Molly's Sketchbook: Strawberry Pillows

In a burst of summer inspiration a few weeks ago Joelle had the idea to make some large strawberry shaped pillows and I volunteered to design the pattern, it seemed like such a lovely warm weather project. At around the same time we got the lovely Kiyohara Organic Woven Dots fabric from Japan which seemed perfect for the task. This beautiful fabric is so soft and it's also reverisble; pink with white dots on one side and white with pink dots on the other. The pink and red colorways were so subtle and pretty I knew they'd make wonderful strawberries. I decided to make the leaves and stems in another new fabric, Carr Textiles Organic Cotton Duck which is a heavy weight canvas and comes in a pretty range of colors. I thougth it would be great if my strawberries were totally organic!

These pillows are easy and quick to make, a perfect end of summer project! The best thing about them is seeing other people's reactions to them. Everyone who sees them wants to touch them, squeeze them, and carry them around. There is something about their large size (about 15-inches high) that just makes people smile!

If you'd like to make your own strawberry patch please visit my Strawberry Pillow Project Journal right here.-- Molly

Comments

[jackie@lilolu]

These pillows are absolutely precious!

[PootleFlump]

These are fantastic!! I love them!!! x

[Stefanie]

These are super cute!

[Lori]

How fun is this!? I think it's enhanced by the fact that I just had a baby girl! Thanks for the fun post.

[Matta]

Oh, your Strawberry Pillows looks on this wonderful Chair very good !
A very nice Summer Edition. Some sunny Greatings from Germany!
Matta

[Sheeps and Peeps Farm]

Oh my gosh... we love these! Just hope we can get some made for the porch before summer is over.

[Vanessa]

Too Cute! I must make one for my daughter's bedroom (she's two and she'll absolutely love it!!).

[Stacy]

Such a HaPPy HaPPy Strawberry Pillow. Thank you for sharing. I'm just smiling. :)

[T.]

I love these! And can't wait to make one. Or three. Thanks for sharing the pattern!

[angelina]

molly & joelle....you guys. love them.xoxo

[Jennwith4]

How awesome! Thank you for sharing the pattern! Those pillows are so adorable!

[Silvia]

I love them!!! They are just lovely

[Roberta]

So delightful. I can see several decorating a my little girl's room, making a perfect place to play and snuggle. Thank you Molly and Joelle and the Purl Bee.

[BlueFarfallina]

Lovely, Beautiful pillows!!!

[Bonnie@whataboutpie]

Oh my gosh! I love them! I can't understand the picking up and squeezing thing...I would be doing the same thing! Great idea!
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[Suzanne]

Such cute pillows! They would be perfect to bring to a picnic to have something to rest on!

[Cerise]

These are so cute! I LOVE them!

[Candy]

My first thought was picking one up and walking into my small group hugging it--thank you for sharing this sweet pattern (and your never-ending supply of projects).

[Christina]

SO CUTE!

[Arizona]

Those are so so cute! If I didn't know for a fact that my kids would throw them at each other I'd sew them up today!! :)

[Cassandra]

What a wonderful post! I have been interested in doing a project in crewelwork for a while but didn't know how to get started. Thanks for the useful information!

[Kimberlee]

Love the pillows - Kimberlee
www.thespunkydiva.blogspot.com

[Cheryl]

These pillows are so adorable! What a great idea to use the polka dot fabric!