tutorial tuesday. grandma's flower garden pillow.

Grandma's flower garden is one of my favorite quilt patterns, so when Lori Holt shared her fun half hexie rulers with me, I knew exactly what I was wanting to make.  I chose a smaller project to get a better hang of piecing half hexies.  I found a favorite fluffy pillow and made a cover for it, while using Lori's tutorial here for cutting and piecing instructions.

To start, I had drawn out my plan ahead of time, then collected the fabrics needed (see below).  My pattern calls for the 5" half hexie ruler.  My pillow finishes at 20.5" by 30.5".  You will need to determine the size of pillow you have and what your top needs to finish at.  My pattern calls for : 28 white 5" squares, 23 pink 5" squares, and 4 yellow 5" squares.

Here is the layout before sewing.

I was a little over zealous with the ironing so some of my points did not match up.  Which is a bit of a stinker!  Lesson learned!  Just remember to be careful.  wink.

I handquilted the top with batting and a sheet as the backing.  I have an old white sheet that I keep on hand to cut from, for just this purpose.  The backing is inside of the pillow case, so it serves more as something to quilt with, rather than for appearance.  Here is a snippet of my handwork in process.  It was a relaxing project to have - handquilting is always so enjoyable to me.

After the quilting was finished, I created an envelope type backing and bound the pillow as I would a quilt. 

taa - daa

a soft and snuggly pillow

If you decide to make a grandma's flower garden pillow - be sure to let me know!  I would love to see it!  wink.

fabrics used :

backing is Daisy Cottage Main on yellow by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs 

solids are Daisy Solid for Riley Blake, Hot Pink Solid for Riley Blake, and Bella Solids in Bleach White for Moda

gingham is Gypsy Girl by Lily Ashbury for Moda

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