I Spy Quilt Pillow

 Per my idea to sew some smaller things this summer, I made this little I Spy pillow to go with the recent monster-sized I Spy quilt I made.  The pillow is made up of 25 squares of 4 inches each.

 Even though it's quite small, there is lots of I Spy potential I think because I really tried to go for a good variety of fabrics.

 This little beaver is the kids' favourite.  I guarantee that "the beaver" is the correct guess if either of them are spying something brown.

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Also in this photo, you can see the herringbone/baseball stitch I used to quilt it with.  I really like how it turned out and I think it added some interest to this little pillow.

 Here's the back. 

 It's bird, it's a plane, it's Super Pillow!

I am thinking this would make a perfect Christmas gift -- it is handmade, can be personalised by choosing very specific squares for each child, and doesn't take near the time a quilt does.  If I made it again I would try a slightly bigger pillow form, so I could use 36 squares.  With 36 squares I think there would be tons of I Spy fun packed into it. 

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Thanks for stopping by.  Since it's Tuesday, I'm hanging with some other fabric-lovin' friends over at Fabric Tuesday.

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My Son Needed a Vintage Sheet Pillow Too

 I mean it's only fair that my son has a cute cuddly vintage sheet pillow too since my daughter has one ... or at least that seemed like a good enough rationale for me to have some sewing fun making one yesterday.

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I am super pleased with how his turned out.  The fussy cut center is from an old Bambi pillowcase.  My kids don't have an awareness of Bambi as a character, but they both love deer.  We see deer in our neighbourhood all the time.  Just the other day we saw a mother with a spotted fawn. 

 Here's the pair.

 All the fabric in the pillow is from vintage (1970s era) poly/cotton sheets.  I quilted the pillow with simple wavy lines.  It is 20 inches square.

And of course the deep pocket in the back makes a nice bear bed.

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Happy Quilting!

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