A Stitch in Time {English Paper Piecing Book}

I actually made a place mat!

Just kidding...

I started making a place mat and changed my mind and made a throw pillow.

The pattern is called the Tea Time Placemat from Sharon's from Lillabelle Lane Creations's new book, A Stitch in Time.

She asked a few of us bloggers if we would join her for a tour of her book and I had to do another project with one of her patterns from her amazing English Paper Piecing book!!

It really is a lovely publication.  There are a ton of small projects that you can finish rather quickly. They would make great gifts as the holidays approach.  This throw pillow that I adapted from the place mat pattern is quick to make and allows a lot creative ways you can add your own touch.

I had originally planned to take the vintage feel that the reproduction prints gave a little further with some embroidery as she suggested in her book, but I couldn't resist giving it a modern twist with matchstick quilting adding pops of color to tone the dark brown crosshatch fabric I used for the background.

The only difference than her placemat finish is that I added a hidden zipper backing.

And instead of the headache of piping?  I just bind my pillows as if they were quilts!

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And honestly.....were you really surprised I made another pillow???