Friday, February 07, 2014

just one more

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

Guess what? I made another pillow! Ha!
(Sorry, I'm getting loopy over here....)
I just finished this pillow cover and to be honest, it isn't my favorite. I redid the center swirl at least 8 times and finally I decided "it is what it is". The end. Maybe I'll like it more after I have some time and space from it? (I hope so!)
I do love the back. It's a fabric called running stitch by Michael Miller. It's a nice compliment to the front. The pillow measures 20" square.

It's made from scraps, so it is project #51/101! That's half way!

Thanks for everyone who joined me on my pillow week adventure. It's been a lot of fun to read your comments. So, thank you!

Now it's your turn to link up your finishes for the week. Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday!

finish it up Friday, 2/7/14

1. Melissa @ Happy Quilting  79. Sarah Schraw @ Sarah Quilts  
2. Stitch Mischief  80. Class Quilts 2014  
3. Sherman's Baby!  81. syglad  
4. Darcy @ Modern Cozy  82. Sarah C.  
5. Heather P  83. Gemini Jen NZ - FMQ a BOM  
6. Vera @ Negligent style  84. Easy Scrappy Nine Patches Tute  
7. Alycia @ Quiltygirl  85. Cathy Tomm  
8. Cristina @ All The Pretty Things  86. Mary @ SeeMaryQuilt  
9. Quilt Paradigm  87. cath@wombatquilts  
10. Carin @ Margarets Hope Chest  88. marianne @ Sew Paint It  
11. Eva-Bambi-Johansson  89. Angela A @ betterndogbiscuits  
12. Geta  90. suzy @ rugrat rodeos  
13. Candace @ Saltwater Quilts  91. Charlotte@GrammieQs  
14. Lynn  92. Augustsnow  
15. Janeen@Quilt Art Designs  93. Simple Sewendipity  
16. Belinda aka BGMom1  94. Kathy@TheModernThimble  
17. Cristina@ Pretty Little Quilts  95. Molli Sparkles  
18. Valentine's Gifts  96. Val's Quilting Studio: Batik  
19. Maja  97. Debby @ gladroxquilts  
20. Moneik Quilts  98. Karisma  
21. Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs  99. refashion - two shirts now a skirt  
22. Samantha @ Diary of a Madfabriholic  100. Terri Faust  
23. Kat and Cat Quilts  101. Tula Pink Squirrel Zipper Pouches  
24. Kelly @ Blue Bird Sews  102. Lina @Smultronbopieceful  
25. Linda Hanafee  103. Megan @ Crooked Tail Crafts  
26. Stephanie @ Quarter Incher  104. Julia in Mississippi  
27. Ginger @ Weeknight Quilting  105. Ruth@cbcraftycorner  
28. Adrianne @ On the Windy Side  106. Jasmine @ Quilt Kisses  
29. Lobstervb - houndstooth baby  107. Jennifer @ Glinda Quilts  
30. Top of the Lake Quilt  108. Reia @ My Patchwork Home  
31. Wendi  109. jennifer@yellowhouse72  
32. Tubaville Quilts  110. Kate @ katiemaequilts  
33. Melinda in CT  111. DewberryCrush hst baby quilt  
34. tubakk, Norway  112. Elaina@LotsaStitches  
35. Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts  113. Mara  
36. Erin @ Why Not Sew?  114. Madeline from Sweet Bamboo  
37. Karen@CapitolaQuilter Lotus Tile Pillow  115. Kristin @ Gooba Designs  
38. Brigit @ brigitgail  116. Jess from Simple Crafty Life  
39. Vicki  117. Single scrappy swoon baby quilt  
40. Liz @ Shush economy block cushion  118. Lucy Beth Greene  
41. Audrey @ Hot Pink Quilts  119. beth@lovelaughquilt  
42. Samantha @ Making Life Prettier  120. Tricia ~ Handmade Whimzy  
43. Ashley @ wasntquiltinaday  121. Patch the Giraffe  
44. Our Busy Little Bunch  122. Kelli @ Small Town Stitcher  
45. Quiltin Jenny  123. My Pieced Life  
46. Jennie @ Porch Swing Quilts  124. picket fence quilt top  
47. Esther @ ipatchandquilt  125. Lisa  
48. Cabin Fibers - Virtual Quilting Bee  126. Sara  
49. Leigh Anne @ Ella's Cottage  127. Cheryl  
50. Kim @PersimonDreams  128. Cheryl  
51. Little Island Quilting  129. Rachel  
52. Lucy @ Charm About You  130. Lisa J.  
53. Gunilla  131. Rugrat Rodeos  
54. Chevron #3  132. Audrey@piecingitalltogether  
55. Nancy@PugMomQuilts  133. Handprinted Baby Romper -Ruffle Butt  
56. Kate  134. Monkey Needle  
57. Valerie @ Evening in the Garden  135. Katelyn @ Sing While Crafting  
58. Michelle @ CityHouseStudio  136. Tanya Quilts in CO  
59. Cindy - What'sOneMoreProject  137. Blue Moth: Glitzy Pouch  
60. Jean @ Putting the Pieces Together  138. Dancing 9 patch  
61. Laura @ Salmon and Souvlaki  139. Australian Pixel Quilt  
62. Taryn(forkandneedle)  140. Edige  
63. Rachel @ Snippets of Sweetness  141. Edige  
64. The Colorful Fabriholic  142. Freddie  
65. Botany Quilt Finish @ Antstosugar  143. Sew happily ever after  
66. promised pictures  144. Amanda @ Material Girl Quilts  
67. One Wee Bird  145. Trina @ willcookforshoes.ca  
68. Shauna of Shauna's World  146. Nesta @ Ella & Nesta's Little Room  
69. Dee  147. not afraid of color!  
70. Anita  148. Kathy@KayakQuilting  
71. Julie @ Quilty Sewing  149. If you do stuff, stuff gets done  
72. Kerry @ ModernMaterialGirl  150. Sally with Sally's Angelworks  
73. Rachel @ The Life of Riley Mini ArtQuilt  151. Kris@SewSunshine  
74. Amy Wong Futuama Quilt Panel @TBZ  152. Sew Rodeo @ Creatin' in the Sticks  
75. allison  153. Melissa G  
76. Greg @ Grey Dogwood Quilts  154. Tablet or Kindle Zipper Pouch  
77. Crochet cardigan a la Doris Chan  155. Mosaic Quilt along  
78. KatyQuilts  156. Cyndy @ Cynthia Brunz Designs  

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45 comments:

Darcy said...

Ooh! This might be my favorite one yet! Feel free to keep 'em coming :-)

Heather Pregger said...

The spiral looks pretty darn good to me! I love that back fabric -- I'll have to look for it.

Jade said...

I love it! Once you step back from analyzing the center (which is awesome), you will too. I love that little pop of plumy purple too. The last pillow yesterday is on my next weeks to do list as I have a tiny charm pack just dying to be made into a pillow. Thank you for all the great tips this week!!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

OHH i LOVE this one!!!

Vera said...

This one is so cool!

Geta Grama said...

It looks perfect to me! Love the backing.

Quilt Art Design said...

Your pillow is amazing! Really GOOD on you!

Anonymous said...

I hope you can get enough distance from this pillow to see how wonderful it truly is!

Kelly @ Vintage Fabric Studio said...

I love your scrappy project goal! Way to make it to the half way mark!

Linda from Talkinglunchboxquilts.com said...

Another gorgeous pillow!! WOW!

Wendi said...

Your pillows this week are so inspiring!!!'

Erin @ Why Not Sew? Quilts said...

I've loved all of the pillows you shared this week!

Little Island Quilting said...

Fabulous cushion cover and gorgeous colours. Feels very spring like. I wish.

Lucy | Charm About You said...

The spiral quilting looks brilliant on the scrappy solids! I agree that backing fabric is perfect! Way to go on your halfway point :)

ipatchandquilt said...

Fabulous pillow. LOVE the scrappiness and the solids!
Esther
esthersipatchandquilt at yahoo dot com

CityHouseStudio said...

Your pillow is so cute! I've struggled with the center of spirals, too -- it's so hard to get it to look perfect!

Quiltgal said...

Absolutely gorgeous.

SewPsyched! said...

I love it!!

Hollie @ Just a Mom who Sews said...

Thanks for all the tutorials! Love the dark purple strip near the center. I also like the spiral quilting on the rectangles. It just speaks to me.

Laura said...

I think it's fabulous.

Amy said...

Great pillow. And more than half way through your challenge!

Cheryl Arkison said...

That pillow would go quite nicely with a certain little boy's quilt...

Jeneta said...

It's GREAT!I love the running stitch fabric on the back. Such a luscious green.

beth said...

This is my favorite pillow.

Cheryl said...

I love this one! I also finished up TWO pillows today!

Tamie said...

If it really isn't your favorite and it needs a loving home- I love it. Really.

Anonymous said...

I love this pillow! I love all the bright fun colors. And so funny that the project I posted this week I also quilted in a spiral and the center of the spiral just about did me in. It is so much harder than it looks

Anonymous said...

I love this pillow! I love all the bright fun colors. And so funny that the project I posted this week I also quilted in a spiral and the center of the spiral just about did me in. It is so much harder than it looks

Kay said...

I really like the spiral quilting. If you don't love it so much then why not not pop it away in a present drawer all ready to use an a Christmas or birthday gift, it is bound to be perfect for someone.

margaret said...

maybe you are not too keen but I really like this one, I suppose it is just as well we have different taste, it would be very dull if everyone did things exactly the same as everyone else

Suzanne said...

Spirals make this pillow all the better. I'm sure that if you left this pillow out on your porch even in the winter, some soul would snatch it up even if it meant she had to wade in waist high snow to get it.

MaterialGirlQuilts said...

This pillow is gorgeous...all of my favorite colors and the quilting sets it off so nicely! Well done :)
Amanda

Clair said...

More pillows for a better pillow fight, right? :)

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Kris said...

ooh love the scraps and the quilting and love the MM fabric on the back.

Carol E. said...

My favorite pillow so far!

Terry Aske Art Quilts said...

I love this one - the colors, the rectangular shapes, and the spiral quilting!

Sharon said...

This pillow is beautiful, love the solid colors! you are on such a pillow roll, LOL. It is a fun way to get to make a lot of little projects and finishes, which keeps things exciting.

SarahZ said...

So many wonderful hues in this pillow...very refreshing to look at :)

Tracybug Creative said...

the swirl start is awesome.. it's a touch wonky which gives character to the pillow, shows that you are not a machine but a real live quilting PERSON, and it's sort of mezmorizing...draws me into the pillow... I'm not a huge fan of the color combo but the swirl makes me love this pillow! Great work!

leanne said...

I really like this one, love that spiral quilting and I love the backing fabric :)

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting, I have been reading your blog for a little while and it has taken me some time to comment but I like your layout and the finish up Friday projects that you are posting. Very inspiring to get some things done, thanks. You can check out my blog at www.phatbobbingirl.wordpress.com if you get a minute.

Live a Colorful Life said...

I really like it, but then I've been working with this color palette a lot lately. The little pops of purple are fabulous.

Rebecca Lynne said...

I love this pillow! The colors are awesome and I think your swirl looks great. I know it can be hard when you are critiquing yourself but it looks perfect from here...

Daphne said...

It is definitely a favorite of mine...love everything about it! Pillows are addictive.