Two Turkeys Kissing

My daughter said, “Look, two turkeys kissing!” when she saw these pillows.

They measure 18”x18” and are made from Laurie Wisbrun’s  “Olive the Ostrich” (not turkey) line of fabric and various scraps.

I did straight line quilting about 1/8” from the seam lines with charcoal thread.  Then I did a bunch of lines around the ostriches to help frame them.

I used leftover fabric from other projects for the backs.  The closures are envelope style.  I haven’t got up the courage to do a zipper back yet.  Soon…

It feels good to have these done before Valentine’s Day.  Linking up to A Lovely Year of Finishes.

A Lovely Year of Finishes--January

The project I chose to finish in January was my Little Apples quilt called “Easy As Pie.”  I finished it earlier this month.

My next Lovely Year of Finishes project will be a pair of Olive the Ostrich pillows for Valentine’s Day. 

I cut a bunch of 2.5” squares from some of my stash fabrics and plan to border the top with solid dark gray.

Thank you, Melissa and Shanna for hosting such a lovely party!

WIP Wednesday

Three projects are at various stages of completion.

Garden Walk (actually called Pave the Way but I couldn’t remember the name of the pattern when I put it on my UFO list) is quilted and ready for binding.

My Madrona Road challenge project is almost done! 

And I started a Valentine’s pillow I put on my “Just Three” list for January.  It won’t be done by the 31st, but at least I have all the squares cut out. 

I love checking out what everyone is working on.  Linking up to WIP Wednesday.