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A Horse Quillow

A quillow is a lap-sized quilt which folds in on itself to become a cushion or a pillow.  This is the one I made for my eldest who is seen modelling it below. Well, her fingers and elbows can be seen.  She hates cameras. She loves horses though and as I had some horse related fabric, I thought I'd put it to good use.

This is the front cover when it is folded up into a pillow.



And this is what it looks like when it is opened out to a quilt.  My eldest is behind there somewhere.
The beige looking squares don't show up too well on the photo but they are covered in little horse shoes.

Quillows are easy-ish to make.  Its two quilts in one really. The front cover panel is made up into a mini-quilt, with its own wadding (batting) and backing fabic.  Its then stitched to the back of the completed main quilt on three of its sides.  It needs to be right at the very top of the main quilt and in the middle.  On mine above, its behind the top middle beige panel. Make sure that the picture on the mini-quilt is placed face down before you stitch! (Right side facing the back of the main quilt.) Stitching it on three sides forms a pocket which the rest of the quilt can be folded up into.  The wadding needs to be kept fairly light to make folding easier.   

Everything I make needs to be usable.  I'd hate to put this much effort into something and then have it end up in a box to stop it from being spoilt.  That's why I'm tickled pink that this one is as creased as it is.  It shows that someone has been sitting on it!  
 

Bye for now

Olly

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