Gift Wrapped

No lie. The moment I saw Rachel/wooden spoon/Wooden Spoon Quilts post her fabric pull for The Great Pillow Fight, I hoped against hope that it was for me.

As her project progressed, my feelings didn't waver one iota. There were definitely other pillows that I really liked and totally would have been happy to receive, but Rachel's was right-on per my request for something that coordinated with 2 pillows I made earlier in the year.

Beside that fact that Rachel's fabric choices fit to a T, there was also the little detail that I had made my "Christmas Snowflake" pillows using Rachel's own tutorial! Get that little connection there? {smile}

I'm not one to venture out shopping on Thanksgiving weekend, so I've yet to get a pillow form, but I swapped one out from the green pillow so you can see how nicely they go together. The new pillow cover is the same 20" big, too - perfect!

I absolutely love Rachel's "Gift Wrapped" block design {here's her tutorial} and fabric choices, right down to the Cotton + Steel binding. The natural colored fabric is Lecien yarn dyed melange, a fabric I wasn't familiar with but sure do like! (It is 100% cotton, a cross-weave fabrics that gives the look of linen with a very soft texture.)

To make a great thing even better, I also received some delightful swap goodies, including the most precious patchwork bag that Rachel made using s.o.t.a.k handmade's tutorial, the patchwork being her own special touch. wow.

So yeah. I'm pleased and then some. SO fun.