Mini Quilt Turned Pillow

I am so happy to show off this mini quilt finish that I turned into a pillow as the host of this week’s TGIFF (Thank Goodness its Finished Friday!). You can show off your finishes in the link party down below!

I designed this mini quilt because the block reminded me of spools of thread. I just loved it and thought it would look so good in a combo of florals and solids (which seem to be current fixation). However, it sat around as a mini quilt for quite a while before it finally just got finished into a pillow!

What the tutorial on how to turn it into a pillow?

This mini quilt was made with the Blossom and Sage bundle I put together for my shop. This was to experiment and play with some Liberty Tana Lawn® fabrics paired with an Art Gallery Fabric (AGF). Instead of binding it as a wall hanging, I decided to use some additional Sage from AGF and make a simple envelope pillow.

The Art Gallery Fabric does pair well with the Liberty Tana Lawn® as it has a similar lightweight feel. And I am truly just obsessed with this sage green. They say millennial gray is turning into millennial green, and I think I fit the stereotype.

I first made this mini quilt pillow with pink – and while I love the pink – it was a bit bright for me – however, my 6-year old daughter loves it! Honestly, no matter what I make around here, it gets used between the kids, the husband or the dog, lol.

I quilted it with a very simple wavy stitch on my Janome machine. I should try to get a bit more experimental with my quilting, but I stick with the basics!

Do you like making mini quilts? How do you feel about florals? Do you like the bright pink or the sage better? I’d love to hear all about what you think below!

I think next up – I really need to make myself some curtains, but I’m not ready to do that yet!

Happy Stitching!

Tasha

PS – here is where to get the bundle I mention above if you want to make this yourself, but don’t forget to add some extra Sage if you want to use that for the back of the pillow: https://shop.tashaquilts.com/products/blossom-sage-bundle

You can get the free mini quilt pattern here if you’re interested:

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8 Comments

  1. Great job on your pillows, Tasha! Those AGF solids are perfect with the Liberty prints — they really give authentic 1930s vibes that are so well suited to the spool block. How funny that you and I were both making pillows this week! Yours are cuter than mine and look like they were more fun to make, too. :-). I have curtain making way down my to do list, too, and I’m dreading it. When I finish the next throw pillows for my living room I’m planning to reward myself with some fiddly applique that serves no purpose other than feeding my soul. Thanks for hosting TGIFF this week!

    1. Yessss, I literally just made myself a floral applique block for no other reason than for fun! Enjoy! I am so far overdue with the curtains in this house, but I just keep putting it off, haha. Someday! 🙂 Thank you for your kind comment – and I hope you enjoy your sewing for fun!!

  2. Congrats on getting your pillow finished. How nice that everyone in your family uses what you make!

    1. Thank you! It certainly help me learn things along the way – like I should use a smaller stitching length when quilting! Some of my older quilts are missing some quilting in spots the dog, kids, who knows who got some stitches loose, lol!

  3. Mini quilts (and sometimes smaller items like quilted placemats and mug rugs) are usually the kind of things I make after being in a sewing/quilting slump. There’s something about a quicker finish that always gets me excited to tackle a larger project. 🙂

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