour gradation is freaking perfect. Love this cushion, Moira!

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  17. I LOVE this cushion! Great colour gradation and that pop of red is so good!

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  18. Haha fab! I've never dared do a gradation!

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  19. You should be proud! That is a great looking pillow.

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  20. The colors in your pillow are so very pretty!

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