Pillow Pop: 25 Quick-Sew Projects to Brighten Your Space

by Heather Bostic

Overview

This installment of the Design Collective series is stuffed full of pillows! Make a distinctive statement with eye-catching modern designs—choose from 25 different 18” to 20” square pillow projects to decorate your home. Pull out your favorite fabrics and have fun stitching up something new to adorn your bed or favorite chair. Popular blogger and modern sewist Heather Bostic brings you a sensational selection of pillow projects. Try different techniques like paper-piecing, quilting, embroidery, and appliqué. 20+ designers with fresh, modern style offer something for everyone at any skill level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607054788
Publisher:	C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Publication date:	02/16/2013
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	208,064
Product dimensions:	7.99(w) x 8.02(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

Heather Bostic began sewing as a hobby while raising her family, but now it has turned into a manic compulsion that has an appetite of its very own! Heather lives in Oregon.

Editorial Reviews

Modern quilting goes small in these pillow projects with a contemporary feel. Bostic, a popular quilting and sewing blogger, compiled the collection, which features luminaries from the online sewing scene. A variety of techniques are included, and the projects range from simple paneled designs that let favorite fabrics shine to intricate pieced creations. Many of the projects take a traditional quilt block, such as a drunkard's path or cathedral windows, and use bold fabric or contemporary settings to make them look fresh and new. VERDICT: Quilters who appreciate the aesthetic of modern quilting will enjoy Bostic's collection
--Library Journal, February 15, 2013

Freshen up any room with a new, modern pillow. Pillow Pop is filled to the brim with 25 quick-to-make pillows from some of today's hottest designers. Practice a new technique or play with cool fabric; a pillow is a great place to expand your skill and have some fun.
--McCall's Quilting; May/June 2013 Issue

This book is part of the Design Collective series from Stash Books. You will find 25 pillows ranging from 18" to 25" square and patterned by over 20 different designers. Modern designs, fresh fabrics and easy, clear instructions will have you filling your house with pillows! Snowflake, Candy Coated Diamonds and X'S and O'S are but three of the excellent patterns to try. Techniques such as paper piecing, applique and embroidery, along with traditional quilting, make these pillows stand out.
--Modern Quilts Unlimited; 5/1/13

Cushions are not only small projects that make excellent gifts or provide an opportunity to try out a new technique or group of colours without committing time and money to a larger project. Without all that much effort, they can also be a sensational design statement in your lounge, family room or bedroom. You'll find in this book instructions for making 25 different cushions ranging in size from 18 inch to 20 inch square. Choose your favourite and make it two or three times in complementary colours. Or perhaps you could treat these designs as a different kind of sampler project, working your way through the book to develop your skills in patchwork and applique skills. That will provide you with a range of cushion covers that you can swap around throughout the year. Each cushion is shown in one or two colour photographs, accompanied by a Materials list and detailed, step-by-step instructions illustrated by line drawings as required. General instructions for m aking different kinds of cushion backs are provided at the end of the book.
--Australian Homespun Magazine; 5/1/13

Add some pizzazz to your space with 25 quick-to-finish pillow projects. With a spectrum of designs - from chevrons to hexagons and Flying Geese to Cathedral Window blocks - you're sure to find projects that will accent your decor beautifully.
--Better Homes and Garden - Quilts and More; 6/25/13

This book gives you 25 quick-to-sew pillows (otherwise known in the U.K. as cushions) to brighten your space. Twenty plus designers have combined to offer modern and traditional cushion designs, which are suitable for everyone at any skill level. You get the opportunity to try different techniques like paper-piecing, quilting, embroidery and applique, all combined in one book. The Design Collective is a series of craft sewing books which showcase fresh, new projects from a select group of today's contemporary designers.
--Fabrications Quilting For You; April/May 2013

Choose from 25 pillow designs, designed by more than 20 designers/bloggers. Featuring techniques such as paper piecing, applique, and string piecing, the book also tells you how to finish the pillows with several backing options. Full size patterns complete this fresh, modern book, published by Stash Books.
--Fons & Porter's Easy Quilts Magazine; Fall 2013

From the Publisher

Freshen up any room with a new, modern pillow. Pillow Pop is filled to the brim with 25 quick-to-make pillows from some of today's hottest designers. Practice a new technique or play with cool fabric; a pillow is a great place to expand your skill and have some fun.

May/June 2013 Issue McCall's Quilting

This book is part of the Design Collective series from Stash Books. You will find 25 pillows ranging from 18" to 25" square and patterned by over 20 different designers. Modern designs, fresh fabrics and easy, clear instructions will have you filling your house with pillows! Snowflake, Candy Coated Diamonds and X'S and O'S are but three of the excellent patterns to try. Techniques such as paper piecing, applique and embroidery, along with traditional quilting, make these pillows stand out.

5/1/13 Modern Quilts Unlimited

Cushions are not only small projects that make excellent gifts or provide an opportunity to try out a new technique or group of colours without committing time and money to a larger project. Without all that much effort, they can also be a sensational design statement in your lounge, family room or bedroom. You'll find in this book instructions for making 25 different cushions ranging in size from 18 inch to 20 inch square. Choose your favourite and make it two or three times in complementary colours. Or perhaps you could treat these designs as a different kind of sampler project, working your way through the book to develop your skills in patchwork and applique skills. That will provide you with a range of cushion covers that you can swap around throughout the year. Each cushion is shown in one or two colour photographs, accompanied by a Materials list and detailed, step-by-step instructions illustrated by line drawings as required. General instructions for making different kinds of cushion backs are provided at the end of the book.

5/1/13 Australian Homespun Magazine

Add some pizazz to your space with 25 quick-to-finish pillow projects. With a spectrum of designs—from chevrons to hexagons and Flying Geese to Cathedral Window blocks—you're sure to find projects that will accent your decor beautifully.

6/25/13 Better Homes and Garden Quilts and More

This book gives you 25 quick-to-sew pillows (otherwise known in the U.K. as cushions) to brighten your space. Twenty plus designers have combined to offer modern and traditional cushion designs, which are suitable for everyone at any skill level. You get the opportunity to try different techniques like paper-piecing, quilting, embroidery and applique, all combined in one book. The Design Collective is a series of craft sewing books which showcase fresh, new projects from a select group of today's contemporary designers.

April/May 2013 Fabrications Quilting For You

Choose from 25 pillow designs, designed by more than 20 designers/bloggers. Featuring techniques such as paper piecing, applique, and string piecing, the book also tells you how to finish the pillows with several backing options. Full size patterns complete this fresh, modern book, published by Stash Books.

Fall 2013 Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

Modern quilting goes small in these pillow projects with a contemporary feel. Bostic, a popular quilting and sewing blogger, compiled the collection, which features luminaries from the online sewing scene. A variety of techniques are included, and the projects range from simple paneled designs that let favorite fabrics shine to intricate pieced creations. Many of the projects take a traditional quilt block, such a drunkard's path or cathedral windows, and use bold fabric or contemporary settings to make them look fresh and new. VERDICT Quilters who appreciate the aesthetic of modern quilting will enjoy Bostic's collection.

Library Journal