Tuesday, February 28, 2012
WIP Wednesday #7 Amy Butler quilt all finished and some pillow talk
Well it's Wednesday again and this past few days have provided some very generous sewing time. I have been a busy girl. I got my Amy Butler quilt all bound and finished. I also made it a friend- a matching pillow with 4 extra blocks I had left over. I love making pillows and really love to have matching pillows with the quilts I make- so nice to have a set. I also spent HOURS quilting teeny tiny pebbles and some pretty feathers on a pillow for my mom's birthday which was on the 25th. It is a few days late, but hopefully worth the wait. To make this pillow I dug into my stash of designer samples from a friend who is an interior designer. There were some lovely silk fabrics in my box and I decided to make it a luxury pillow all done in silk. I did a simple patchwork design as to not take away from the complex quilting. My mom is always complaining that the first pillow I made her gets stolen by my dad- so I decided on this one to put her name right on it- MOM in the middle of my feather heart, so there would be no confusion as to whom it belonged. I really hope she loves it. I have some glamor shots of my AB quilt and pillow at the park and some MOM pillow shots as well, including one with a quarter to give you all a feel for the scale of the tiny pebbles- they were really fun to quilt but sooo time consuming. I spent around 7 hours quilting those pebbles- a labor of love for a woman who truly deserves something super special. I currently have no works in progress and three finishes... Let's see what next week brings!
of course I am linking to Lee's WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced
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Wow! Amazing quilting!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThe quilting is wonderful and I love how brave you added a colored thread: It makes the quilting much more visible which is in this case perfect
ReplyDeleteThanks- whenever I quilt for myself I like colorful threads that contrast, kind of a signature style- if I work that hard to quilt things I want to be able to see it! :)
DeleteOh my! I am in awe. Fabulous quilting.
ReplyDeleteI was about to say wow, amazing quilting but as Suz has already said that, absolutely brilliant quilting, well done!
ReplyDeletethanks so much!
DeleteThe quilt looks fantastic - gorgeous feathers! I really like the blue thread you chose. Also, the Amy Butler looks great with the grey contrast fabric - very brave choice - I play everything so safe and would have just gone with white - you have inspired me to have a little courage with colour.
ReplyDeleteOh good, I love color. In this case it was a bit of a practical decision, this quilt will live in my busy household with 2 very active puppies- and white would not be white in my house for very long, so gray seemed to be a much better choice.
DeleteYour FMQ is gorgeous! I usually go for bright colors, but your gold-brown pillow is just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you- it is a special gift just for my mom, so I had to do my best work!
Deletei am so excited to be the Mom that is loved so much that she gets a pillow full of pebbles. I cannot believe you did that. If you dad touches this one I am going to kill him. It is beautiful. I love you so much Molly.
ReplyDeleteI love you too, Happy Birthday Mom! Ps- those are the tiniest pebbles I have ever done in the center of the heart- they were a killer, but you are worth it.
DeleteHi Molly! I'm visiting from WIP wednesday and I love your blog! What a talented quilter you are! Great finishes this week
ReplyDeleteThanks Vanessa- so nice to have you stop by and check out my work. I really love quilting, just started 9 months ago and have really clicked with it. I am working hard to get better and better.
DeleteI love the pebble quilting! Your feathers are great too, I am just such a fan of the pebbles. I am making myself a king size quilt and I really want to quilt pebbles in the large solid spaces, but I am nervous. I need to start practicing now to get mine looking as great as yours do! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow, pebbles on a king size quilt would be quite the task. I would recommend a much larger scale then you saw on the pillow if it is that big and you want to use it on a bed- that small makes the project a bit stiff- and takes FOREVER. Just go slow and take your time and you will find pebbles aren't as hard as they look. It is all about patience with this particular stitch.
Deletegorgeous detail in your work. That quilting with the coloured threads of fantastic!
ReplyDeletethanks so much!
DeleteThose pebbles are insane Molly! Awesome job on all your finished projects. I am hoping once my craft room is all set up I can start quilting...which means you will be recieving lots of calls from me needing help:)
ReplyDeleteOh Aleina, that is fantastic news! I would love to teach you to quilt- how about some video tutorials? Maybe I will start a new to quilting series on my blog so you and anyone else trying to learn can benefit!
DeleteHi Molly, fellow dot-lover :) Your quilt and pillow are beautiful!! I love the contrasting thread color, and the texture that all those tiny pebbles give to your pillow. Happy Birthday to your Mom! What a special gift for a special person. Keep up your wonderful work! xok
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate, I think my dot pillow and your dot panting would look nice together huh? Thanks for taking the time to check out my blog! You are the best.
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