Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Pillow Talk and a walk




I've finished my pillow for the Pillow Talk Swap. I was really excited when I found out my partner and I pulled out my extra special bag of little scraps to make a happy scrappy pillow that I hope she'll love. I really enjoyed making this and I a wee bit sad it's finished. It'll be on it's way to it's new home soon :)

The centre part is a New York Beauty block that I made using this great tutorial, and I hand quilted it using perle cotton.


On Sunday morning I enjoyed a lovely a walk in the woods with my daughter and Murphy before we went to watch her brother play rugby. I love this photo I took. It just sums up an autumnal Sunday morning :)

Happy Wednesday
Fiona x

27 comments:

  1. Your pillow is simply amazing. I am so sure your partner will love it!
    Great photo! It really is a nice summary of a moment in time. Good eye :)

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  2. This is a totally gorgeous pillow - I love everything thing about it. I especially like how you mitred the corners of the border to echo the background of the New York Beauty block - genius. That photo is lovely as well - sometimes the rain creates saturated colours (as well as saturated everything else!).

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  3. It really is beautiful. Your choice of fabrics is inspired - it's so clever!

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  4. This pillow is splendiferous Fiona! How can you bear to give it away?! Your swap partner is a lucky lady x

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  5. Beautiful cushion - such lovely colours :-)

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  6. Oh Fiona, thats such a gorgeous cushion! The fabrics, the colours, the quilting... you've got one very very lucky partner! Thanks for the fab tree shot too :-)

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  7. WOW Fiona it's incredible.
    Wish I was part of the swap. There are so many awesome cushions floating around blogosphere!

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  8. You have such a good eye, Fi. Both your photos prove it!

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  9. Oh, my goodness, I am dying over that pillow! It might be my favorite thing you've ever made. I don't know how you can give it away. The picture of your walks beautiful, too!

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  10. OH that pillow is downright wonderful! wow.

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  11. Perfect walk photo and perfect pillow. I bet your son came home very muddy - mine were filthy after rugby on Sunday! Juliex

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  12. I absolutely love this pillow! Way to use primary colors and text-- and scrappiness galore! She'll love it! Fabulous fall shot too :D

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  13. It's magnificent!!! I love that 'walking in the woods' photo!

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  14. I blooming love that pillow. But to be fair me keep saying that about everything you make must be getting boring! :-)

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  15. You, Missy, are my hero. That is awesome and I'm gonna have to make one RIGHT NOW!

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  16. Such a stunning & special pillow Fi! It must have taken you hours to make! That's one lucky partner! Jxo

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  17. Oh wowzers, it's absolutely gorgeous!! I could fantasize that I'm your partner but as I'm not in the swap that would be futile :-(

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  18. Love the cushion, and really pleased you are up and out and about now xxx

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  19. Fantastic pillow! Love it all, the colours, the pattern, everything.

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  20. gorgeous gorgeous pillow...congrats!

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  21. Love your scrappy pillow - it is amazing! You put fabrics together so well...

    Scrappy is my favourite look and this sums it up!

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  22. This is a truly stunning pillow - very inspiring.

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  23. Home and catching up now, love all the things you've been working on, and hope you're feeling 100% again now :o)

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  24. Absolutely Gorgeous Pillow!

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