Trapunto feathered wreath pillow

Classic feathered wreathes embellished with modern trapunto work, an updated method of a centuries-old technique for adding an extra layer of batting to highlight certain elements of the design. Intense background quilting puts the feathers centre stage.

size :  18” x 18”

materials :  100% cotton sateen top, lining and envelope back, top has trapunto elements of the design double-stuffed with 100% polyester batting; 100% cotton batting, quilted with Superior Threads So-Fine 100% polyester thread, pillow assembled with Coates 100% cotton thread; 100% polyester pillow form

techniques :  machine trapunto, quilted by machine, pillow cover assembled by machine

 

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Mod Organics pillow – Improv

Featuring tiny irregular patches meticulously sashed in white and bordered in a soft grey. Cool retro prints by Birch Fabrics Organics make beautiful music with Robert Kaufman Pure Organic Solids in this modern quilted pillow. The extraordinarily soft cottons are GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certified, produced without pesticides and coloured with low impact dyes.

size :  18” x 18”

materials :  top 100% organic cotton, Poly-Fil 100% organic cotton batting, lining 100% cotton, pieced with Coates 100%  cotton thread, quilted with Superior Threads 100% polyester So-Fine thread, envelope back 55% linen / 45% rayon

techniques :  piecing and free-motion quilting by machine, parallel lines motif

 

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Mod Organics pillow – Gridwork

225 tiny squares are meticulously stitched together for this pillow. Cool retro prints by Birch Fabrics Organics make beautiful music with Robert Kaufman Pure Organic Solids. The extraordinarily soft cottons are GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certified, produced without pesticides and coloured with low impact dyes.

size :  20” x 20”

materials :  top 100% organic cotton, Poly-Fil 100% organic cotton batting, 100% cotton lining, envelope back 55% linen /45% rayon, pieced with Coates 100%  cotton thread, quilted with Superior Threads 100% polyester So-Fine thread

techniques :  squares fused to light-weight 100% polyester stabiliser; piecing and free-motion quilting by machine, continuous curve motif

 

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Celtic pillow

This traditional Celtic design is stitched by hand in shimmering silk threads. Also featured is a little trapunto work, a centuries-old technique where an extra layer of batting is stuffed into certain elements of the design after it has been stitched.

size : 16” x 16”

materials : 100% dupion silk top lined with 100% cotton, 100% wool batting; 100% dupion silk envelope back lined with 100% cotton sateen, quilted in YLI and Gütermann 100% silk threads, pillow assembled with Coates 100% cotton thread, 100% polyester Eversoft pillow form with 100% cotton cover

techniques : top embroidered and quilted by hand, traditional celtic motif; pillow cover assembled by machine

 

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Trapunto pillow

This traditional quilting motif features modern trapunto work, an updated method of a centuries-old technique for adding an extra layer of batting to highlight certain elements of the design.

size : 16” x 16”

materials : 100% cotton top lined with 100% cotton, 100% cotton batting, trapunto elements of the design double-stuffed with 100% polyester batting; 100% cotton sateen envelope back, quilted with Superior Threads So-Fine 100% polyester thread, pillow assembled with Coates 100% thread; 100% polyester Eversoft pillow form

techniques : machine trapunto, quilted by machine, traditional motif; pillow cover assembled by machine

 

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Selene

size : 20” x 20”

materials : pillow front is 100% dupion silk, Warm & White 87.5% cotton / 12.5% polypropylene batting and 100% cotton backing; 100% dupion silk pocket back, 100% cotton thread

techniques : quilted in concentric circles motif, pieced and quilted by machine

 

Reverie pillows

size : 16” x 16”

materials : pillow front is 100% linen, Warm & White 87.5% cotton / 12.5% polypropylene batting and 100% cotton backing, 100% linen pocket back, 100% cotton thread, pillow form Eco-Craft 100% PLA (corn based polymer), cover 100% cotton

techniques : fabric painting and sun printing, pieced and free-motion quilted by machine, square meander motif

 

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Origami pillows

size : 16” x 16”

materials : pillow front is 100% linen, Warm & White 87.5% cotton / 12.5% polypropylene batting and 100% cotton backing, 50% linen / 50% cotton pocket back, 100% cotton thread, pillow form Eco-Craft 100% PLA (corn based polymer), cover 100% cotton

techniques : fabric origami, hand and machine piecing, free-motion machine quilting, overall stippling motif, outline quilting around origami blocks

 

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Opulentia pillow : ruby

size : 16” x 16”

materials : front is 100% dupion silk, lined with 100% cotton, Quilters Dream 100% cotton batting, 100% wool pocket back lined with 100% cotton, 100% silk thread, pillow form Eco-Craft 100% PLA (corn based polymer), cover 100% cotton

techniques : pieced and quilted by machine, quilted in parallel lines motif

 

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