Venturing Off on My Own

While waiting for our new assignment from Christopher after our first, Harem of Color, pillow, I decided to try a pillow on my own. It was October, and I thought a fall pillow would look good on the family room sofa. I drew a pattern on the cotton duck base and "jumped in". This is my pillow.

Desert Jewel

I'm continuing to practice Christopher's techniques using his Pillows book. This one is on page 112, entitled Desert Turquoise. Since I changed it by eliminating the mirror and crystals and keeping with only the turquoise stones, I named mine Desert Jewel. This was my first attempt at making fringe with the fringemaker and I must say, it turned out really pretty. Using the fringemaker enables you to get just the right colors in your fringe to frame your pillow.