An Arrow Sketch Pillow : :

My gosh I'm so behind on sharing my project here! Each day my goal is to at the very least begin one new project for Quilt Market in addition to the etsy orders I'm still making and all the little side projects I have going. Bouncing from one project to the next means I rarely stop to take the proper photos I like to share here, but today I finally took the time. First up is my Sketch Stitching Arrows turned comfy pillow!



This pillow began several weeks ago inspired by my Wild & Free Fletching Chant arrows print, to give myself a head start on creating items for my booth, as well as keeping me occupied during those restless days waiting for my strike offs to arrive!

I started by thread sketching a set of arrows onto a quilted piece of Pure Element Peach Sherbet using a colorful selection of Aurifil that matched the solids that coordinate with my collection.



Once my strike offs were delivered, which put simply are just small pieces of test print fabrics used to finalize color, scale, & details before final printing, I got right to work on finishing this pillow with a simple framing using my Sun Tracks and Woven Path prints. It's not likely that I'll receive any fabric yardage to work with before I leave for Quilt Market, so I'm doing my best to really stretch what I have and to make the most out of each print!







I really do love the way these two fabrics look together, the warm Autumn color palette combined with the sharp denim geometric print! I can't wait to have enough to make some of the quilts I've been dreaming up!



Just as I did when finishing my Feather Sketch Pillow, I used lots of decorative satin stitches and finished with a binding detail using the last of the Dynasty in Saffron binding leftover from my Indie Quilt.





This finish, plus the Feather Pillow, and my Embroidered Luminous Field Pillow makes three pillows that I've photographed and shared here, and I'm hoping to have at least three more to share before Market! I can't believe I leave in less then two weeks!

Be sure to let me know if you'll be stopping by my booth. I'd love to meet you!!  ♥  Maureen