Thursday, March 24, 2011

Squashed Hexagon Pillow

The LA Modern Quilt Guild had a holiday swap back in December and I had to make something for Andrew (maker of this awesome quilt).  He sent me a picture of the curtains he has in his house and I based the colors on that.

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Photo by Nicole Ramirez.

The pattern pieces are squashed half hexagons.

December Swap - Pillow for Andrew


I sewed them into rows to end up with pairs of like colored pieces sewn the "right" way (into squashed hexagons) alternating with pieces sewn "backwards" (the hour glass shapes).

December Swap - Pillow for Andrew


I bought the ENORMOUS pillow form at Ikea. It's a great pillow and it only cost (I think) six dollars. I'd call that a steal, as long as you have a need for something so huge in your life. It would make a great floor pillow.

5 comments:

  1. Love that pillow! I did a quilt recently using all solids and loved it! Solids are so fun to work with. And I like you Mod Beads lap quilt.

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  2. I love your pillow. I am so glad I found this blog. I think I need a pillow like this one. Half hexies are great.

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  3. Love the pillow. I've never made half hexies...looks like a good excuse for a tutorial.

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  4. I love the pillow. It matches everything in my apartment.

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  5. You can have the pillow placed in a contemporary sofa. It also looks cool in the bedroom.

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