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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

A Rainbow Finish and some W.I.P.

Finally finished up the Hidden Squares Rainbow Cushion.  More pleased with it than I thought.  Still not sure that it has a place in our home, so not sure it's a keeper, watch this space on that one!  However I am totally pleased with learning the paper piecing technique.  And quilting such nice squares (I used washi tape to keep the distance equal and the lines nice and straight).  It worked a treat!


Years ago I had seen a beautiful quilt that had been quilted with rainbow variegated thread on a black background.  It looked stunning so I bought some of the thread.  I think this may be the first time I have used it on fabric.  


And now for the W.I.P.  I bought a fat quarter bundle of Petite Street a while ago and split it with a friend.  Yesterday I decided to cut into it and make some large HSTs.  My finished blocks will be 8 inch square and are to be used for a baby quilt.  My favourite has to be the cloud fabric! Planning to put that on the back, and bind with the pink and white spots.



Sharing at Fabric Tuesday and WIP Wednesday.  Have a lovely day!

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13 comments:

  1. Great pillow!! The design is so great!

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  2. Love the pillow and that cloud fabric! what line is it from?

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  3. Your pillow turned out amazing!! The square quilting choice in rainbow thread - perfect! Your HSTs look great too, can't wait to see what you make with them - so many options!

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  4. What a great pillow! I love the bright colors and the color coordinated quilting. So very pretty. Those little clouds are very cute too.

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  5. What a beautiful pillow! I do love the quilting with the rainbow variegated thread.

    -Soma

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  6. Love your hidden squares pillow. The quilting really completes those squares wonderfully!

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  7. What a beautiful pillow and that was a great idea to use the tape for the quilt lines! Thanks for sharing.
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  8. love the pillow, so pretty. The variegated thread on the black really works.

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  9. A beautiful cushion!!! The rainbow variegated thread against the black is stunning.

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  10. A beautiful cushion!!! The rainbow variegated thread against the black is stunning.

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  11. I've featured your fab cushion today...
    http://www.threadingmyway.com/2014/04/threading-your-way-features_19.html

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  12. that is a gorgeous cushion! Brilliant work!

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