I did one of the UNTHINKABLES! I would never, ever, ever, EVA tell anyone to cut up a quilt for another project. They're just too precious! I did however, do just that with a quilt that a grandmother (perhaps great-grandmother) had constructed, simply because it was falling apart and I had no other way to enjoy it.
I began with this heart pattern, and cut out shapes from the quilt. I used the portions that were good for the outside, and the portions that were shredding for the back (I simply put the "outside" on the "inside").
I pinned around the pillow, leaving a spot big enough to turn and stuff. I did use my walking foot for the sewing- it made it easier to sew threw the thickness and hand stitching.
Start to stuff!
Hand stitch the opening shut with a needle and thread.
The finished pillow. And guess what...
Hannah has already claimed it for her own! I've got to make another one (which I have 2 more cut out) if I want to use for decoration. She's such a stinker!
I'm linking up to these parties:
I began with this heart pattern, and cut out shapes from the quilt. I used the portions that were good for the outside, and the portions that were shredding for the back (I simply put the "outside" on the "inside").
I pinned around the pillow, leaving a spot big enough to turn and stuff. I did use my walking foot for the sewing- it made it easier to sew threw the thickness and hand stitching.
Start to stuff!
Hand stitch the opening shut with a needle and thread.
The finished pillow. And guess what...
Hannah has already claimed it for her own! I've got to make another one (which I have 2 more cut out) if I want to use for decoration. She's such a stinker!I'm linking up to these parties:
I think that is a wonderful idea...that way if you have more than one person who wanted Grandma's quilt they could all have a piece of it to remember her by.
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