Winged Pillow

I’m posting today as part of the blog tour for Bonnie Christine’s fabric line, Winged.  This fabric is really about another season, the very beginnings of spring, as Bonnie Christine writes,”i have always noticed the very first butterfly each spring. it has been one of the sweetest sightings for me each year. it means a new season is upon us, warmer weather is on it’s way and fresh blooms will be emerging from the ground. it also evokes this feeling within me of inspiration- like all things are possible.”

But working with this fabric this fall, especially since I chose to work with these bird prints…

…it also seems like these particular fabrics could be about the autumn and the coming winter.

With the move out to the countryside, one of the marvels that I have witnessed is the mass migration of sandhill cranes.  Now, I haven’t managed to snap good photos of this myself, but this is a scene very much like one that I have driven past a few times…

…fields FULL of sandhill cranes! (Photo by Marjika Willis) The cranes are moving south and doing so with great purpose.

While I had a few ideas for these fabrics, ultimately I decided to echo the migration of the birds by piecing them flying across a pillow.  This also adds just a touch of color to our bedroom, where the winter linens are all white.

This pillow was made by using english paper piecing (EPP) to make the hexagons and then appliquéing them to some solid white fabric from my stash. I love the Art Gallery substrate for so may things; it’s great for EPP.

Isn’t it lovely?  

You can see yesterday’s part of the blog hop at Rad and Happy; tune in tomorrow at One Shabby Chick; and see the whole schedule on Bonnie’s page.

You can see other pillows I have made in this style on this post and this one. Full disclosure: some of the fabrics for this pillow were provided to me at no cost.