The feather pillow - it is finished ready to be gifted to Miss B. I wanted to convey the impression of feathers on sand, so I used an oyster shot cotton from Spotlight as the background. There is a tiny inner border of denim shot cotton and then the outer border is another AMH Skipping Stones fabric - Palm Fern in Bisque, I loved the soft sandy colourway of this, unfortunately it is not a colour that photographs well, so it is really hard to see the detail of the print. Straight line quilting on the border and, hand quilting with a variegated thread around the feathers finish the front. I used an exposed zip on the backing which is made from another favourite AMH feather print of which I had just enough fabric for. Binding from Tula Pink completed this pillow.
That has been enough procraftinating from me, back to working on Mum's quilt now.
A beautiful finish, Julie... I bet she loves it!!
ReplyDeleteLove it! The backing is perfect!
ReplyDeleteIt really is beautiful, made with love the perfect gift.
ReplyDeleteLove it! The fabric on the back is perfect for it too!
ReplyDeleteYeah, make one for me please. ;-) Beautiful!!!
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The cushion turned out beautifully Julie! Your hand quilting is lovely!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Your quilting is beautiful and of course the fabric for the back goes with the front so well!
ReplyDeleteSimply lovely. The soft and understated colors really give this pillow elegance. I'm sure your sister will love it... many much beloved AMH prints in this one! Love the extra hand quilting touch!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful pillow Julie - love the soft colours and the handstitching around the featahers.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful cushion!!! You found the perfect backing fabrik :)
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