New York Beauty pillow

Even though I swore off swaps a while back, I couldn't say no recently to a little New York Beauty swap among friends. Sukie (Don't You Know Who I Am) organized it and apparently that girl can talk me into anything (including 3 a.m. breakfasts at Quilt Market, after I had already tried to go to bed not once but twice).

So I finished up my swap item for my partner, and mailed it off last week. As usual, I hemmed and hawed and changed my plan eleventy-two times before coming up with this little pillow. Then, right after I finished this one, my partner favorited my photo of the fabric I decided not to use. Of course. But there was no changing the plan again, since I was already pushing it with the deadline, so ... hopefully my partner will like this one, too. Fingers crossed.

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Those are some of the new Moda Bella Solids colors in the rays, and the gray background print is Lotta Jansdotter. I did wavy-line quilting again (last seen in my Lifesavers quilt).

(This photo courtesy of Elizabeth)

And looky what I got from Elizabeth! Those are Oakshott shot cottons!

Check out Elizabeth's stellar quilting. And those itty-bitty HSTs around the edges. This little beauty is headed for my inspirational wall of mini quilts that hang above my sewing machine. Elizabeth was also nice enough to send along some extra Oakshotts to play around with myself, and I'm really looking forward to that.

And since I mentioned my Lifesavers quilt earlier, let's give away an EZ Dresden ruler, shall we? Congratulations to #140, Marion, who said, "I have a serious Dresden plate crush! This challenge is going to be awesome!" Marion, I've sent you an email—enjoy the ruler!