Seaside Patchwork
I love making pillows. Sometimes when I get new fabric in the mail I just start itching to cut into it immediately, but I don’t really need anymore giant projects in the works. That’s how I felt when a few of the prints from October Afternoon’s Seaside collection arrived last week.
I combined these 4 prints with other 12 other fabrics in my stash. Inspired by the colors in the collection, I added in more yellow, green, turquoise, red and navy. I feel like my stash doesn’t have a lot of “vintagey” prints, but some of the Denyse Schmidt for JoAnns prints really worked as well as some American Jane Punctuation prints I have been saving.
From each fabric, I cut 4 squares 2.5″ x 2.5″, resulting in 64 squares. The pillow is 8 squares across by 8 squares down, with a finished size of 16″ x 16″.
I decided to do something a bit out of the ordinary for my quilting. I used my walking foot, but selected one of the decorative stitches from my sewing machine.
I just love the vintage patchwork look of this pillow. The back is a Riley Blake fabric called Go Fly a Kite. I’ve had it for a little while, waiting on the right project. The binding is the top fabric from the Seaside fabric stack.
You can find Seaside fabric at the following shops:
Pink Castle Fabrics
Fresh-Squeezed Fabrics
Lark Cottons
Westwood Acres
Things will probably be a bit quiet the rest of the week on my blog as I enjoy some peaceful time with my family. 
Have a great week everyone!
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Tagged as: Patchwork · Pillow · Riley Blake · Seaside · Vintage · Walking Foot
What an adorable pillow!! Love the quilting technique!
I love this pillow! And, that Fly A Kite print for the back is one of my favorites!! So cute!!
Have a great time with your family!
MOST.. Adorable.
Wow, fabulous pillow case. Love it.
It’s perfect! The zig zag stitches, the patchwork, and the backing fabric. Yikes. PERFECT.
Aaaaaahhh!!! I love this. Seaside is my current favorite right now. I’m getting ready to cut into my little stash today, but have to make sure I get more of it.
Your pillow is beautiful!!! Enjoy the rest of your week!
love the pillow
Love your pillow and all the pretty fabric in it! Great idea for quilting it. Enjoy your time with your family!
Gorgeous pillow Faith! Love the mix of fabrics you’ve picked out.
That’s so beautiful pillow and great idea for quilting!
I really love that quilting.
Absolutely adorable pillow!
I’ve been eyeing the seaside collection for a while now and I’m even mire convinced than ever that I need to get me some! Beautiful job!
I LOVE all the fabrics used!!!!! I’ll have to order them to make a twin size quilt. Thanks for sharing.
What a great looking pillow! I love that you used a decorative stitch for quilting and the Go Fly A Kite material on the back is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!
Love the pillow. It makes me happy. Makes me want to have it on my couch. So cheery.
forgot: I don’t have such a nice stash so that’s why I can never have such a pillow on my couch made by me
But maybe I’ll try the design someday.
Beautiful fabrics, colors, and combinations!
Me encanta, las telas son preciosas,
Un saludo
ane
I love the decorative stitching on your pillow! It was perfect for that project. Did you use a heavier thread, or regular quiltig cotton?
I just used my normal thread. I tend to have either Aurifil or Gütermann in my machine.
Oh my gosh, I love the simplicity and freshness of this pillow! And what a brilliant idea to quilt with a herringbone stitch from your machine. I’ve got to track down some of that Fly a Kite cathedral window cheater print, too – maybe for a pillow or else a table runner.
Remember, imitation IS the sincerest form of flattery!
I love this simple square pillow! I’m always looking to make a pillow as well, but man, mine never turn out this cute! Also, reading through the comments, it’s good to hear what sort of threads you’re using. I never know what’s good or bad!
Love how the stitching turned out! Beautiful pillow!