Pages

▼

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Honeycomb Pillow Finish

Honeycomb Stitch-Along


I posted a few weeks back my progress on my Honeycomb Stitch-Along pillow.  Jenelle at Echinops and Aster designed a gorgeous pillow that I fell in love with the moment I laid eyes on it.  She has great photos with each and every step.  It was the first time that I had done Hexies or needle turn applique.  After following her tutorials, I didn't feel so intimidated.  So after a few more hours sewing the past few days,  I finished it all up.  And can I say, I think it is one of my absolute favorite finishes. 


I used Comma from Moda.  I love the prints and color in this fabric line. I hand stitched around all the hexies in a gray and orange.


Here's the whole pillow.  I made the 24" square one. (Did I mention I LOVE it!)


Here is a peek at the back.  I chose not to put the flower on the back and leave it plain.   Jenelle, had us put interfacing on the wrong side of the back of the pillow.  I totally recommend doing this.  It made it so much easier to work with and left the inside looking nice and neat! 




I was so happy to get it finished up.  I did so many new techniques on here, that I will definitely be trying it again.   And the colors on my new pillow just happen to match the Urban Garden quilt  I finished up a few months ago.  They are both on our bed.

I also joined a little an EQ hop.  I have had the program for a few months now and really enjoy playing with it.

chick block2

Here is the Schedule for the EQ Appliqued Animals Blog Hop
With these fun sub-categories
Summer Animals
Critters and Bugs
Summer “Stuff”
 
 
Monday April 22nd
Seamstobesew (Summer Animal)
Freemotionbytheriver (Critters and Bugs)
Sewincrediblycrazy (Critters and Bugs)
Beaquilter (Summer Stuff)
 
 
Tuesday April 23rd
Kissedquilts (Summer Animals)
Seamstobesew (Critters and Bugs)
Funthreads (Summer Stuff)
 
 
Wednesday April 24th
Funthreads (Summer Animals)
Patchworkbreeze (Critters and Bugs)
Beaquilter (Critters and Bugs)
Sewincrediblycrazy (Summer Stuff)
 
 
Thursday April 25th
Beaquilter (Summer Animals)
Janesquilting (Critters and Bugs)
Seamstobesew (Summer Stuff)
 
 
Friday April 26th
SewCalGal (Critters and Bugs)

There are going to be great giveaways, too!!  Hope to see you there.  If you are looking for the Button giveaway, it is here!
 
 
The great places I link to .........
 Such a Sew and Sew
Freemotion by the River
My Merry Messy Life
Can I Get a Whoop Whoop
Crazy Mom Quilts
Richard and Tanya Quilts
 

at

43 comments:

  1. DeborahGunApril 13, 2013 at 10:40 PM

    I love it! It looks fantastic with your fabric choice :-)

    ReplyDelete
  2. SuperMomNoCapeApril 13, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    No wonder you love that pillow... it turned out great.

    ReplyDelete
  3. BillieBee (billiemick)April 13, 2013 at 11:23 PM

    Love your pillow. I'm way behind on mine.

    ReplyDelete
  4. BarbaraApril 13, 2013 at 11:26 PM

    What a lovely pillow! I really like those bees :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. LyndseyApril 14, 2013 at 3:48 AM

    Love that pillow. Your fabric choices are great and it is so nice to end up with such a beautiful item and learn new techniques along the way. I am very jealous of the bees, they are perfect.

    ReplyDelete
  6. TuridApril 14, 2013 at 3:49 AM

    Such a nice pillow! I started these hexagons, but didn't finish the pillow.

    ReplyDelete
  7. amyrdhApril 14, 2013 at 5:13 AM

    Love it! Can't wait to start one too.

    ReplyDelete
  8. lindaApril 14, 2013 at 5:53 AM

    wow that is beautiful, I love the bumble bee's :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Sarah SouzaApril 14, 2013 at 5:55 AM

    Visiting from the Sew Darn Crafty Linky Party. I love this pillow, it's adorable!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Kathy @ Kwilty PleasuresApril 14, 2013 at 6:38 AM

    Love the COMMA fabrics. Great pillow!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Carol SwiftApril 14, 2013 at 7:09 AM

    Your pillow is beautiful! Hexies scare me, but I'm sure I'll be giving them a try one of these days. :O)

    ReplyDelete
  12. Created by KathiApril 14, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    Love this pillow and the fabrics you chose... LOVE that decorative stitching and embroidery you did! Totally rocks :) Thanks for sharing so I could find you on Sew Many ways :) Kathi

    ReplyDelete
  13. AmandaK@whatthebobbinApril 14, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    It's the Bee's knees! I really love those bees.

    ReplyDelete
  14. claudiaApril 14, 2013 at 9:15 AM

    How cute is that pillow??? Now you have me thinking I need to try hexies too.

    ReplyDelete
  15. AnonymousApril 14, 2013 at 9:42 PM

    Gorgeously cute pillow!!!! I love the bee! You used some really cool fabrics too. I really like the green fabric and the black and white fabric with the writing and numbers. Cool pillow! I'm pinning it!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ Submarine Sunday Link Party
    http://www.usscrafty.blogspot.com/2013/04/submarine-sunday-27_14.html

    ReplyDelete
  16. Anna and SarahApril 15, 2013 at 6:48 PM

    Wow! We joined your blog. Please come follow us back! quackadoodlequilt.blogspot.com Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  17. SallyApril 15, 2013 at 9:07 PM

    Your pillow is adorable! I was just at a quilt retreat over the weekend and one of the retreatants was also working on a something that I'm sure was from the same stitch-along.

    ReplyDelete
  18. DeborahApril 16, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    Oh! So beautiful!!! Love Comma and Jenelle's patterns are lovely!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Marianne @ sew paint itApril 16, 2013 at 4:15 PM

    love it! It has a buzz about it.....

    ReplyDelete
  20. Connie Kresin CampbellApril 16, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    What a beautiful pillow, love those bees!! I'm tickled to see you're doing the EQ Appliqued blog hop too! Thanks for sharing.
    Freemotion by the River Linky Party Tuesday

    ReplyDelete
  21. Britt G.April 16, 2013 at 10:39 PM

    I love the pillow, especially the green from the comma collection! Lovely finish.

    ReplyDelete
  22. ReneeApril 17, 2013 at 8:12 AM

    Great project, I love the bees and the hexies together!

    ReplyDelete
  23. AnonymousApril 17, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    I love hexagons!! so lovely!! visiting from HoHD!

    ReplyDelete
  24. AnonymousApril 17, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    I love hexagons!! so lovely!! visiting from HoHD!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Stella NemethApril 18, 2013 at 5:16 PM

    What a fun pillow! Love it.

    ReplyDelete
  26. giddy99April 19, 2013 at 5:59 AM

    Love this pillow! It's so cute!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Julie B.April 19, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    Love it! I will have to try this one day!

    ReplyDelete
  28. AprilApril 19, 2013 at 7:52 AM

    super super cute! I love the bee!

    ReplyDelete
  29. KarenApril 19, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    fabulous pillow - I am loving those bees :)

    ReplyDelete
  30. Mike PearsonApril 19, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    You're sew hexy ;)

    ReplyDelete
  31. Kathy S.April 19, 2013 at 1:00 PM

    Love love love Comma! Your bees are awesome!

    ReplyDelete
  32. Little Island QuiltingApril 20, 2013 at 1:17 AM

    Very pretty. Love the bees.

    ReplyDelete
  33. hafzaApril 20, 2013 at 8:56 AM

    Beautiful finishes...Visiting from A Stitch in Time!

    ReplyDelete
  34. AnonymousApril 21, 2013 at 6:25 AM

    beeeautiful!
    Esther

    ReplyDelete
  35. Sarah CraigApril 21, 2013 at 6:52 PM

    Amy, that's an adorable pillow! Definitely worth a whoop whoop!!!

    ReplyDelete
  36. Sara - My Merry Messy LifeApril 22, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    Gorgeous, Amy! I love this! It inspires me to make different decor for each season in my house. Thanks for sharing at Hookin On Hump Day!

    ReplyDelete
  37. StaciApril 23, 2013 at 5:44 AM

    This is just lovely! What a wonderful project and you did such a great job on it!

    ReplyDelete
  38. JenelleApril 24, 2013 at 12:15 AM

    This is fantastic Amy! Your fabric choices really worked beautifully with the design. Thanks for stitching along with me. :)

    ReplyDelete
  39. AnnabellaApril 30, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    It's a beautiful use of Comma and your stitching is amazing! I love your pillow :)

    ReplyDelete
  40. JudithApril 30, 2013 at 11:57 PM

    Beautiful Pillow Amy! Love your fabric and your Bees are sweet.... Judith, Texas

    ReplyDelete
  41. Sarah_L_NMay 1, 2013 at 2:47 PM

    Love your pillow :) Mine is one of my favourite ever finishes too and had lots of new techniques to me!

    ReplyDelete
  42. ElizabethMay 1, 2013 at 9:54 PM

    Amy, your pillow is so great! I love the colors and those bees are amazing! Hexies are awesome! Congrats on a fabulous finish and thank you for linking up!

    xo -E

    ReplyDelete
  43. Debra at HOMESPUN: http://www.thehomespun.com May 11, 2013 at 5:31 AM

    I love your cheery fabric choices! :)

    ReplyDelete