One lovely afternoon we surfed Flickr together to find inspiration. You see, my mom is a lady who loves curves - ovals, circles, swirls. I tend to gravitate towards angles - diamonds, squares, rectangles, wonky lines. She loves my style, but not for her house, ya know? So, we needed somewhere for my brain to start.
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| pillows by Scrapstudio, lost and fawned, Anna Maria Horner and Cluck. Cluck. Sew |
I think these four beauties are a fabulous start. You can see that she favors the dresden plate look (which incidentally, I have no feelings for and would never have dreamed up myself). I believe that a rectangle pillow will be my next small project. Only problem is there are 2 quilts standing in the way right now, and one is a doozie. More on that later.
Perhaps you are cooking up your own pillow dreams for Blogger's Pillow Party this February? Rita announced the prize - it's a sweet set of Delilah by Tanya Whelan donated by Fresh Squeezed Fabrics. Since February is a short month, you only have until the 24th to make your entry.
Do you have a pillow in the works?
The round one is AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteI have one I'm mulling over in my brain but even if I found the time to bang it out at this point, I won't be ready for Feb. Which is a bummer really because that Tanya Whelan fabric is A-mazing!
ReplyDeleteWhat about combining round and angles?? That should look interesting!!
ReplyDeleteI just finished two pillows - and was so pleased with how quick and fun they were. I'm thinking I might try an applique pillow.
ReplyDeleteOf course I LOVE those Anna Maria Horner pillows! Your Mom has great and fun taste -- can't wait to see what you make her (or maybe you should get her sewing, too. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is fun that you are stretching in new directions with the pillow for your mom - good idea to look at inspiration shots together :)
ReplyDeleteI DO have a pillow this month! We'll it started out a quilt fail, but hey, it's still a pillow. I'll post on it this week!
ReplyDeleteAnd LOVE that round pillow in the lower right!
Mmm, love those inspiration photos! I have a pillow idea and two huge pillow forms, the question is if I can find the time! :)
ReplyDeletethose are some great pillows! how fun for you, a little challenge. :)
ReplyDeleteHey! I recognize one of those pillows... :) Thanks. :) I personally LOVE a rectangular shaped pillow. Can't wait to see what you create!
ReplyDeleteI love the circular pillow!
ReplyDeleteI DO have a pillow in the works, and funnily enough, it features curves!
ReplyDeleteI would love to make pillows that look like those. Love them all.
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