Today I donated these two pillows to the Senior Scholarship fundraiser in our school district.
The background fabric is this amazing purple taffeta. Yes, taffeta. You read that right.
I took some leather scraps I had and did an inset of the mesh fabric with sequins. Then I stitched them down to the taffeta. I used a blanket stitch around the leather pieces. Sometimes the leather gets attracted to the foot of the machine so the blanket stitches aren't always as even as I'd like.
For this pillow I decided to do something different. I did a straight stitch instead of a blanket stitch. It's leather, so I didn't have to worry about it fraying. I like the flowers this way, but the small dots were better with the blanket stitching.
I had fun quilting feathers and pebbles for this pillow. The thread is all Glide 40 weight poly.
And here they are!
Be sure to check out all the amazing bloggers on the hop which continues next week!
Marian is offering a giveaway over on her website - two gift certificates to the Fat Quarter Shop!
I hope you get to quilt today!
Suzy
