7.23.2011

Friday Night Sew-In was AWESOME!

It was hot and late, but so fantastic to get back behind the sewing machine with a little purpose.

Here is what I was starting on.  Any guesses?


For those of you who said pillow.. Yup!  For those of you who said Sprocket Pillow -- exactly!  I've had this on my want to do list for way to long and it was time to build some circle sewing confidence.  (Thank you Cluck Cluck Sew for putting together such a great tutorial!!)

For those of you who have already noticed... yup, there is an error in these first two pictures.  Sigh.

Take a closer look.


I had forgotten to put the two right sides together.  Silly-heat-got-the-best-of-me sewing mistake.  

Thankfully, I caught it before I got all the way around the circle.  It came out fairly easy and the rest just flew together!


The button was the next most challenging part, but I couldn't be happier with the results.  And I can see making more in the future.  This is the large size in case you are wondering.

Here is a look at the back.  Great way to use a favorite fat quarter!


My brown flowers on the sides.


I was even able to feature a cupcake.  Too cool!!


And that was enough accomplished for me to retire to bed with the biggest smile.  Satisfaction!!


Hope you also had a great night whether you were sewing or doing something else.

Also linking to Fabric Tuesday at Quiltstory... come see all the other great projects brewing!


Fresh Poppy Design


日本のための多くの愛
Much love for Japan

16 comments:

Seaweed and Raine said...

Youv'e gotta love projects that you can finish in one hit! :) Well done. You have used some yummy fabrics.

Linz said...

Oooo! That pillow is adorable!!

zsazsazsu said...

I am sure that Sammy would like to sleep on that pillow ...

Jientje said...

Very pretty Christie! I'm not a sewer myself, I tried it last year, but I'm really not good at it!
Loved the wedding pictures in the previous post, you look great!

Teje Karjalainen said...

Hi Christie! I admire your beautiful new pillow! Beautiful fabrics and the new round pattern is great! xxx Teje

Golden Woofs! SUGAR said...

Woof! Woof! How CUTE! My mom loves pillows n this is one project she wants to learn. It's great you can find some time to sew with your busy buddies around you. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you had a productive Friday night. Love your pillow.

Mary Anne Drury said...

....and you definately DESERVED that big smile of satisfaction ! THAT is one A D O R A B L E pillow !!!!!! LOVE IT !

jess@balancing the dream said...

wow!! I am loving the pattern you chose for this pillow!! If I could sew, i would be all over this!! :) Thanks for sharing!

Kimberlee, The Spunky Diva said...

Very cute! I love these pillows, and think my living room 'really, really' needs one of these!
~Kimberlee
www.TheSpunkyDiva.com

Myra @ Busy Hands Quilts said...

What a cute pillow! The sprocket pillow is on my list of things to make, also!

Mrs. Hearts
www.busyhandsquilts.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

I love it! It would have taken me a week to make this! It came out great and I love all of your doggie posts <3
Kris @ novel ideas

Canadian Abroad said...

Great pillow and isn't it a wonderful feeling of satisfaction when a project is finished to a wonderful standard?!

Honey I'm Home Blog said...

Oh my goodness, how adorable! If you want to add it to my linky party as well, I'd LOVE to feature it this Friday when I talk about my favorites.

Warmly, Michelle

Carol, The Answer Is Chocolate said...

This is so cute and a great way to use up fabric scraps! Thanks for sharing at this week's BFF link party!

Rhinestone Beagle said...

Love it. I wanna make some of these super sized to sit on on the floor. Thanks for linking up again last week.

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