My Sweet Tea & Sashiko Stitches Pillow is Finished!

My Jolly Bar Bakewell Pillow Cover is finished!

For the quilting, I did hand stitched Sashiko stitching.

I made this pillow with extra blocks from my 

Sweet Tea Jolly Bar Bakewell Quilt

I could not have done this stitching without this ...

Clover Adjustable Ring Thimble with Plate 

@ Fat Quarter Shop

You place it overt your thimble finger with the plate on your palm and 

push the long needle through the fabric

and then pull the needle and smooth the stitches.

More info on my method and tools may be found Here.
I stitched straight lines for the borders in these matching thread colors.

For the center, I let my quilty muse decide and I did some free form improv stitching.
I did not mark these motifs or the straight lines. 

I wanted to make this as a cover for the winter season pillow on the upper left
which has red and green snowmen on the front.
The pillow measured 20" so my Bakewell blocks  needed a narrow outer border
to make it large enough for the pillow up-cycle.

I machine sewed the background border strips around the center
to make a nice clean and crisp frame.

For the back of the pillow cover, I made and envelope back with snap closures
from extra Sweet Tea fabrics.

I bound this pillow with a navy heart print from Bonnie & Camille
that was in my stash.

I am very happy with this project!

I plan to do more Sashiko quilting on future projects.


Do your do large stitch quilting?
I would love to hear what thread and method you use.
I love to learn new quilty things ... :) 

Happy Stitching!

Slow Sunday Sashiko Stitching

Today for my Slow Sunday Stitching 

I completed the sashiko quilting on my 

Jolly Bar Bakewell Pillow Cover

For the center I did some free form improv stitiching.

I did not marking.  I just let the blcok deisgn and the threads and my quilty muse decide

I used these beautiful 

Hidamari Sashiko Thread @ Fat Quarter Shop

I use fusible fleece on the back to hide my threads.
I do not mark lines.

 I can make nice straight lines and take multiple stitches at a time
with the Tulip Long Sashiko Needles from Fat Quater Shop

This long stitch quilting has the "paw of approval"
and I am very happy with the results.

Linking up today with the lovely slow stitchers
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Slow Sunday Stitching @ Kathy's Quilts

Tomorrow I hope to sew my pillow cover.