Cathedral Windows Pincushion



Cathedral Windows Pincushion {tutorial from here}



Things have been pretty busy around here lately. The kids and I are trying to buckle down and finish school for the year and spring cleaning is in full swing. I haven't had a lot of time for projects the last few weeks, but I did decide to make a cathedral windows pincushion after the all the fun I had making the cathedral windows pillow!

This was a super quick project. It took me less than an hour from picking my fabrics to sewing on the button. If you are as intimidated by making the pillow as I was, I would suggest trying this. It really makes such a pretty statement with minimal effort. You gotta love that!!!

I made this particular pincusion with someone in mind.  Someone special just might find this in their mailbox next week!

Finished Pillow!

Cathedral Windows Pillow {tutorial from here}

 Here is my finished pillow! I'm really loving how it turned out! And I must say, it really looks good in my living room! I chose a white border and the back is navy.

Once I finished the pillow,  I realized that I didn't have an 18-inch pillow form anywhere in my house, so I got creative (thrifty) and made one. Did you know an old pillow case makes a great pillow form? Who doesn't have old pillow cases laying around? I trimmed a white stardard pillow case down to 18 1/4 inches, leaving two of the original seams intact. Then I sewed up the other two sides,minus a gap to fill it. I filled it with some fiberfill that I had laying around, and finished it off. It literally took me five minutes and it was essentially free!

I like this pillow so much, that I now have a problem- I think I need a new quilt for my sofa... and maybe another pillow.... I could redo the dog bed, too.... The other side of my sofa is just looking so lonely without a colorful pillow. And my poor old quilt doesn't match the new pillow. Oh, no. I'm feeling a room re-do coming on... That's the problem with small projects- They inspire larger ones!

Cathedral Windows

Cathedral Window Pillow Top {Tutorial from here}

This is a little project that I whipped together yesterday afternoon. It's just the front of the pillow, but the rest should come together fairly quickly. I have to admit that I was a little intimidated to start this project, but the tutorial I used was well written and super easy to follow.

I am fairly happy with how this turned out. The points aren't as neat as I'd hoped and I'm just going to assume this comes with practice.... does that mean I'll make another one? It's quite likely!

Now, I need a little help. I can't decide what fabric to use to make my border for this pillow. Should I use the same as the background fabric or one of the other fabrics? I have laid it out several different ways and I just can't decide! I'd love some input from you!