Thursday, 25 June 2015

TGIFF! The Pillow Edition

Well hello! So nice to see you, or if you are a new visitor...Welcome! I am so pleased to be hosting TGIFF! this week because I actually finished something! It is small something, but it still counts right?
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This wee finish started off with a swap call. My sweet Maritime Modern Quilt Guild is swapping pillows with the Edmonton Modern Quilt Guild. Can I tell you how fun it is to participate in these types of swaps? I just love seeing what folks come up with.


Anywho, I knew right away that I was in the mood for some Paper Piecing and I just love the Block Rock'n Free PP Block Series that Julie did over at 627Handworks. But first things first was the fabric pull. I wanted text and solids and low and behold I opened my Kona box and found my May Kona Club Picks from Aimee at Candy Coated Quilts. Aimee and her husband have started a Kona Club for our MMQG members and their picks are just perfect! I cannot tell you what the text print is, completely forget, but for the back I went with some Essex Linen.

The Block Rock'n pattern I chose was Icky Thump. I have had this pattern earmarked for quite some time, so glad to get at it! Here is one piece of puzzle. Sweet!

And the finished Product! I had a VERY hard time separating myself from this pillow. I love the pop of color, the text, everything! I kept to simple straight line quilting and that totally worked too. I hope my swap mate in Edmonton will love it as much as I do.

In other pillow finish news - I have somehow gotten myself into a little niche of making Flag pillows. I guess the Union Jacks and Canadian Pillows got folks ideas flowing. So this month I also finished two custom orders:

USA and Acadian Flags

Scotland and Barbados

These flag pillow are fun to make!

So that's me for this TGIFF! Now it's time to see what YOU have been up to... Link up those fabulous finishes here and don't forget to tour the other finishes and spread the comment love!

Many thanks to M-R of Quilt Matters and Laura of Quokka Quilts for creating TGIFF! It certainly keeps me focused on getting those UFOs done!
Adrienne



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17 comments:

  1. Dominique25 June 2015 at 22:01

    Great Pillows, Adrienne. Love the quilting on the Acadian Flag!

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  2. Stacey @slostudio26 June 2015 at 00:38

    LOVE your pillow Adrienne! I finished up my pillow for the swap last week (from the Edmonton side!) :) It's going to be fun to see what everyone has made for the swap! Thanks for hosting!

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  3. Ruth26 June 2015 at 06:04

    I can see why you had a hard time parting with it - its gorgeous!

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  4. Lorna McMahon26 June 2015 at 06:35

    Your pillows are all fabulous, Adrienne. But I am in love with the one you are swapping! Great pattern and perfect fabric choices!

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  5. M-R Charbonneau26 June 2015 at 07:00

    Oooh, that colour combination is fabulous, Adrienne! I love all your pillows! I'd have trouble parting with the one for EMQG too. LOL! Thanks for hosting TGIFF!

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  6. Anja @ Anja Quilts26 June 2015 at 07:31

    Awesome pillows. That might tempt me to try paper piecing...oh my...did I say that?????

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  7. Izzy26 June 2015 at 08:56

    Love the pillows! Your partner in Edmonton is going to love it for sure.

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  8. Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge26 June 2015 at 09:12

    Of course a pillow counts as a finish! (At least it did when I hosted!) They all turned out beautifully!

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  9. Jayne26 June 2015 at 09:15

    I love a good paper pieced pattern! Gorgeous pillow and inspiring!

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  10. Val's Quilting Studio26 June 2015 at 09:37

    Thanks for hosting this week. It was nice to visit your blog!

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  11. Soma @ inkTorrents.com26 June 2015 at 13:38

    The flag pillows are fabulous and the Icky Thump pillow is very dynamic! Thank you for hosting this week.

    -Soma

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  12. Mona26 June 2015 at 15:14

    Abselutely love your pillows! Thank you for hosting!

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  13. Heather J26 June 2015 at 15:56

    I love your pillow as the colours are so vibrant against your background fabric.

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  14. Eleanor26 June 2015 at 18:19

    Love the solids with the texty print! Lovely pillow!

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  15. Lynette26 June 2015 at 23:28

    Icky Thump is anything but!! LOVE that pillow :D

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  16. Lisa in Port Hope27 June 2015 at 18:42

    Awesome finishes! Everything counts no matter how small. And the text print is Quilt Block Name by Sweetwater, I have a tiny amount of the red left in this print but I might be hoarding it ;)

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