.......is a different way of describing the above than just calling it a hexagon pillow, which is too obvious a description for me.
This is what I mean by lots of stitches.......
Can you see all the trillions of little hand stitches holding these six siders together? lots and lots of hours and hours spent stitching and sewing.......
Which is a puzzle to me. Sometimes hexagon projects take hours and hours and sometimes they seem to come together so quickly you wonder why you don't make them all the time.
I always worry about the hand stitching ravelling over time, so as an insurance policy I quilted a 1" square grid pattern over the pillow front to clamp it down securely for the foreseeable future.
The back and binding is made out of a beige Ikea sheet (again! but I bought 10 of the super largest fit for a king and his courtyard size - so get used to those words cropping up!!). I added a machine embroidered cross stitch pattern down one of the over lapping back flaps, must use these stitches more.
I think I'll be laying off the hexagons for a while, I just might have over dosed on them for now!!!
xxx until next week!
Just too adorable!!
Posted by: kellie | 08/05/2010 at 04:02 PM
Gaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is too much!!!
Posted by: Jennifer | 08/05/2010 at 04:08 PM
LOL the pillow looks awesome but yes it's easy to overdose on hexies when it comes to sewing them together. What a chore!! But the end result is beautiful
Posted by: Caroline | 08/05/2010 at 05:09 PM
Hi Aneela - love the pillow - I really must post about the bicycle girl embroidery I did and the new one i bought from you ... but school hols means my time is disappearing fast ... but I will get round to it, promise!
Posted by: Bridget | 08/05/2010 at 05:16 PM
Those hexagons are so addictive but so fun! Lovely cushion!
Posted by: nicolette | 08/05/2010 at 05:30 PM
Beautiful! I am eager to attempt to make something out of hexagons myself. By the way, I am having so much fun stitching, Cherry that I purchased from you.
Posted by: Erica | 08/05/2010 at 05:38 PM
fab Aneela!!! I love a good hex project, can't beat 'em!!!!
ps - congrats on becoming a baker, go girl!!!!! whoo!!!!!!! xxxxxx
Posted by: Katy | 08/05/2010 at 06:11 PM
Lovely!! How perfect for those cute little snippets. I could look at that pillow for hours!
Posted by: Molly | 08/05/2010 at 06:26 PM
This is truly beautiful--I love everything about it1 Your work is gorgeous!
Posted by: Molly | 08/05/2010 at 07:31 PM
Too adorable:)
Posted by: Sara | 08/05/2010 at 11:41 PM
It's so lovely aneela! I really, really like the grid quilting - not just for holding it all together, but because it looks so good!
Posted by: Georgia | 08/06/2010 at 12:55 AM
Adorable, Aneela! Love the quilting!!!
Posted by: Marit | 08/06/2010 at 08:34 AM
Very cute!!
Posted by: Petit Filoux | 08/06/2010 at 08:57 AM
whenever you're browsind sewing machines, everyone always gets so seduced by all the special stitches - but when do we ever remember to use them?! Thanks for the reminder - such a great way to finish off a simple back flap.
Oh and of course the front of the pillow (definitely the feature) looks fantastic too!!
Holly xx
Posted by: Holly | 08/24/2010 at 12:24 PM
How cute!! :o)
Posted by: Tricia | 08/28/2010 at 09:07 PM