In collaboration with Maywood Studio, we're bringing you a free Reading Pillow pattern with a video tutorial to follow along! The pillow features a pocket for a book and a lovey, a handle for transport, and an envelope closure to easily remove for washing. Even better, this project takes about an hour to complete! We used the Playtime Flannel collection which includes fun bright prints made with their softest two-ply cotton flannel, a perfect fabric for a cozy, comfy reading pillow. This collection is now available in your fave quilt shop or online.
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Being a Maywood Maker, I'm part of an elite team of 12 talented makers who have been chosen by Maywood Studio to create designs such as quilts and bags using their fabric collections. Read on to see a few of the projects we have worked on this year.
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Our warm-up project was to create a quilt block using the Sunshowers fabric collection and a letter from "Maywood Maker". My letter "A" represents the word "Attitude" because having a positive attitude helps one in all aspects of life.
Check out this fun, short video I made showing the creative process of making this block!
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Our first Maywood Maker project was to create a mini quilt under the theme, Welcome To Our Garden. I chose a story to tell with my quilt, one of how an endearing strawberry plant came to fruition and ended up as a delicious pie! We used Kimberbell's Vintage Flora Collection to create our quilts. These were featured at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in Sisters, OR, July 2023. This was my first quilt in a quilt show, and I'm so honored I got to be a part of it!
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For this Maywood Maker challenge, we worked with precuts that use the latest Maywood Studio fall and winter themed collections. I chose to use a charm pack of the Autumn Harvest Flannel Collection to create a tote, and a fat quarter bundle of the Christmas Night Collection to create a quilted pillow and zipper pouches.
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My last project was to create a 12 1/2" block featuring a star shape.
As a bagmaker, I wanted to challenge myself to create my own Star block. After lots of calculations, and trial and error in creating the correct size pinwheel and HST's, I came up with this block. It's the perfect representation of my journey with Maywood Studio this year. I was so surprised I was chosen, as I'm not as experienced a quilter as my other lovely Maywood Maker counterparts. But I have risen to each challenge, and as our last project comes to an end, this whirlwind journey has made me feel like a shining star.
This block is part of the Star Maker Sampler Quilt shown at Quilt Market in the Fall of 2023.
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