February 8 ~ Pillow of the Day

Pillow Talk Swap Pillow by KarrieLyne, Freckled Whimsy

KarrieLyne created this 20″ square pillow for her swap partner, and wrote about it on her Freckled Whimsy blog. She also did a post on how she created the quilting, which includes a handy tip about how to make those straight lines.

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128 Responses to “February 8 ~ Pillow of the Day”

1. Dawn S. responds:
   Posted: February 7th, 2011 at 11:06 pm →

   Oh goodness, I love the quilting on this pillow! Using painter’s tape is a great idea, I’ll have to try this!

2. Jennifer responds:
   Posted: February 7th, 2011 at 11:44 pm →

   Great design! I love the pop of pink.

3. Desirée responds:
   Posted: February 7th, 2011 at 11:59 pm →

   pfff what a work she will had with this pillow, but it is relly nice!

4. Claire@Pootleflumpssewingroom responds:
   Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:18 am →

   Thats so pretty!

5. Cynthia responds:
   Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:19 am →

   What a pretty pillow!

6. Jill B responds:
   Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:39 am →

   So pretty – the quilting’s amazing!

7. mims responds:
   Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:55 am →

   cute pillow and i love the tip on her blog about the straight lines!

8. Sarah responds:
   Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 1:02 am →

   I love the interlinked squares and use of colour in this cushion.

9. Helena P responds:
   Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 1:31 am →

   I love this pillow, and KarrieLyne has some great tutorials on her blog too!!

10. Vanessa responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 1:32 am →

    I like the quilting!

11. Rebecca responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 1:33 am →

    nice quilting!

12. Karo responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 1:58 am →

    love the quilting!

13. Tracy responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 2:19 am →

    I’m loving all these wonderful pillows but it leaves me with a big problem.
    Which one do I try to make first.

14. Aditi responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 2:23 am →

    I love the quilting on this pillow!

15. AnneC responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 2:57 am →

    Lucky swap partner – it is adorable

16. Suzie responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 2:59 am →

    Such a cute pillow!

17. Andi responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 4:17 am →

    I love the quilting on this one!

18. Becky T responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 5:09 am →

    very pretty. I love all the stitched lines

19. Kate F. responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 5:19 am →

    Lucky swap partner! I think it’s cool how much depth this pillow has, even though it’s created with simple shapes.

20. Mama Spark responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 5:31 am →

    I really like this pattern. What a neat pillow!!

21. Lindsey F responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 5:41 am →

    Love the inspiration I am getting from these postings.

22. Liz responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 5:58 am →

    I was her lucky partner for this swap! Love that pillow and it now sits happily on our couch

23. jm responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:06 am →

    Lovely!

24. Tara responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:14 am →

    Just simply beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

25. Anya responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:23 am →

    Love all the pillows! Thanks for the chance!

26. Melissa responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:24 am →

    Very cute!

27. Tez responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:40 am →

    ohh straight lines are the bane of my existence! Thank you for the tip!

28. Tong responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:48 am →

    great pattern!

29. Wendy D. P. responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:56 am →

    Love the quilting on this pillow!

30. ste responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:57 am →

    I’ve been getting things together for my daughter to have a new room and this would be so perfect on her bed!

31. tracy responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:58 am →

    I am loving the pillow inspiration OVERLOAD!

32. Krystina responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:03 am →

    The tips for making straight lines are priceless, thanks!

33. Susan responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:13 am →

    This is gorgeous, I love how the stitching is done.

34. Steph Jacobson responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:16 am →

    Beautiful pillow. I also use painter’s tape to get those first few quilting lines perfectly straight.

35. Susan C. responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:16 am →

    Love it! I’m totally loving pillow month.

36. Anabel responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:27 am →

    I love this pillow!

37. Jen responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:27 am →

    Lovely pillow!

38. Robyn responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:32 am →

    beautiful!

39. Deborah S. responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:37 am →

    Love the tips that you post each day. Your contributors are the best. I can’t wait to start a new pillow this week.

40. anna responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:49 am →

    lovely, clean design that also looks intricate!

41. Shelley responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:57 am →

    Gorgeous pillow! The quilting lines are amazing.

42. Maya responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:59 am →

    This pillow is great. I love the quilting on it.

43. Jenny responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:59 am →

    love that straight line quilting

44. Cassandra responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 8:01 am →

    I love the quilting!

45. Sharon T. responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 8:06 am →

    I love the quilting on this pillow!

46. Bethany responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 8:14 am →

    Beautiful pillow!

47. Kathleen P responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 8:15 am →

    lovely quilting!

48. Laura responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 8:35 am →

    very cute. i agree the quilting just makes it.

49. linda responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 8:40 am →

    Great tip regarding the straight lines!

50. Ms. Fine responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 8:58 am →

    See the danger of my continuing to look at all of your pillows of the day is that I keep changing my mind about what I want to make! It’s a nice problem though.

51. Jacqueline responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 9:00 am →

    That is a lot of precise quilting.

52. Laura Reich responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 9:04 am →

    Amazing. I read her tutorial on quilting with the straight lines and it was super helpful and easy to follow.

53. Paulina responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 9:05 am →

    Thanks for that tutorial.

54. Tiffany responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 9:07 am →

    Great pillow!

55. Valerie H responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 9:12 am →

    Wow, I absolutely love the texture on that pillow, nifty!

56. Mandy K Court responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 9:16 am →

    fabulous!

57. Kelly Sas responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 9:18 am →

    I have been quilting for 15 years. I can appreciate KarrieLyne’s perfect quilting and her great tutorial on this popular helpful technique.

58. Stephanie S responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 9:35 am →

    Pretty!

59. Mary Anna responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 9:40 am →

    Awesome! I’m staring at the photo and imagining a sofafull of these in so many different combos!

60. Jessica responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 9:45 am →

    Lovely

61. Katie responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 9:57 am →

    What great colors and such a clean design! Love it!

62. Debbie responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 10:02 am →

    Lovely pillow and great tip about sewing those straight lines!

63. Elizabethdx responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 10:08 am →

    OOH! Love it! Want to piece one of my own and quilt it just like KarrieLyne.

64. Lori responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 10:10 am →

    Oh that is beautiful! A work of art!

65. Rebecca responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 10:29 am →

    Great pillow from a talented sewer!

66. Amy responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 10:36 am →

    Her work is always top notch! It’s a lovely pillow.

67. Kelly P responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 10:55 am →

    Absolutely beautiful!

68. Jennifer responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 11:04 am →

    This is cute! It’s so hard to get great quilt lines like that. Thanks for the tips!

69. DebbieKL responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 11:05 am →

    Very nice! Love it.

70. June responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 11:19 am →

    I love it! Very classy.

71. delia responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 11:21 am →

    I love this style!

72. Linda responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 11:22 am →

    This is beautiful! Love the quilting…

73. Charlotte responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 11:26 am →

    What a great tip for quilting staight lines

74. Cat responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:01 pm →

    cool design

75. Diane responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:09 pm →

    This is a great pillow. I really like the quilting.

76. Jenny S. responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:28 pm →

    What a pretty pillow! I love the quilting.

77. Debbie responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:28 pm →

    Love the design and colors.

78. Barb responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:32 pm →

    Thanks so much for showcasing another beautiful pillow!

79. Kristi Van Os responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:44 pm →

    Lucky Partner she had – Really Great Pillow

80. Colleen responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:44 pm →

    love the pillow!

81. Liz responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:47 pm →

    I was the lucky swap partner to Karrie Lynn for this pillow and just love it! It is sitting on my couch right now. She did such an amazing job and the design is really cool. Glad to see it included in the Pillow of the Day!

82. Kelli responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:54 pm →

    I love this one. It’s beautiful, classic and would fit in so many decors. Great job, KarrieLyne!

83. Kate responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 12:59 pm →

    Wow, this pillow is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing all these beauties with us!

84. kathyh responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 1:13 pm →

    the quilting really stands out as spectacular.

85. Joy responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 1:17 pm →

    Very helpful tutorial…thanks!

86. Kirsten N responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 1:23 pm →

    Great effect with the quilting!

87. Laura responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 1:55 pm →

    The straight line quilting looks so modern!

88. Sandy N responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 2:34 pm →

    Love that pillow and love her blog!=)

89. CJ responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 2:42 pm →

    I love this pillow, the quilting is divine.

90. Claire responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 2:48 pm →

    Wow, that’s such a great idea, I’ll have to try that on the next project.

91. Robyn responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 2:49 pm →

    pretty quilting.

92. Ramona responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 3:05 pm →

    I also like the quilting on this pillow and appreciate the tutorial.

93. Heather responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 3:13 pm →

    Wonderful design. It is beautiful.

94. Heidi Anderson responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 3:35 pm →

    Great design! Its very fresh and cheerful!

95. Nicole responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 3:48 pm →

    Love this one! Thanks for the tip as well, I’ve got it bookmarked. Can’t wait to try it.

96. Elizabeth responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 4:33 pm →

    Absolutely beautiful! I can’t wait until I have more confidence to try some of these projects. I’m still so new at all of this…and continue to be stymied by the dumbest things.

97. Tina responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 4:37 pm →

    very clever & cute. Thanks for sharing

98. Marcia W. responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 5:26 pm →

    Lovely interlocking squares… very springy fabrics

99. Kristin responds:
    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 5:31 pm →

    test

100. Sarah Marshall responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 5:47 pm →

     I love this. I might have to copy you on the straight lines.

101. Kasey responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 5:50 pm →

     Pillows like this prove that oftentimes, less is more. Beautiful!

102. Christine M responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:45 pm →

     Ooooo! I love that pillow!

103. Shirley Clark responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:46 pm →

     That is a really pretty pillow, and a neat way to keep the lines straight.

104. michele hester responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 6:48 pm →

     Hoping I win a color card!

105. Marcia W. responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:13 pm →

     wonderful design and quilting

106. Jessica responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 7:57 pm →

     I always love KarrieLyne’s creations. She did a beautiful job!

107. Alli Forsyth responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 8:11 pm →

     I love the clean lines of this pillow. What a great look…

108. Donna H responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 8:19 pm →

     Lovely pillows! Can’t wait to try this project!

109. Debra responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 8:47 pm →

     The fabrics here are perfect–great pillow!

110. Marcilla responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 10:00 pm →

     I feel like I’ll be making pillows for months with all these great ideas!

111. Shannon O. responds:
     Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 11:45 pm →

     Beautiful!

112. Joanne responds:
     Posted: February 9th, 2011 at 12:55 am →

     I love this pillow! The design is great and the fabrics are so pretty and make me think of spring!

113. Susan in SC responds:
     Posted: February 9th, 2011 at 3:45 am →

     Great pillow!

114. WandaFish responds:
     Posted: February 9th, 2011 at 4:37 am →

     Another fabulous cushion – I love the quilting on this one.

115. Cat responds:
     Posted: February 9th, 2011 at 5:42 am →

     it is so very nice !

116. Paula responds:
     Posted: February 9th, 2011 at 9:10 am →

     Very pretty! Thank you for the inspiration!

117. Melissa responds:
     Posted: February 9th, 2011 at 9:22 am →

     This is such a gorgeous pillow.

118. Sara responds:
     Posted: February 9th, 2011 at 5:28 pm →

     Love the overlapping squares!

119. alisha responds:
     Posted: February 9th, 2011 at 5:56 pm →

     That is a handy tip on quilting straight lines. I’ll have to try it out on my next quilted project.

120. Jessie Hansen responds:
     Posted: February 9th, 2011 at 7:30 pm →

     Hooray for swaps! Swaps bring out my best creativity for some reason.

121. smalltowngirl responds:
     Posted: February 9th, 2011 at 9:31 pm →

     Umm.. the title of this post reminded me of the movie Pillow Talk with Doris Day. Haha!

122. Debbie responds:
     Posted: February 10th, 2011 at 6:45 am →

     What a sweet pillow!

123. Kay responds:
     Posted: February 10th, 2011 at 7:31 am →

     Lovely pillow, will be great for a little girls room.

124. Ann responds:
     Posted: February 10th, 2011 at 1:16 pm →

     Nice spring image on this cold winter day.

125. Krista - Poppyprint responds:
     Posted: February 10th, 2011 at 9:44 pm →

     I love the simplicity of this design and the perfect quilting.

126. Sourkraut responds:
     Posted: February 11th, 2011 at 12:20 pm →

     I adore the combo of lime green and pink. Looks great!

127. Ann responds:
     Posted: February 11th, 2011 at 7:01 pm →

     Nice, fresh looking pillow. I love the idea of using painter’s tape to make the straight lines.

128. Sylvia responds:
     Posted: February 12th, 2011 at 7:50 am →

     Really like the fresh look of this pillow!

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