When Carol announced the next hop "any size project with heart - but NO red" I was immediately drawn to the challenge. I knew right away that I wanted to play with the new Pantone Color(s) of the Year and a new technique' - so let's play.
Pantone chose two colors for 2021 - Ultimate Gray and Illumination Yellow. Their theory of the colors "feeling of thoughtfulness with the promise of something friendly". I see the old addage of the silver lining.
The technique' I wanted to play with is rough edge applique' and you may have seen the ruffly rose quilts made with this technique'. We had someone demonstrate this at a guild meeting a few years ago and then a member showed her quilt our last meeting which pushed my brain.
Well I pulled from my scraps and what was on the shelf. The yellow is brighter than I could get to photo no matter what setting. The Hearts are a mix of a white with gold metallic flakes thru-out and the light gray has a silver metallic thread running here and there. I rough cut the heart shapes and pin layered - light weight lining, light weight batting, yellow and then pinned the hearts loosely in place.
Just a meander and loop and when I hit a heart point , went around the heart away from the edge and the again around the inside with a heart coming back out of the heart point - continue on around until they are all done. I swear this took me about 10 minutes to quilt.
I used the envelope method to make the pillow back with the yellow and a gray/white floral print for a binding edge finish. Set with my Grandma M's spring basket and my Grandma V's favorite figurine for 'the promise of something friendly'.
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Sharon
I think your pillow is a winner, and the setting for the last photo is just perfect. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful heart pillow! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love it. It makes me lean in to get a closer look. Great idea to play with LV shapes.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful pillow! And how fun to play with a technique you've wanted to do.
ReplyDeleteYour pillow is so fresh and pretty!
ReplyDeleteSew very pretty! I really like the gray and yellow as colors of the year. Your last photo shows off your pillow very nicely! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beauty in yellow and grey. Great idea and so fast - you can't beat that. What fun!
ReplyDeleteVery nice pillow. I love the subtle colors. You always have such good ideas ... :) Pat
ReplyDeleteA beautiful pillow. The colours are calming and restful but also uplifting. A beautifully staged finish photo.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute hearts! I love the stitching.
ReplyDeleteSuch a bright and cheery pillow. Love the stitching and the fact that you could do it in 10 minutes. Perfect quick gift!
ReplyDeleteI love the "promise of something friendly" and this adorable pillow...so sweet! Stitching this way is a great idea for a quick project that I need to use someday. The colors are so pretty, too! Thank you for sharing this and for inspiring us to try something new in no-red hearts! xo
ReplyDeleteThat lovely pillow will go with any décor. Rough edge applique sounds so interesting. I will give it a try.
ReplyDeleteWell that quilting process is amazing. Thanks for sharing it with us. Made for a terrific pillow.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea - looks terrific!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute pillow, Sharon! That technique is one I always meant to try (and haven't.)
ReplyDeleteLovely pillow, and great use of the technique!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute pillow and loved the colors.
ReplyDeleteThe perfect design for a pretty cushion cover. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty pillow. That technique looks like it’s fun to do. It has to go in to my must try file. 😄
ReplyDeleteVery pretty quilt! I love the soft colours!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and easy, the best combo.
ReplyDeleteThe soft yellow and gray look wonderful together! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGreat pillow. What a fun project.
ReplyDeleteYour cushion is so lovely and calming.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cushion, love how you have made it.
ReplyDeleteSharon, this is such a great pillow! I really love the Pantone colors of the year! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn5 have though5 of the Pantone colors for hearts but they turned out so nice
ReplyDeleteI wouldn5 have though5 of the Pantone colors for hearts but they turned out so nice
ReplyDeleteI wouldn5 have though5 of the Pantone colors for hearts but they turned out so nice
ReplyDeleteThat was quick. Nice pillow.
ReplyDeleteI love the yellow backing and that was a clever idea for the hearts.
ReplyDeleteLove your pillow. Thanks for sharing the technique!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pillow. I also love the two Pantone Colors of the Year for 2021.
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