Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Mini 'X' Christmas Pillow

When Debbie posted the tutorial for her Mini 'X' quilt, I knew I would by making one. I'm not sure why, but I decided it needed to become a pillow. Maybe because I know my track record about how slow I am getting things hung on our walls and I knew I would want this out on display. With a pillow I just have to throw it on the couch, so a pillow it will be!

This was such a quick and fun project. Debbie did an excellent job writing the tutorial. The only thing I changed was to only make 9 x's instead of 12. Also, somehow my top didn't come out as square as it should have, so I had to make my borders a little wonky so I could keep the design centered on my pillow. 


The fabrics I used are from Holiday Happy by Happy Zombie. I love the red and aqua and the Santa gnomes are fun, too!

The fabrics were from a bundle of 5" strips that I won earlier this fall. Having those pre-cut strips really helped speed up the process, especially when trying to decide on the back of the pillow.  This is actually the first pillow I've made, but it was so fun it will not be the last! 

To see some more versions of Mini 'X' quilts, check out the flickr group Quilting with A Quilter's Table.

Linking to Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story.


25 comments:

  1. Very cool, love it (and doesn't look wonky from here ;o) )

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  2. YAY for Debbie's tutorial, which I still mean to try! Your pillow looks awesome. Love the santa gnomes. So cute!

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  3. Love your pillow! I see way you had to make this mini quilt/pillow, it's great.

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  4. I think I need small projects like that! I lose interest in a quilt -well, I find something new that seems more interesting - a pillow is an ideal way to try out a few ideas!

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  5. Oh how fun! Those colors are my favorite for Christmas! Hooray!

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  6. This is so cute! And I agree--it doesn't look wonky to me!

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  7. SO cute! What a perfect adaptation using my tutorial! yay. Love the fabric .... great quilting too, btw!

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  8. Santa Gnomes! So cute Toni. :) The mini-X quilt pattern looks like something I could tackle.

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  9. So lovely and fresh in those colours Toni - love the big sized blocks but these are just gorgeous!

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  10. Oh that is gorgeous! Love those santa gnomes!! Can't believe that's your first cushion - it's brilliant. I have to make cushions after Christmas and have never done one before, I'm a bit nervous!

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  11. Very cool! Im gonna have to look this tutorial up!

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  12. It's so happy! I love it -- especially the two red Xs with the wibble wobble santas. :)

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  13. Another for the bucket list - I have a large bucket! Adorable Toni!

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  14. I love this cushion, it will look great over Christmas

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  15. Love the pillow, great fabric choices!

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  16. super cute! i've seen a few mini x projects and i love them every time! great fabric choice for your pillow. (and i feel your wonky pain. my last pillow i made was wonky, so i added borders, and once you start using it, no one notices. hurray!)

    thanks for linking up!

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  17. Really beautiful pillow! Nice work, and it's always a great feeling to make something pretty and useful!

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  18. Oooohhhh, I love this! Great to use pattern as pillow too.

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  19. Gorgeous pillow Toni - love the colours!

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