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| Blazing Star pillow |
I
have a confession to make. These pillows are made with dies that are
Christmas gifts. During Accuquilt's Black Friday/Cyber Monday
sales, my sweetheart of a husband suggested that I order dies for my
presents. So I did. He's the best Santa.
When
they arrived, I had to check to make sure they cut properly, right?
Of course, they worked perfectly so I wrapped them with our other
gifts. But then I had test pieces lying around. What to do? Make
pillows!
I've
wanted Blazing Star (55051) for a while and it sews up beautifully. Red,
cream, black and gray for high contrast shows off the design with a
holiday flair. I added a border, and what a pretty pillow cover it
makes.
The
second die is Snowball (55330). I sewed two 6" blocks in red and aqua, then
added matching nine-patch blocks made from 2 ½” squares. I'm
calling this pillow Vintage Charm.
You'll
see more of both these dies in larger projects once I get to open them on Christmas Day.
Oh, and in case you're wondering, yes...as a child I was sneaky and sometimes peeked at my presents before Santa came.
Hope
everyone has a peaceful, happy holiday.
