A Dreamcatcher Pillow : :

Ever since I made and shared my first Dreamcatcher Pillow I've been eager to make another. At the end of last week I finished up a new one and I have plans to create & sell many more! This pillow design is so fun for me to make! It embodies perfectly the spirit of my Wild & Free collection, and I love that I get to combine so many of my favorite techniques to create each one!



This one started with a Woven Path print Dresden as my dreamcatcher center. I really love making Dresdens and I don't take the time to nearly enough! Next came a batch of whimsical, hand drawn & cut feathers from the Sun Tracks print and a few other Art Gallery fabrics that I thought had great feather potential. I used HeatnBond Lite by ThermoWeb to attach each feather to my pillow top fabric and was ready to start stitching!



I snapped this photo to show how the first stitches look from the batting side of my work. Once I add the colorful, decorative stitches it starts to look a little messy, but at this point you can see how nice and neat!



Once my Dresden and feathers were sewn in place, the fun begins of adding in layers of detail. I especially love how my Aurifil thread, satin stitch beads turned out. Look how pretty!



I finished my pillow cover with a quilted Sun Tracks fabric back and Ripple River binding left over from my Emmy Grace quilt!



I stuffed it with a 20" insert and added it to my pile of finished pillows that I'm hoping will grow a little more before I offer them for sale!



I wish you all a most wonderful start to your week!  ♡ Maureen