Well, I turned on the sewing machine and made a pillow! This started as a quilt top, but being the practical person I am, I cut it into pillows because that’s what I need most right now. This is a simple half log cabin design turned at a 45 degree angle. I mixed the linen cotton blend of my fabric with shot cotton and some Kona solids. For those of you who haven’t quilted with linen or linen blends yet, I find Kokka’s fabric really great to work with because it doesn’t pull or become distorted like thinner linens. Wrinkles are not a problem and I almost never pre-wash it.
This pillow is visiting Intown Quilters here in Atlanta, so you can head over there and see some of my Stamped collection from Kokka. I have a shipment of fabric on its way to me now, so I hope to make some new things with it soon to give you project ideas. If you’ve made something with the Stamped collection, I’d love for you to add it to The Long Thread photo pool over on flickr.
I’m fascinated by how the colours and patterns look old and modern at the same time. You’ve found that sweet spot with your gorgeous fabric line. 🙂
I like the quilting on this pillow.
Your pillow is gorgeous! I just received my first bit of some of your stamped collection and I am loving it! I had only seen it online and was shocked at how it’s even more beautiful in person. The colors and texture are fabulous, I’m afraid it’s going to be hard to cut into it 🙂 Looking forward to some more inspiration ideas from you.
Thanks!
Beautiful! You know how to work some magic with fabric!
I don’t know how you can tell people they can’t sell bags made from your patterns. Everyone knows there is no copyright on bags because we did not invent the tote bag. Your tote pattern is the same as another 400 out there. I speak as the daughter of an attorney. Creative Commons doesn’t hold any water either. Try Tabberone.com. That’s where you can find out that no bag pattern is able to be copyrighted and we as the sewing public can make and sell from any pattern we want. It’s a useful article we did not invent and any pattern is anyone’s. To alter a pattern to be your own doesn’t matter.