It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go...
I LOVE this time of year. It's just so magical and special.
My daughter is 4 and so excited about Christmas this year. She is such a sweetie and is often thinking of others. She always wants to make things for friends and family as gifts. I love her sweet heart.
It truly is so much fun to make something for someone else, especially when it's a surprise. I get giddy with anticipation over seeing their reaction and hopefully their appreciation.
I knew when it was my turn to make the Holiday Lane Blog Hop pillow that I would give mine to my sweet grandmother. She's 95 and is still sharp and funny and going strong. I hope I got her genes!
We spent Thanksgiving together this past weekend, and I brought her the pillow to brighten up her apartment. She doesn't do a Christmas tree anymore but I knew she would appreciate something festive. I'm happy to say she loved it.
Have you tried pebble quilting? O-M-G- so fun! I loved it and can't wait to try it again. If there are rules to pebble quilting, I don't know them so don't look too close.
I do wish I had put the houses on a road or something that set them up a bit higher and more front and center on the pillow. The pebble quilting gives it a great snowy sky though so I think it works out just fine.
I hope you'll all stick around to check out my Deck the Halls series of holiday tutorials and giveaways that kicks off today! There are great prizes to be won including a $50 gift certificate to Contemporary Cloth. CLICK HERE to enter to win!
Then head over to these other stops on the Holiday Lane blog hop to check out the other pillows! Happy Holidays!
Wednesday November 21
Thursday November 22
Friday November 23
Monday November 26
Tuesday November 27
Wednesday November 28
Mary Jo - that other blog
Thursday November 29
Elaine - that other blog
Friday November 30
Linda - that other blog
xo,
Jennifer
75 comments:
All the Christmas lights/music everywhere is making me so excited too!
This pillow is so adorable, I love it (: Great job!
My first thought when I saw your pillow way, "Oooooh! Snow!" :)
Your grandmother sounds a lot like my husband's grandmother, who is 92. I love that you gave the pillow to her.
Your pillow is beautiful and your grandmother must treasure it! What a great addition to her decor since she doesn't put up a tree anymore. Lovely!
I've never tried pebble quilting. This looks like the perfect project for it. I have a quilt I'd love to pebble quilt, but it looks too time intensive for me. But a pillow is doable. Nice!
Your pillow is adorable and the pebble quilting adds the perfect touch! I want to try it!
I love the pebble quilting! It is great!
I love the pebble quilting! It is great!
I love it! From the design changes, to the snowy quilting, to the desired recipient! Great job, Jennifer.
Beautiful pillow for a beautiful lady! Your pebble quilting is wonderful, on my learn to do list. Thank you for sharing.
The quilting is just great and adds such a nice touch! Great pillow!
Cute pillow. Such a wonderful gift for you grandmother. Loved your pebble quilting!
Oooh lovely bright colours there - and I love the pebble quilting havent tried that yet but I am only just venturing out in the world of quilting!
Love your pillow, so light and full of colour! Thanks for sharing!
Cute pillow. I love your quilting!
Greetings from Germany
Nicole
ohhh love this pillow!!
Fabulous! I love the pebble quilting - it's something I'd like to try!
Thanks for sharing!
Love your take on the pillow! It looks fresh and modern. :) I'm sure your grandmother will love it.
It's brilliant I love your take on it, looks bright, fresh and modern.
Very Nice job Jennifer. So sweet to make that for your grandmother. Great picture of you both.
I love your pillow! So bright and cheerful! The pebble quilting is a wonderful addition. Thank you for sharing :)
hands down you are just brilliant..and pebble quilting, I would not even know where to start...I think it was done to perfection as your sweet grandma's gift...YOU are adorable both of you.
Oh I loooove your pillow. It is adorable with the pebble quilting . You are to lovely ladies you and your grandmother.
Thanks for sharing
Brilliant quilting and a great twist on the pattern.
WOW! Have not tried the pebble pattern but now I have to!
This is spectacular!
Very nice pillow - I need to try the pebble quilting!
Great pillow!! love the fabrics.
Wow! I love your color choices -- it makes a totally different pillow, and so beautiful!
It`s fantastic and love your color choice!
Such a bright pillow, every so cheery, love it. Thanks for sharing with us.
I love your twist! What a great gift!
Love your modern twist to the Holiday Lane pillow! Great colors and your quilting is fantastic!
Hi!!! It is very pretty and I love the pebble quilting you did!!!!
I love the star-topped trees. Brilliant (pun intended) idea.
"She always wants to make things for friends and family as gifts." Hmmm...now I wonder where she got that idea?! Kids learn the darnest things even when we don't know we're teaching! :)
Great pillow and the pebble quilting is wonderful. I practiced it a bit but haven't tried it on anything. Fun but time consuming!!
95 and going strong!! Only wish we could all be so fortunate.
I love the mod look of your pillow! It's AWESOME!
I love the picture of you and your grandmother, you are both so lucky to have each other! I love the pillow, it is so bright and cheery and now I need to try pebble quilting!
what a fun looking pillow you have created I am sure she will love it.thanks sew much for sharing with us today
in stitches
Fun pillow. Like the design changes! Good job.
Good morning Jennifer, your pillow is darling and Grandma is a sweetie...it is so bright and cheery, perfect to brighten her apartment for many years. Love the quilting...I can only dream. Thanks for sharing your time and inspiration with us...Happy stitching, Pauline
A beautiful pillow for a beautiful Grandma. I know she will cherish it.
What a wonderful gift for your grandma! She should love it!
Lovely cushion for a lovely lady x
Love the look of the quilting. I really want to learn that. Sweet pillow and cute Grandma. She will love it!Thanks for sharing.
I like your lighter version of the pillow but I'm pretty sure I'd LOVE your grandmother. Can I borrow her?
Great job on your pillow. I love it.
Oh what a lovely Grandma you have. Bless her heart. Love the way your pillow turned out with the changes. Thanks for sharing.
I like this simplified look! Very modern and vibrant!
lovely work! very festive
I love your pillow! Your fabrics are so fun and fresh and makes me smile to just look at them.
A nice white background makes your pillow fresh and clean looking.
Blessings
Gmama Jane
BTW, I couldn't get rafflecopter to allow me to comment. It wouldn't work for me?
I like your version. the quilting is really great too.
Beautiful fabrics and quilting--I love it! That is such a sweet picture of you and your grandmother. :)
I don't know much about pebble quilting but I know this - yours is gorgeous! It makes the houses stand out beautifully. :) blessings, marlene
What a sweet gift for a wonderful grannie. Love your pebble quilting. I must try it.
Very nice - thanks for sharing!
your cushion look great and you and your grandmother too, I´m sure she will love the holliday lane pillow special made for her.
Liebe Grüße
Bente in Germany
Rosemary B here:
first off, I adore your blog, already following you because you have a lot of great ideas.
Your gramma is beautiful. My PARENTS (yeah I am that olden) are 89 and still pretty perky. I hope you have her genes because you have a lot more work to do lolol
I love your pillow. I love the white snowy sky and the colors are grand.
Thank you for sharing your massive creativity today
Really like how you made it your own and know your grandmother is a true treasure. Judy C
Sweet pillow . I can see your grandmother showing it with pride to all who visit.
Love how bright and cheerful your pillow is! Love it.
Your pillow is awesome and so is your grandmother.
You are so lucky to still have your grandmother. I miss both of mine so much! They both quilted and sewed and that is where I learned.
I love your pillow! The pebble quilting is great! I have done some of it and it is time consuming but adds such a fantastic effect, that it is worth it.
I never thought about adding a road under the houses... I thought too that they were too close to the bottom... I may make another and try adding a road... Thanks for the idea...
I'm sure she will love this pillow! I love the white background fabric and your choice of house fabrics. Also, the buttons make such cute doorknobs. Great job!
Adorable pillow and so sweet of you to gift it to your grandma!!! :o)
Very fun! I love your take on the pillow!! I'm sure your grandmother will love it, too! :)
Love your bright and cheerful pillow, wonderful of you to gift it to your Grandma - she looks very happy and vigorous in that lovely photo of the two of you.
Love your spin on the pillow. The trees, stars are fabulous! Happy Holidays to Grandmother!
Precious pillow-the pebble quilting looks fantastic! What a sweet picture of you and your grandmother-I can tell you have a special connection:)
Love your pretty pillow! You are so fortunate to still have your grandmother. One of mine died from a stroke when I was 2 weeks old, so I know her only from what others have told me. My other grandma lived to be 88, but I was only 7. She quilted, knitted, and crocheted. I remember watching her knit. I have a few things that she made. I like to think she had some creative influence on me. soparkaveataoldotcom
This people screams You.. kisses to grandmother.. happy birthday too..
I like the look of pebble quilting in the background. Your grandmother looks amazing for 95. That's a great picture of the two of you.
Love the pillow and LOVE GRANDMA.. She sure does not look her age.. She is a beautiful woman. You are blessed to have her.
I'm sure your grandmother will love your pillow. It is very cute. Thanks for sharing.
Totally different take on the colors...love it! Thanks for sharing it with us.
What a lovely gift for your grandmother! I don't really do blog hops because they just take up too much time, but I daresay that I will be reading a few posts on this one - I already follow a number of these lovely ladies via my blog reader. :)
Beautifully done, Jennifer!
Yes, pebble quilting has to be one of the most fun ways to quilt. Good choice for your pillow - looks like falling snow!
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