Spring Bed Decor

It was time to pull out my SPRING bed quilts - this week I chose my Batik Mystic Ponds (A Black Cat Creations Pattern). But the big finish this week is the pair of quilted pillow shams, made from tea towels I found at Hobby Lobby. Quilters quilt, so why not take these sweet little tea towels and quilt them.

I removed the hems, sandwiched with left-over batting (Hobbs of course) and quilted a small romantic swirl.  I used Kona Cotton (Snow) for the backing and a bright yellow binding.  The back has open overlapping panels for easy pillow inserts. The Kona backing is not quilted.

I have always had a little obsession with  Tea Towels, so these shams are giving me such great satisfaction.  I sure won't be drying any dishes with these towels .... and ..... I see many more projects with my collection in future.

Linking up with Sarah, at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

Mystic Ponds Finish

My sweet hubby installed hooks on our patio for me to take pictures (I think he was tired of holding my quilts for photos).  I had a huge box of batik scraps and decided one of my patterns, "Mystic Ponds" would be perfect.  Taking a few liberties with the pattern, I made the quilt a little scrappier and widened the border.  I wanted to only use the stash on hand, so some of the pieces were smaller than called for.    

A sneak at the backing fabric - I tend to buy large pieces when they are on sale, so they don't always match perfectly.  However, it works.

For the quilting .... freehand swirls.

Pattern Used:  Mystic Ponds

Published by:  Black Cat Creations

60" square

Linking up with Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.