This past week we experienced
unseasonably warm weather. November high
temps in the 70s are rare in Minnesota. The snow we received in October
disappeared quickly, and we were able to get outside to finish our autumn yard
chores and enjoy the sunshine. But
mother nature can’t fool me. I know that
bitter cold and mounds of white stuff are just around the corner. So, I
embraced the inevitable and sewed up this pretty snowflake pillow.
I’m pleased to tell you
that the snowflake block is a free pattern from Highway 10 Designs, a Canadian based
design team that I came to know through the wonderful quilting community on
Instagram. They designed this Snazzy
Snowflake Quilt Block years ago as part of a sampler BOM program with area
quilt shops, and now it is a free PDF on
their website!
I added 2 1/2” borders to
all four sides so that I could use a 16” pillow form I had on hand. A bit of simple straight-line quilting accented the snowflake shape nicely. To finish my pillow, I used the simple envelope
back technique and bound my pillow just like I would bind a quilt.
I used fabrics from my stash. The blue background is Moda’s
Indigo Chambray (#12051 13). The white snowflake is from Gingiber’s Merrily
collection from a couple of years ago.
The warm gray binding and backing material are also from Gingiber’s
Merrily collection.
When I carried my cute pillow to the guest room to photograph it, I felt a rush of happy
inspiration. My Buffalo Check Autumn
quilt is currently on the bed in that room. As I was moving it out of the way, it
dawned on me that if I fold it in half and just display the denim stars (hiding the pumpkins), it will look wonderful as a winter “foot of the bed” quilt. And
. . . bonus . . . it coordinates so nicely with my new pillow! Don’t you just love happy accidents like
that?
Thanks for stopping by
today, quilting friends. And thank you
to the ladies at Highway 10 Designs for making this Snazzy Snowflake Quilt
Block pattern available to all of us!
~Taunja
Your pillow looks perfect with your buffalo print pillows and quilt. A perfect match. Love the quilting on your pillow - an extra snowflake design in the centre.
ReplyDeleteYou are so kind to take the time to notice the little details. Thank you, friend!
DeleteI downloaded this pattern immediately! Your fabric choice is inspiring too.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Hope you enjoy it as I did. Thank you, Sue!
DeleteHow cute is that? The whole room looks so inviting. I'm coming to visit right now!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHee hee! I do love having guests! ;)
DeleteThis is a very pretty block!! I want to make a snowflake pillow for my grand girls x4
ReplyDeleteThank you Taunja
Thanks Rosemary! I also have the itch to make a bunch of snowflake blocks into a quilt! What fun!!
DeleteHi from Ireland,I love your pillow and it looks fab on the bed with the quilt, thank you for sharing this beautiful block
ReplyDeleteWell hellooooooo Ireland! Thanks so much for your kind words, Tina! :)
DeleteHello, can you please tell me where I might find the pattern for the quilt in this picture? It is beautiful! Thanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteSure thing! The quilt in the picture is the top portion of my Buffalo Check autumn quilt. It is available as a PDF pattern on my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CarriedAwayQuilting?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
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I love the buffalo print quilt with the stars! Can I purchase a pattern for this?
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