Sunday, February 9, 2014

Meet Mr. Fox {the pillow}

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A few weeks ago I cut into some fat quarters of fox fabric designed by Andie Hanna to make a quilt.  Plans changed, and I decided not to use the foxes in the quilt, so they went in this pillow instead.

The gray and light blue patchwork were also left over the from the quilt because the vibrancy of the rest of the blocks drowned out the low volume patchwork.

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The binding is a brown Stella dot and the backing is some striped fabric left over from another quilt.  It’s called Soul Garden by Carolyn Gavin.

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I quilted the front of the pillow on my long arm, swirls for the first time.  Definitely improved with practice!  The finished pillow is 19 x 19 but I was able to stuff a 20 x 20 pillow insert in there (the only size I had on hand).  Makes it nice and puffy I think!

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I’ll be linking up to Fort Worth Fabric Studio and Crazy Mom Quilts this Friday.  Have a great week!

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17 comments:

  1. BethFebruary 9, 2014 at 4:20 PM

    That is so cute Jamie!

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  2. Mama Said SewFebruary 9, 2014 at 4:55 PM

    I love it! Mr. Fox is darling!!

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  3. CeLynnFebruary 9, 2014 at 9:36 PM

    The Mr. Fox pillow is adorable! The swirls look super too! Personally I prefer puffy throw pillows :)

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  4. DeborahGunFebruary 10, 2014 at 1:35 AM

    really cute! The foxes are just gorgeous :-)

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  5. RachaeldaisyFebruary 10, 2014 at 5:13 AM

    I like the way your pillow is made up of leftover pieces from other projects. The foxes are really cute!!

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  6. pennydogFebruary 10, 2014 at 5:43 AM

    I have that print and I didn't know what to do with it, now I do!

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  7. SaraFebruary 10, 2014 at 10:44 AM

    Have you ever heard of the song What does the Fox Say? (the clean version) Ayden learned it in school and now he sings it repeatedly! :/

    Anyway adorable pillow, when in doubt make a pillow out of it! lol Great choice for the backing and binding as well Jamie!

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  8. SvetlanaFebruary 10, 2014 at 11:05 AM

    cute pillow, Jamie. Love the quilting.

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  9. donnaFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    Your fox is just to cute.
    Hugs
    donna

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  10. Needled MomFebruary 11, 2014 at 10:35 AM

    That is so cute. All I can think is "What Does the Fox Say?" LOL

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  11. Lady CordeliaFebruary 11, 2014 at 10:37 AM

    loving that fox fabric!
    found you while surfing around quilt blogs....
    nice to meet you.
    xo
    c

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  12. junacreationsuk.blogspot.co.ukFebruary 12, 2014 at 5:11 AM

    Gorgeous cushion, loving the fox fabric.

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2014 at 5:16 PM

    So much fun. Love how you have used the grey scraps to make those foxes just pop.

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  14. Janeen February 14, 2014 at 7:15 PM

    Love the fabric, adorable pillow

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  15. Live a Colorful LifeFebruary 14, 2014 at 11:55 PM

    This is so very cute!!

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  16. AllisonFebruary 15, 2014 at 1:39 PM

    the fox fabric is cute, and your FMQ looks great :)

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  17. Lindsey February 16, 2014 at 10:01 PM

    What a fun little pillow! Loving that fox print--super cute! :) You did a lovely job on your quilting!

    Thank you for linking up to Fabric Frenzy Friday!
    -Lindsey
    Fabric Frenzy Friday

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