Timber & Leaf for the House
New pillows for the couch have been on my to-do list since the beginning of Winter. I love my Autumn pillows, but I was ready to put them away until next year. When I saw Sarah Watt‘s Timber & Leaf collection for Blend Fabrics, I knew the natural designs and soft colors were perfect for my house. I mixed in Free Spirit Designer Solids in Pearl and Dogwood.
These two are my favorites!
I was inspired by Amy’s Indie Vibrations quilt. I really liked how her string blocks were paper pieced so they would line up, but still be different widths of fabric strips. I made two paper piecing templates, each are 6-1/2″ x 9-1/2″ unfinished. I used 3 of each template to form the 18″ square pillow.
You can buy the pattern for Amy’s Indie Vibrations quilt in her pattern shop.
I quilted the pillow with straight lines, about 1/2″ apart. The back is a simple envelope enclosure.
You can find Timber & Leaf at Moona Fabrics. Now to make another one for the other side of the couch!
Tagged as: Blend Fabrics · Free Spirit Designer Solids · modern quilting · paper piecing · Pillow · Sarah Watts · straight line quilting · String Block · String Piecing · Template
I have some of that collection on its way to me. I really love it. your pillow looks great!
My daughter picked out that fabric a couple of weeks ago and we bought it to make a toss pillow for her bed. Your piecing is lovely.
Your pillows are lovely. And that fabric is so unique….
I love it I love string blocks thats why I thought I would love the Herringbone and I cant get it.
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Now I think I have another fabric line to add to my “must have” list! And I want to make new pillows! Sometimes reading your blog is dangerous, in a very fun way
I love that fabric too! Just saw it the other day and knew I would have to order some…Like I need more fabric? Your pillow is beautiful!
A beautiful choice of fabrics! Beyond that, I love that you are a fan of paper-piecing. It is my go-to technique. I often make my own paper foundations, based on the finished block. I have probably tried every ‘store-bought’ foundation available, and have found that newsprint is my foundation of choice. Instead of buying a pack of 25 papers for a big price, I purchased a ream of newsprint on Office Depot’s site. The ream of 500 sheets cost about the same as a ‘quilters’ pack of 25 sheets found at a quilt store. That allows me more money to spend on beautiful fabric!
Gorgeous pillow and fabrics! You have a beautiful way to put them together!
Pretty colors, Faith! The pillow looks really nice.
The pillow is so pretty. Love the fabrics but I especially love the fabric with the bear. I’m going to have to look for some of that.
Such GORGEOUS pillows, Faith!! I am working on string pieced pillows in Architecture right now myself! This Timber & Leaf collection is on the top of my wishlist, it’s so pretty!!
Beautiful work. I really like this pillow. The color palate is wonderful.
Lovely effect. The colors are so soothing.
Beautiful! Love those fabrics in the soft colors.
These are beautiful Faith! I love those tree ring prints!
I loved these fabrics, and almost bought some, but have resisted so far. You are pushing it though.
Pretty pillow!
Beautiful pillow. Great fabric selection! You inspire me al the time.
Thank you
Mabel
very nice- you gave me an idea to use some strings for Spring Pillows for my couch! Thanks.
I am really loving this line! Great pillow!
Just love what you have done with this fabric! I really need two more pillows, just like yours. Now, where can I get my hands on that fabric…. I want it now !
It will go on my wishlist.
Love the pillow and this fabric is wonderful! Just put an order in at Moona Fabrics for a fat quarter bundle!
Such a beautiful pillow, Faith! I bought some AMH ribbons to do make some for my couch
really lovely pillow…….wonderful colors, love the envelope back also. xxx
Such pretty fabrics/colors – your pillows are lovely!
Your pillow turned out so nicely! Love the soft colors and how you mixed in some solid strips!
Was a seriously beautiful fabric collection, and I works so well on that pillow! Just love it. And a good size too. I have some 12″ on my couch and they just aren’t big enough on their own
Where can I get this fabric?? Thanks
Hi Corinne – There is a link at the end of the blog post to Moona Fabrics who carries the fabric.
I’m a relatively new quilter. And not terribly computer savvy. How can I get this pillow pattern?
Hi Terri – I made up my own template to make the pillow, but there is a link to a pattern in the blog post. It is a quilt that was my inspiration and you can buy the pattern if you click on the link.
I absolutely LOVE your quilts. The designs are modern, the colors are vibrant, the end results are upbeat, gorgeous quilts! You just made a convert out of me !!!! Keep up the fabulous work !!!!