Sew and Tell Friday - Pillow Talk Swap 3 pillow!

I finished my Pillow Talk Swap 3 pillow!  And I love how it turned out!





(Please excuse the picture of the back, it got super wrinkly while I was trying to shove a too-big pillow form inside!)

I took several ideas my partner mentioned and that I saw in their favorites on Flickr, and came up with this.  It's a simple design, just squares, but I added the little whimsical appliques in between to make it more interesting.  I think my partner will like it! I hope so, at least!

Anyway, it will soon be winging its way to its new home, hopefully to a very happy new owner!

And with this, I've also finally got a finish for Sew and Tell!

I am so indecisive!

As I mentioned recently, I was lucky to join in for the latest round of the Pillow Talk Swap over on Flickr.  Right before I left on vacation I received my partner information.  I have until June 18 to make and send out a pillow to my partner based on their likes/inspiration, etc.

And now I am stumped!  I really loved the items shown in my partner's inspiration mosaic, they have some great stuff in their favorites list...but I just can't commit to a design!  I think I have a pretty good idea of what they want, but it's something I've never done before and I'm a little scared!  There is so much talent in these groups and I just don't want my partner to be disappointed!

I think I need to just sit down and start something.  If I wait too long I think it will make things worse, especially as time starts to pressure me.  And right now I'm home alone with nothing but time to sit and sew without interruption, so I reallllllly need to get this done before the hubby and baby get back and time escapes from me.

Plus I joined the Siggy Block swap being hosted by Jaybird Quilts, so I'm thinking about what to use to make those (and actually sitting down and making them), and I've got a bee block to complete for one of the modern quilt guild members for last month that I need to bring with me to our next meeting on June 19...I need to just sit down at the machine and get to it!

Pillow Talk Swap Round 3

I was lucky to recently get in on Round 3 of the Pillow Talk Swap!  I am sooooo unbelievably excited about this!  I've seen some of the pillows from the last two rounds around Flickr and they are amazing! I am so looking forward to making something awesome for my swap partner and receiving something awesome in return!

We are supposed to be receiving our partner's information soon.  In the meantime, we've all been making inspiration mosaics for our future partners, to give them an idea of what kinds of things we like, to help them out in deciding what kind of pillow to make. 

Below is the inspiration mosaic I created for my partner.



1. Twinkle pilow , 2. pillow swap d.o.n.e., 3. Hexagon Pillow in its new home, 4. Pillow Swap Round 2 - Full View, 5. Arcadia Wonky Log Cabin Pillow, 6. Quilted Pillow, 7. postcards from the park quilt, 8. hexagon quilted pillow 2, 9. String Quilt Pillow, 10. Pillow Talk Swap *Sent*, 11. Half Square Triangle flea market fancy , 12. Red and Aqua ZigZag Quilt, 13. Pillow Talk Swap & Tutorial, 14. Pillow Talk Swap 2, 15. Pillow Swap - A little bird, 16. Sew New To Me Virtual Quilting Bee * Corey *

How fun!