16 June 2014

New Yorker Geese Pillow

I have been wanting to try my hand at more curved piecing lately, and decided the best way would be a New York Beauty block.  The paper pieced pattern came from over here. But I didn't want to commit to a whole giant block because I'm scared of curves, so I made 1/4 of a block for a smaller throw pillow cover.
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Well when I finished the block I realized it would look really boring with part of a star in the corner of the pillow, so I drafted some flying geese to go around the edge. I guess you could say I started to get comfortable with curves. I did not mean for the geese to meet in the middle and wanted them to all go the same direction, but I actually like it more this way.
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I even finished the back off with a hidden zipper closure.
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Oh! Oh! The best part is that everything (fabric, zipper, AND pillow form) came from my stash! YES!
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7 comments:

  1. Pink Petal QuiltsJune 18, 2014 at 9:05 AM

    Wow I love it! I've never tried sewing curves before, but I'm gonna have to give it a try. Great job!

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  2. Pieces of CottonJune 18, 2014 at 10:28 AM

    That is a beautiful pillow - I think I like the geese even better than the star.

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  3. Deb @ Frugal Little BungalowJune 18, 2014 at 10:49 AM

    IT'S STUNNING! :)

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  4. SuperMomNoCapeJune 18, 2014 at 1:32 PM

    You certainly did overcome your fear of curved piecing. The pillow cover is beautiful!

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  5. ReneeJune 18, 2014 at 4:55 PM

    I love the block, and your choice of fabrics! Makes for a great pillow.

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  6. AnonymousJune 18, 2014 at 7:16 PM

    It looks great. I'm so glad you decided to add the flying guess, they really 'make' the pillow, and they look cool facing each other.

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