First, a few notes about my Grandma.
*I won’t reveal her age here, but she’s a great-grandma to my two little kids, and she just babysat my 1 1/2 year old for three nights! Yes, she is very spry and ambitious. I got lucky!
*She has packed our lives with wonderful memories, because she spoiled each of us silly! (and still does)
*She is a wonderful cook. Likes all shades of purple mauve and burgundy. Does NOT like yellow! She’s very ticklish. That was one of the only rules I remember from her. If I tried to tickle her under the arms, she’d turn ‘no-nonsense’ pretty quick!
Now a few notes about the pillow.
*This was my Christmas gift for Grandma.
*I realized I had more purples in my stash than I thought. It helped that I just won that FQ bundle of Innocent Crush!
*I used Essex Linen in Sand for the background and back.
*Used a purple invisible zipper, and hand quilted with perle cotton.
*Here’s the tutorial for the Dresden Plate.
And it just so happens that Rachel of Stitched In Color is having a Blogger’s Pillow Party, so I’m entering this pillow in the contest.
it's beautiful… perfect combination of 'modern' and 'Grandma-ish' 😉
I am drooling all over my keyboard thanks to this pillow!! OMG!! Put it on flicker already so I can Fave it!
Oh, i so love the embroidery in the center! The Blogger's Pillow Party logo isn't showing up right, I believe. Try copy and pasting the code into the "edit html" tab of your post. It's working for me. Thanks for entering!
Beautiful! Oh, I miss my grandmas 🙁
Wow – that is so pretty! Good work!
so lovely! What gorgeous colours and I love the dresden plate.
Love it! Great pillow!
Wow- Hope Valley, AB Love, and Innocent Crush all in one pillow- those are hard collections to mix with other fabrics but you did a great job!
Good for you to have such a wonderful Grandmother.
The pillow is beautiful.
Gorgeous! The hand quilting is the perfect finishing touch.
what a cute pillow. I hope your Grandma loves it. Good luck in the pillow contest
I'm in love! The hand quilting is perfect.
I love this:) You and Grandma are both very lucky:)
This is really amazing! I love everything about it! I'm sure your grandma can't get enough of it! 🙂
It's lovely really special!
What an amazing pillow! I know she just loves it!!
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!
Ok, I love the story
Ok, I love the color combo
Ok, I love the handstiching
Ok, I love the handwriting
But the heart? Damn it, the heart just makes everything too much :))) I love love it!
Love it – so clever and cute and perfect for a Grandma. She must be thrilled!! Great job 🙂
Lovely!!
Beautiful!
I love this pillow and the story behind — so, so sweet!
The pillow might be for grandma, but it ain't yer grandma's pillow! So modern and fun!
Congratulations on your win! This pillow is so gorgeous! I love the fabrics.
Love your blog too. I've bookmarked a couple of projects I want to make. Thanks for the inspiration!
That was my pick! You deserve. Hand stitching rocks. ; )