Bursting Star Cushion (and a giveaway)

Welcome to my stop on the Quilted Living book tour. When I saw the quilts in this book I knew I wanted to participate in the book tour and I was particularly excited to try out the Bursting Star cushion.

I did want to mix up the colors a little bit and used a few prints from Ann Kelle's Beatbox collection plus a few Kona Cotton colors.  My kids are already fighting over the pillow so I may need to make another one.  

The pattern was pretty easy to follow and making piping was just as fun as I remembered (not fun, but worth it).  I stuffed mine really full since I know it will be used and abused by my kids so mine is a little more pillowy than the image in the book.  But it is very soft and comfortable and is currently making its home in my daughter's reading corner in her room.  

Despite my cushion being a little lumpy, I am really pleased with how it turned out.  As much as I love making quilts and being able to share those with my family, it is fun to do something a little different.

And wouldn't you like to check out Quilted Living for yourself?  The Fat Quarter Shop provided me with a copy of the book to share with one of you.  

To enter the giveaway just leave a comment on this post.  I will choose a winner on Saturday November 16th.

Make sure to check out the rest of the blog tour:

November 11th

Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings

Linda Hrcka of The Quilted Pineapple 

November 12th

Gail Pan Designs

Erica Jackman of Kitchen Table Quilting

November 13th

Kathy Brown of The Teacher's Pet

Thearica Burroughs of Pigtales & Quilts

November 14th

Helen Stubbings of Hugs N Kisses

Gerri Robinson of Planted Seed Designs ends the tour!