Sunday, July 3, 2011

Merry Christmas, Much Belated


I started this pillow approximately six years ago.  I was living in NYC and had taken a Hawaiian applique class.  At some point, I decided to make a pillow for my sister for Christmas, and when Christmas arrived, I had the applique and quilting done -- but no finished product.



Given that the applique and quilting are done by hand, you might assume adding a backing to and a pillow insert would be no big deal.  Not true!

The finished pillow is filled with stuffing and sewn shut.  I wanted to make a pillow cover with invisible zipper; alas, I got frustrated.  As a friend used to tell me, "Better done than perfect."


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