Thursday, February 24, 2011

Central Park Pillow #1

Remember those tiny pinwheels?  They became this new pillow for my couch.


There are 256 half-square triangles in this pillow.  Each square is 1.25" finished.  The pillow is 20" x 20".

I'm honestly not sure I'd make this guy if I had it to do over again.  It was a lot of work, and I have a serious dislike of HSTs at this moment.  I was cursing all those fat seams where all the points meet up.  I almost scrapped it a couple times, but I kept going because I've wanted to make a pillow from tiny HSTs for a while-- actually, since I first saw this pillow.

I quilted it quite heavily with my typical loopy design to make sure no seams popped open. 


I made a basic envelope back with one of my favorite prints from Central Park.

I have plans for a couple more, much simpler, pillows from my remaining charm squares.  Despite all the work, I'm really, really happy it is now sitting on my couch.

I'm linking up to the February Blogger's Pillow Party on Stitched in Color.  

Blogger's Pillow Party
Posted by at
Labels: ,

24 comments:

  1. Elizabeth D.February 24, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Ooooh, I love this pillow :) I definitely heart Central Park, love the color combinations, and I especially love it in HSTs! Wow! This pillow is a stunner!

    ReplyDelete
  2. H2OgirlFebruary 24, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    I love this!

    ReplyDelete
  3. MegFebruary 24, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    Woah! I am super impressed. I don't know if I would have the patience for that! Beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  4. CarolynFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    It's really lovely!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Katie B.February 24, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    OH.
    MY.
    GOSH!
    I am in love with this pillow! I'd start cutting up my Central Park to make one right now, but it looks like a ton of work. And I'm with you on the HST seams! Rachel (P.S. I Quilt) had a tutorial for making them less bulky during her pinwheel quilt-along, but it never seemed to work for me.

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnneMarieFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    That is a ton of HSTs! Wow - great work on a huge endeavor!

    ReplyDelete
  7. felicityFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    HSTs and I have a love-hate relationship. Hate the bulky seams and the trimming. Love the look.

    Your pillow is awesome! I absolutely love it.

    ReplyDelete
  8. BaileyFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Love it, but yes...I could definitely see how you'd say you might not ever make another!

    ReplyDelete
  9. AmyFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    All of that hard work paid off. It is a cute pillow!

    ReplyDelete
  10. sukieFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Can you bring it to the next meeting so I can drool on it appropriately?

    ReplyDelete
  11. traceyjayFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    :)
    so cute!

    Love the zig-zags mixed with the pinwheels... (though I did think you were crazy before when you were making these!). ;)

    ReplyDelete
  12. JenFebruary 24, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    ooooohh, SO PRETTY! You are CRAZY girl! I tried doing a mug rug with 1" hst blocks and gave up. It was so time consuming, it was ridiculous!This is really cute! You did a great job!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Quilter in the GapFebruary 24, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    It is beautiful and I am amazed at how well all your points come together. Job well done!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Jen EskridgeFebruary 24, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    OH my goodness! Those are some small, very beautiful pieces.

    ReplyDelete
  15. ShelleyFebruary 24, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Love love love! I think you should win the pillow party with this one!

    ReplyDelete
  16. CJFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:13 AM

    SOOOO pretty!

    ReplyDelete
  17. baukjeFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    The result is worth all the work...

    ReplyDelete
  18. KarenkayFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    Beautiful pillow!

    ReplyDelete
  19. JessicaFebruary 25, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    wow, that looks amazing! LOVE those tiny tiny little HSTs, just perfect!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Rachel HauserFebruary 25, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    My goodness, what a LOT OF WORK! You get at least 3 gold stars for pushing through and getting it done in time for the pillow party!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Garner FamFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    What a great idea!! I'm still new to the whole quilting thing, and I know that will help! I finally finished a Wonky Block quilt using your 'whack a stack' method for my niece who is having a baby girl next month. I. Love. It! I have boys myself, so making something for a girl was soooo fun! I tried to send you an e-mail with the pic just for funsies, but the link didn't work. I just want to say thanks for the great tutorials and inspiration! I love that I found your blog! :D- Your fan from afar :P

    ReplyDelete
  22. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    I've seen this method of making 4 triangles instead of the normal 2 before and thought it was great on my last project.
    Yours are so tiny, and turned out perfect for your pillow.
    ~Edith

    ReplyDelete
  23. Mrs. DarlingMarch 1, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    wow! I can't believe you were inspired by my pillow! Yours is TOTALLY fabulous! It is just gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Carol E.March 1, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    I LOVE this pillow. I'm so glad you persevered and made it! Was it one of the final 9? If not, I think it should have been. It's just beautiful.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)