I credit Maureen's quilted pillow tutorial with inspiring me to get back in the sewing room. I loved everything about that pillow, the colors, the simplicity, and the handmade-ness of it (and now I own it!). I had every intention of making one just like it ... once I could get my hands on all those fabrics. I definitely realized that for me it was the particular colors and patterns that made it something that I really liked, so I was thinking I wouldn't like what I could make with any of the fabric I had at the time.
Fast forward a bit of time and stashing later....
I finally made one! I had a bunch of scraps laying around the card table from making my quilted dogwood pillows, including conveniently sized batting, and a couple of 15-inch pillows on the same couch that needed new covers to compete with their flashy big brothers. This pattern immediately popped into mind, and it was such a fun one to make. I highly recommend. It was easy for me to modify the measurements to match the strip widths I had and the particular size cover I needed. My favorite part was adding the little running stitch details.
My little card table has been busy! It will get a bit of a rest next week because I'll be at a conference in Berkeley. I'll probably take along some handstitching for the evenings at the hotel....
So, are you and the running stitch more than friends now? Love the little detail that adds and I just love those colors together! Beautiful job! Thanks for linking up!
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