Gene Black an Alabama Artist and Quilter: Finally I finished this one!

I have been taking some courses on Craftsy. A couple of weeks ago, I finished a project in the class. But it was only a "quilt top" piece, not a truly finished project. The course I took is called Stitch and Slash. It was a very good course and I confess that I didn't spend enough time working on this. I was so drawn in by the method that I just wanted to get started. Then I got it done and couldn't decide what to do with it. So I let it sit. But I wanted a project to do while I watched a couple of episodes of Doc Martin on Netflix.
So this evening I grabbed some fabric for backing. I cute and sewed the backing and made it into a pillow.

Of course the pillow form I had didn't fit. No, it couldn't be that easy could it? So I got some muslin and some poly fill and made the pillow form. I learned a second lesson - make the pillow form a little larger NOT a little smaller so that it really fills up the pillow cover. Ah well, live and learn. (and share, so someone else might not make the same mistake.) Overall, I think it looks okay. I am not really happy with all the choices I made along the way. Still it was a great learning project and I will do better on my next one.
The good news? I have a FINISH!

13 comments:

Pat said...: I think it looks TERRIFIC!!! (What is stash and slash...or whatever you called it?); 7:30 PM
Lynn said...: Looks great to me! And finished is better than perfect in most cases. Yay for a finish!; 7:47 PM
Beth said...: I learned that pillow lesson too. Yours looks great. The colors are amazing.; 8:00 PM
Barbara said...: I agree with everyone else, it's awesome!; 8:30 PM
Jean(ie) said...: That looks pretty cool, Gene! I debated on that class, but went for the Laura Wasilowski fusing class. I'm a huge craftsy fan. Great learning platform!; 10:00 PM
Cindy said...: Nice, nice pillow, Gene. Have to say - my eyes would go a tad "wonky" if I looked too long at it..LOL

Can totally relate to the "make pillow a little larger". LOL; 7:24 AM
Teresa Quilts said...: I love it! Thanks for the tip about pillow forms, but I had learned that while researching for the crazy pillows I will be making soon. Great job!; 7:31 AM
Jennifer Thomas said...: Congratulations on the finish, Gene! I think your pillow looks like a lot of fun! Have a super day!; 9:47 AM
sewfunquilts said...: My gosh, you sure accomplish a lot.

I've signed up for a couple Quiltsy classes too, but haven't even reviewed them yet.

Congrats on your FINISH!; 9:48 AM
Rhonda said...: Your creative self is all over that pillow, Gene. Great job!!!; 10:53 AM
Tangos Treasures said...: Look cool! Congratulations on a finish!!; 5:11 PM
Nikita said...: Lovely!; 3:56 PM
IHaveANotion ~ Kelly Jackson said...: Dang Gene....you must suffer from the same thing I suffer from...perfectionism. I would have never ever ever known it wasn't perfect....until you mentioned it. We all look at our stuff differently than others see it. I often wish I could see what I make through someone else's eyes.

I like it...looks interesting to me.

Smiles,
Kelly; 11:21 PM