Last Day of the Simply Striped Pillow Blog Hop

Day 7 of the Simply Striped Pillow Blog Hop !

       Simply Striped Pillow Blog Hop
March 8 

Welcome to my first Blog Hop on Susie's Sunroom!

I invited six "super star" quilters to make a pillow  "any way you like" from  one pattern-   

     the Simply Striped Accent Pillow Pattern   { available on my Craftsy here}!

Each day of the hop we have shared another pillow.

I also have a giveaway to share with you at the end of the post!

So let me introduce our last guest blogger!!
She is Amy,  modern quilter and designer, from  Amy Made That !  blog...

Meet Amy  @ Amy Made That!  blog

From Amy~

New babies are such a joy!

When one of my friends becomes

a new mommy or grandma,

I love to make something special

for the baby's room.

For baby Trey,

I used some of the blue fabrics from

Riley Blake's Fly Aweigh collection.

The nursery has a nautical theme,

so the flags and ships caught my eye.

I chose a navy gingham for my background fabric.

I love pillows for decorating the nursery,

and I found Susie's Simply Striped Accent Pillow pattern

was just the right choice for my baby gift!

If you look at the pattern,

the first thing you will notice is that the cover photo

shows a smart vertical stripe of contrast fabric.

I love that...but I couldn't choose just one fabric

when there were so many fun beachy prints!

That's why I made my pillow with a pieced stripe.

Problem solved!

Susie's pattern features an easy envelope backing.

Well...I took some artistic liberties and made my pillow reversible.

For the flip side, I used a horizontal stripe.

I just followed the instructions for the making the pillow front,

but I changed the direction of the prints.

{Notice that I didn't have to match any seams on the edges.}

I put a zipper along the bottom edge of the pillow,

so I wouldn't have to interrupt the designs.

This pillow cover can now be easily removed for cleaning.

It's a really pudgy pillow, though...

so squeezing the pillow form back inside takes a bit of coaxing.

This little pillow was so much fun to make.

The instructions are clear and easy,

and I had a sweet little finish in no time!

Simply Striped Accent Pillows are fun for any room,

but especially nurseries.

Thanks, Susie, for helping me to create

a sweet baby gift for another sweet baby!

How fun to make the pillow back as beautiful as the front!!  I love that zipper  in the side seam!!  Amy has a magical touch of combining her  fabrics to make this an elegant nursery gift!!   


The schedule of bloggers, in case you have missed a day ~

The Schedule-    here at Susie's Sunroom  :      
                        

March 2   Elaine    Summercrafter       

March 3   Susie  Susie's Sunroom      

March 4   Geta      Geta's Quilting Studio     

March 5   Sheri   Sunshine in the Attic         

March 6   Lara    BuzzinBumble          

March 7   Amanda    The Patchsmith   

March 8   Amy  Amy Made That!   

And don' t forget to go to the first day of the blog hop , and sign up there for

THE GIVEAWAY:    
               ~it   will remain  open until Friday, March 13 , 2015  12:00 pm  EST 
                       click here  to enter

Thanks so much for stopping by during the blog hop!  Let me know if you make yourself a Simply Striped Accent Pillow!

And a huge thank you to all of  the guest bloggers who took the time to participate in the blog hop!  Aren't their pillows just gorgeous and so unique!!  

Thank you for all of your lovely comments on the blog posts, too!  It has been a pleasure getting to say hi.

1. The pattern              2. Summercrafter                       3.  Susie's Sunroom             4   Geta's Quilting Studio

5,  Sunshine In The Attic         6.  BuzzinBumble                       7.   The Patchsmith                   8.   Amy Made That!     

Remember , if you make your own Simply Striped Accent Pillow, I'd love to see it!

I'm off to my sewing room!