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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

My Christmas Hippie Chic Bus Pillow!!!!


I am happily in LOVE with my new Christmas pillow!!! I used the free pattern from Tula Pink to make this scrappy fun addition to my holiday decor!!!!!



I also learned something NEW!!!! One of the things I love most about learning to sew is trying new ideas. I realized that you can print on Pellon Wonder Under!!!!! It works just like freezer paper and now I do not have to trace ANYTHING!!!!! This a a bonus for me since I cannot draw a straight line with a ruler ;o)


Cut your Wonder Under the size of your paper

On my printer I put the bumpy side up

Prints out PERFECTLY!!!!!

Then you have your perfect little shapes and NO Tracing!!!! My friend Lisa at That Crazy Quilty Girl says do not do it on a laser printer...something about a HOT MESS!!!!!


When I had all the pieces ironed on , I outlined with Aurifil 28wt in black.  To make it look more like snow I used Aurifil 40wt 2311 and a little bit of fmq and I think I found the effect I was looking to achieve!

Not perfect quilting but I am happy I had a practice run on this before starting a larger project.


Adam helped me do the BIG Swirls on the back, poor guy was so sick and REALLY wanted to help so he sat on my lap and we quilted :o) I am a very lucky mama!!!

This makes me SMILE!!!!!


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17 comments

  1. sew.darn.quiltDecember 18, 2012 at 1:18 PM

    This is so cool! Thank you for the link :)

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  2. Katy CameronDecember 18, 2012 at 2:23 PM

    I love this, and have been plotting my own version! Thanks for the tip on the printing, however since I use the office laser printer, I'd better not give it a go ;o)

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  3. PeziperliDecember 18, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    I love it! Wonderful!
    Greetings, Petra

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  4. SusanDecember 18, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    Fabulous! The background fabrics are perfect too!

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  5. Terry@ a quilting blogDecember 18, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    Love this!!! Thanks for the tip for printing on Wonder Under :o)

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  6. ultraorganizedDecember 18, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    Very cute and sooooooooooooooo retro - nice work !}

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  7. Deb@asimplelifequiltsDecember 18, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    I so need to make one of these next year... yours is just adorable!

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  8. KirstenDecember 18, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    Love your pillow - such a cute pattern!

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  9. Jess @ Elven Garden QuiltsDecember 18, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    Awesome! Great tip about the printer, too (I'm allergic to tracing ;o) )

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  10. ElsaDecember 19, 2012 at 8:58 AM

    This VW bus so cute! A girlfriend of mine would love one of these pillows ~ thanks for reminding me about the pattern.

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  11. UnknownDecember 19, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    So cute!!! Not enough time to add another project before the holidays, but I am definitely adding this to my January project list!

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  12. cinziaDecember 21, 2012 at 7:12 AM

    Thanks for the printing tip! Will definitely try it. Your pillow is gorgeous.

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  13. DebbieDecember 21, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    Very fun! Good to know about the printing too!

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  14. Frances MeredithDecember 21, 2012 at 2:43 PM

    What a great project. For 18 years of my life we drove around in one fo these and it has many happy memories.

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  15. Nancy-RoseJanuary 22, 2013 at 9:47 PM

    I blogged about your post on my blog today!

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  16. UnknownAugust 3, 2016 at 3:57 AM

    Its cool!

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  17. BrendaPalmeriJanuary 2, 2020 at 4:54 AM

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