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.

Photo by Nicole Ramirez.

The pattern pieces are squashed half hexagons.



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).



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. Team Andrew4:07 PM

    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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