Circles, this "round" was all about circles over at the X-Factor pillow swap.
I decided to try a technique new to me, Sliver Quilting from the book, Sliver Quilts by Lisa O'Neill.
I thoroughly enjoyed myself, even read the directions this time, although I confess I didn't follow them precisely. This pillow is made from 4- 12" quarter circles.
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| Unstuffed pillow, showing quilting detail and my favorite striped shot cotton binding |
It's stuffed with a 26" pillow form and I think that's the right size if you want your pillow to be nice and fluffy, like here.
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| front |
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| back- invisible zipper although I'm guessing if you stared even a little bit you can guess where it is hiding. |
Title: Kaleidoscope Roulette
24" x 24"(unstuffed)
constructed with shot cottons, LouLouthi, and Zen Garden cottons and a circular, bias cut, satin accent
Hidden zipper closure on the back
Central FMQ, circular and ray quilting around the perimeter with complimentary Aurifil threads
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| I used masking tape to indicate quilting placement. There were lots of threads to bury. |
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| the quilting detail stands out in this photo |
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| close- up, front, circular and ray quilting |
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| central FMQ with shot cotton covered button |
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| Muslin backing of quilted front, you can see the overall design much better |
Such a fabulous design - the rich colours and quilting are just amazing!
ReplyDeletethis is gorgeous. The colors are so saturated and the quilting sets of the design perfectly. Such a well put together pillow :) Ready for a snuggle!
ReplyDeleteReally neat job. So - with the tape for the rays, did you just stick with the straight tape size, or did you taper it somehow? (It looks like the rays splay out from the circle edge to the outer edge - did that effect just happen despite the tape's steady width?) love it.
ReplyDeleteI love your Helios! Thanks so much for trying out the technique!
ReplyDeleteHello Stephanie! I am putting together a color presentation for PMQG and would like to use this as an example. Can I have your permission to use this photo with credit to you of course? Best!
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