A pile of pillows

Someday, some time soon, I will make more than throw pillows but right now, I'm in need of instant gratification and two fat quarters of Spoonflower fabric, stitched together and stuffed, gives me stylish and artsy throw pillows in no time at all.

The pile of pillows pictured below went to my daughter-in-law for her birthday.

Left to right:  "My First Mardi Gras . . . I Had No Idea!"; "The Fierce Line of Symmetry"by Logan, (without my grandson's school photo; Spoonflower designer Mezzime's "Audrey Hepburn black and white;" "Monsterscape" by Alex; and last but not least, "I'm Not Nice, I'm Pretty!" by Kaitlyn.

Laci's and Cooper's throw pillows

When our granddaughter, Laci, was last here she went through several pieces of paper, drawing and drawing.  I really liked one of her drawings which shows a chicken (at least I think it's a chicken!).  I scanned the drawing into my computer and created a design using her drawing.   (Laci told me if anyone  purchased Spoonflower fabric with her drawing on it, I'm to give her the commission, and I said, "of course.")  The drawing was printed on Spoonflower basic cotton Ultra.  I made a simple throw pillow from a fat quarter of this design.  On the reverse side of this pillow is her latest school picture printed over and over again!  That is what is nice about Spoonflower -- flexibility.   Here is a picture of the chicken side of the throw pillow:

Laci's  younger brother, Cooper, did a hand design at school and gave it to us so I scanned in that design and through Spoonflower had this design printed on Spoonflower basic cotton Ultra.  The reverse side of the pillow has Cooper's school picture centered on the hands.  (His pillow is on the right side of this picture.)

I think everyone who is interested in drawing, painting, doodling . . . check out Spoonflower.  You will love it.  It's a wonderful outlet for creative expression, plus you get to make things out of your drawings -- it's not just a drawing -- it can become throw pillows, dresses, tops, skirts, quilts -- you are limited only by your imagination!  :-)

The American Flag on Spoonflower Kona cotton.

American Flag

My grandson Luke drew this picture of an American flag one day while he was at our house.  I had the design printed on the Spoonflower Kona cotton.  Luke used crayon and pencil to do his drawing. I thought he did a pretty good job.  One of the things I like about Spoonflower is that children's artwork can be reproduced in this way. 

This design can be found at anniedeb's shop on Spoonflower

Krussimages and "The Man with the Blue Feather"

"The Man with the Blue Feather"  (sounds like the title for a mystery, doesn't it?) is a surface design by Kim Russ of Washington State.  This is one side of a throw pillow I recently made.  "The Man with the Blue Feather" is printed on a fat quarter of Spoonflower basic cotton Ultra.

Kim Russ, Krussimages on Spoonflower, is a surface designer whose work is fresh and original.  Also, if you like cats, then her Spoonflower shop is a shop you should visit.  Her cats are often featured in her designs.


This cover for my Wacom drawing tablet is made from a fat  quarter of Spoonflower Kona cotton printed with Kim's design, "Bookcat".  It is a good example of how Kim incorporates photographs into designs featured in her Spoonflower shop.

Looking for fresh and original designs?  Visit Spoonflower's Krussimages.

My "Make Me Laugh" Throw Pillow

There are two designers on Spoonflower: Amy_G and Whimzwhirled.  Each designer has her own distinctive style and they both produced designs that made me laugh out loud.  So I decided to sew a "Make Me Laugh" Pillow.

For one side, I chose a fat quarter of Amy_G's "Flying Tin Cans brought to you by Can-Do Airlines!"  printed on Spoonflower Kona cotton.  Here's a pic:

For the other side of my "Make Me Laugh" Pillow I chose Whimzwhirled's "Pick Me" design in a fat quarter of Spoonflower Kona cotton.

Look at that frog.

Lots of talented designers on Spoonflower.  Take a look.