Thanks Carla (of Creatin' in the Sticks) for hosting this blog hop!
I knew what I wanted to make for this Tickled Pink blog hop, which is a Knitting Pillow. I am sure you have all seen a Reading Pillow before, which is the same idea that you place a book in the pocket of a pillow, usually this is for a child, but I wanted a place where I could place my knitting instructions while I knit.
I wanted to add an appliqué on the pocket too, so I chose the Love appliqué word die cut from Crafter's Edge. I did make this before Valentine's Day, so it was a nice Valentine's Day project.
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| The pillow not only can hold instructions in the pocket, but the pillow provides support of your hands as you knit or stitch with needle and thread by hand too. |
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| I love the Crafter's Edge die cuts as they cut so nice and the edges are perfect! |
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| The back side of the quilting kind of looks like wood grain. |
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Next, I fused the appliqué to the front of the pocket and then stitched in blanket stitching all around the appliqué. My Mini Oliso Iron is perfect for fusing or ironing small pieces. I love the turquoise color, it goes with the yellow walls and turquoise trim of my sewing cutting & ironing room. (I sew in the room across from this one, lol!) |
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| I chose to use a blue thread for the blanket stitching so the word pops more. I think the fabric I used for the Love appliqué kind of looks a bit like knitting (stockinette stitch). |
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| All done. I added a carry handle at the top. I stuffed in a pillow form that was a bit larger. |
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| The back side is an overlapped style, so no zipper needed. |
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| A small, thin booklet will fit in the pocket. |
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| Knitting instructions placed in a clear sleeve protector fits into the pocket too. |
The Die Cut used for this project from Crafter's Edge, is the
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Love your pocket pillow! It's great for the blog hop! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteReading pillows have been on my to do list for a while. Maybe for an upcoming blog hop!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea for a pillow. I love the handle the most. Definitely going to add one to my next pillow cover. The fabric is adorable too. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLOVE-ly pillow! That fabric is perfect for the knitting theme.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea. Your fabric choices are just perfect for defining your goals.
ReplyDeletewhat a fun and great idea. now I suddenly need a knitting pillow. I have that problem of having wonderful carrying bags for my knitting but the pattern doesn't always fit, so this is perfect. the handle is a great idea as well. good job and love the colors.
ReplyDeleteTara
So many great ideas in this pillow. My favorite idea is using a different thread color to make the words pop. The handle is such a "lightbulb going off in my head" idea. Why didn't I ever think of that? We are all tickled pink over your knitting pillow.
ReplyDeleteYour pillow is definitely perfect for the hop! This gives me an idea for my grands!
ReplyDeleteCool way to keep your patterns together and have a place to prop your arm. Your a genius!
ReplyDeleteYour knitting instruction pocket pillow is a sweet make. And greatly useful. That is such a cute knitting fabric print. I really like that sweet ‘LOVE’ die.
ReplyDeleteGreat project, and then when you are done knitting you can just lay your head down and take a little nap!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I think I need to make one of these. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI don't knit, but if I did, this would be on my list of things to make for storing those items. It's really pretty! I love the CE dies, too, and use them a lot. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea Daryl! I don't knit, but I do crochet and I do embroidery so the pillow would be awesome to use for that. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love your sweet pillow. Great idea for adding a pocked. I also love your wood grain FMQ. I definitely want to learn to stitch this, just need to practice!
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea. I made Reading Pillows for the grands and older great grands, but never thought that it would be useful for my time knitting or doing hand work. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, Daryl! I don't knit but could definitely see this used for cross stitch or crochet!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely project. Nice done.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely pillow! It would make a great reading pillow.
ReplyDeleteThe perfect gift for a knitter.....love the knitting fabric.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea and I love the extra "love" applique detail.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your pocket pillow it's fab!
ReplyDeleteThis is a sweet pillow, and would be welcomed by anyone fortunate enough to receive a gift like this,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteNeat pillow. I never thought of resting my hands but it makes sense. Love the fabrics you used.
ReplyDeleteNeat pillow, Daryl, and I really like your use of the LOVE die (It is a neat die--I really like that one). Very appropriate for this hop and useful too. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteExcellent! I still have the metal 'pillow' my son gave me but your knitting pillow is the BEST! Love the love and the fabric you used. I'm tickled pink with your project.
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea for your Hop project!!! Who doesn't need a portable pillow for any number of events?!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, it's super cute! I love the knitting fabric :) xx
ReplyDeleteHi Daryl, what a great project. It's going to be very handy!
ReplyDeleteThis is a clever idea! I may have to make one of these. Love the way it turned out!
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