Pillow Shams & Accent Pillow

The Black, white and red quilt has long since been finished. But now that the room has been painted and I'm putting that guest room back together I decided to make pillow shams.  All of the fabrics in the quilt are fabrics I had used in the quilt that is the focal point of that room"Bye Bye Blackbird".

 

So I used the same fabrics for the shams and accent pillow. And some of the same elements.

Pillow covers and shams are a great way to try out quilt ideas on a small scale to sort out any issues in technique before committing to a large quilt.  And I always make them to go with bed quilts...I like how it gives the bed a finished look.

So I thought I'd chronicle the process in pictures...it'll be in 2 parts.  Today, covers constructing the tops.

First, the shams....the center background



Add a circle of prairie points



a narrow inner border





the outer border



and done!



And the accent pillow...first the center



Some prairie points around the edge



and a border





And now we have two pillow shams and an accent pillow top ready to quilt!



Stay tuned...next time we finish and embellish them.