Sunday, January 19, 2014

Wake up to Kona Hop


Hello, Sunrise!!!


There is nothing like a beautiful bunch a Kona fabric,
 Aurifil thread, Amanda Murphy's book
And a blog hop to get the creative juices flowing.
Thanks again to our lovely sponsors!!
After, drooling (shh, don't tell anyone)
over Amanda's amazing
designs, I decided to try this...


I made one pillow and it was lonely so....
I made another.


The pattern was from Amanda Murphy's
Color Essentials book and I couldn't be happier with them. 
I used some geometric quilting.
It was a lot of twisting the fabric
but it worked so well with Amanda's
Designs.




Well, what do you do with a lot of extra fabric?
You make another project


It was my own design. 
A Little Sunshine!








I used Aurifil 12 wt. in my sewing machine to outline the star
 and I loved the results.  I found a little tutorial here.





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83 comments:

  1. I almost made those pillows...after seeing yours I'm gonna have to, I love yours ! "A Little Sunshine" has brighten my day, I love stars for some reason !

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  2. Amy, I love them all! Your pillows were great but I loved the one you designed yourself best! Beth @ Words & Stitches, pbstrand@msn.com

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  3. I want to make those pillows...they are beautiful! Your "Sunshine" quilt is totally amazing and would make anyone's day a little brighter! I love your creations and I'm so glad you shared them with us.

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  4. Pillows are wonderful but the star quilt . . . Amazing! What a great choice of color. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Beautiful pillows and an amazing quilt! Thank you for sharing.

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  6. Oooo, I love the pillows and the quilt! You do great work, Amy!!

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  7. both are lovely Amy. Love the colours you chose :-)

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  8. Great pillows, but the best is A Little Sunshine, that one is just gorgeous!

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  9. Pretty pillows and amazing quilt!!! Thanks for sharing :)

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  10. Gorgeous cushions but your quilt is awesome!

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  11. I love your star quilt. I love quilting with the heavier Aurifil thread too

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  12. Beautiful projects Amy as always. I love the cushions but your star quilt is gorgeous.

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  13. Pretty pillows and amazing quilt. Love your projects!

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  14. Your quilt is so awesome and stunning. I love your pillows too. Thanks for sharing

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  15. Amy, I love your pillows! I may need to borrow that idea. I have 2 pillows that need need covers now that the holidays are over. Your star quilt is glorious! I love the colors and all those little squares! Ho large are they? Great job!

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  16. I love those bold, bright pillows! And your quilting lines are perfect. The star quilt is also beautiful....happy and springlike!

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  17. Your pillows are fantastic. And the star quilt is really clever and beautifully done!

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  18. Wonderful projects but I especially love those pillows! blessings, marlene

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  19. Amy.....I love your pillows and your quilt is just adorable!!

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  20. What an array of gorgeousness! Those pillows are perfect! Love the geometric quilting. It sure does suit the block pattern. And your A Little Sunshine quilt? Wow! That scrappy star is brilliant and the quilting sets it off just right! Well done, Amy!

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  21. Great job on your pillows. Love the star quilt, that is super cute.

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  22. I love your Little Sunshine quilt. It looks so bright and cheerful! The quilting really adds to it too.

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  23. Really great pillows and quilt Amy. And I absolutely love the 1st photo. It looks like that stack is 30 feet tall. Nicely done!

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  24. Love the star quilt. Such a lovely pop of colors in the middle of all the white.

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  25. Great pillows and star quilt. Those brighten my day this wintry morning.

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  26. Oh, Amy! Those pillows and your quilt are gorgeous! Great job!

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  27. Both projects are spectacular!! Love them both.

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  28. Very pretty - thanks so much for sharing.

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  29. Oh Amy, I just love your star quilt! I saved a picture of it so I could try to make something like it. Awesome pillows as well. The stitching really sets it off too.

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  30. Magnificent! So fresh and bright, a great wintery boost :)

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  31. I adore the geometric quilting on the pillows. It was nice of you to make the lonely pillow a mate. They are wonderful. The colors are amazing. I like the pop of pink. Your star quilt is amazing. The units in the star look very small. It's difficult to tell from a photograph, yet they look very tiny. Your quilting is great on it, too. Thanks for participating and as always being a great inspiration.

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  32. I love your quilt and your pillows, the colors are so refreshing!

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  33. LOVE that star quilt...original designs are the greatest. svonfumetti at yahoo dot com

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  34. Those pillows are gorgeous and so is the star quilt. The colors are wonderful.

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  35. Beautiful, Amy! The pillows look so comfy and pretty and the quilt is bright and wonderful.. I really like the pattern and the quilting. Nice work! ... :) Pat

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  36. I like your bit of sunshine! It's been quite cloudy here in the NW, so it's nice to see the pretty colors of happiness. Thank you for sharing Amy!
    ~Brandy

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  37. Your pillows are so inviting. The geometric quilting was worth every twist and turn. Your sunshine is most welcomed and colourful. Thanks for sharing.

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  38. Any you did a great job on your projects. Really love the pillows. The quilt looks wonderful to cuddle under. Thank you for sharing.

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  39. yep I would say you did it again…you wowed me….this reminds me of stained glass…perhaps that wee bit of sunshine coming through did it…wow!

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  40. Beautiful job on your little sunshine! Love the pillows as well.

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  41. Where to begin? Well I love the pillow and the quilting on it is just right! And the star quilt is fabulous. I really like how you used thread as a separate design element and that scrappy thick border surrounding the white is genius!

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  42. Pretty scrappy star. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  43. Your pillows and quilts are amazing! Just gorgeous work!

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  44. Who would have ever thought of a pieced star like that. You did! It is absolutely amazing. The colors are great the the stitching just does it up well. I have to go back and look again...and again.

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  45. Your original star is beautiful. Also the pillows. As a new quilter I find solids to be less scarey to use. I am happy to follow you on Bloglovin and e-mail. Happy New Year from Oklahoma, USA. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com

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  46. Love the pillows. Your star quilt is really amazing!

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  47. Love the colours, your pillows and star quilt as well.

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  48. Beautiful colors. I love how they're echoed in your quilting. Enjoy your beautiful quilt!

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  49. love this sunrise bundle and what you've done with it! a 'little sunshine' is a great piece of work!

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  50. That is a wow quilt. Love it. Thanks for sharing

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  51. Amy your quilt is fabulous. Love the pillows too.

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  52. Lovely pillows! The colors are my favorite:) Love the quilt too, that quilting really makes that star pop, love it!

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  53. Beautiful projects, I love them. well done all.
    cheers
    maggie

    maggiemine42@gmail.com

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  54. Fantastic! Love the pillows, Love the quilt! Really beautiful! :)

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  55. Kona solids are super beautiful on your lovely pillows and quilt. The stitching you have done really enhances your designs. Thank you sew much for hopping...

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  56. Your pillows & quilt are fabulous. Thanks for sharing.

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  57. Great projects. I love what you did with the outline quilting -- it complements it beautifully!

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  58. Those pillows are awesome. The quilting is very cool. You did a great job.

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  59. I love your beautiful pillows and that amazing sunshine quilt. Beautiful work!

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  60. I love that Kona bundle so much! Your pillows and quilt look wonderful.

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  61. What a great idea to make your own sunshine for those long dark winter days! Those pillows are just perfect with the geometric quilting.

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  62. Your pillows are super...but your quilt is AWESOME!!!! Love your Sunshine for Winter!!! I neeeeed it here....lol

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  63. Beautiful projects Amy. Love the quilting.
    xo jan

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  64. They're all fabulous. Love the fun quilted patterns on the pillows.

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  65. Totally love your pillows - they look so yummy. Your decision to do the geometric quilting was just the perfect touch. I loved that the piping was colored, too. Your quilt top is wonderful and will be extra gorgeous once you've added your special touch of quilting.

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  66. your pillows and quilt are so lovely. you did a fantastic job. the colors are so wonderful together and really pop on the white. thanks for sharing and for inspiring us all on

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  67. Oh, I love your pillows. You knew I would, didn't you? Amy, your quilt is scrumptious. That is BIG sunshine! Love the colors and the quilting.

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  68. I love both projects, the pillows are fun and frolicky, the star quilt is cool. I love seeing how your quilting it. Always nice to visit here to.. Great to see you again.

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  69. Your pillows are lovely and your quilt just SINGS!!! Love the star with all those beautiful Kona fabrics and the colorful quilting is perfect!

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  70. I love the quilting on the cushions.

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  71. Lovely projects! The stainglass star looks amazing!

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  72. Oh, I love that star quilt! It really is glorious!

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  73. I really love your quilt!!!! Your pillows are wonderful! Thanks for sharing. great Job!!!

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  74. Love your Kona pillows and quilt, Amy! Wow. The colours and designs go together so deliciously. Mmmm... you have me wanting to make these too! ;o)

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  75. oh, your pillows and quilt are just gorgeous!

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