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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Intrepid thread challenge

In September I signed up for a fabric challenge over at Intrepid Thread. By the time the fabric came I had forgotten all about it! Ha. The fabric sat on my table for quite a long time waiting for me to be inspired. Suddenly, yesterday, I knew what I wanted to do! 
I worked all day and this little pillow came to life! I made a patchwork background from the mini charm pack we received, then used the other 2 fabrics to appliqué some orange peels. I had cut enough orange peels to do every square, but when I started to edit, and remove some, I liked it better! Sometimes less is more. 


I had enough cotton and steel fabric to do the back, with a little binding of the arrow fabric and a touch of ricrac peeking out, because, RICRAC! duh!
I wasn't sure where I'd put it, I mean, aqua goes ANYWHERE, right? But the pink was throwing me off. Then I put it on the living room chair for a photo op and it looked so awesome there with my Spice of Life afghan! So, I do believe that's where it will stay. For now....
Perfect spot to curl up with a good book I think!
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8 comments:

  1. ~Niki~November 19, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    perfect! cute.

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  2. OndreaNovember 19, 2015 at 8:55 PM

    Gee, you are so clever. I love your cushion. It does look rather nice on that chair with the crocheted rug. Well done girl!

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  3. DebbieNovember 19, 2015 at 11:10 PM

    Super cute! I really like the design you came up with!

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  4. MariaNovember 20, 2015 at 1:03 AM

    I am not really a pink girl but your pillow looks lovely and just perfect on your chair with the beautiful afghan...

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  5. ChantalNovember 20, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    What a lovely cushion cover Ellyn. I love orange peels. Did you raw edge appliqué or use the interfacing method? Love the colors and yes, it looks lovely with your SOL CAL.

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  6. JulieJanuary 16, 2016 at 10:17 AM

    This is gorgeous! I love Orange Peels in all their forms. Thanks for participating.

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  7. MeganJanuary 26, 2016 at 9:43 AM

    I like to read about how this came together. It's great to be open to changing things as you go to come to the final product. And the final product here is sure cute. And it's in a perfect spot. :)

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  8. Afton WarrickJanuary 27, 2016 at 8:39 PM

    Editing really upped the design factor here. Awesome pillow!

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