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'Aster Manor' pillow workshop

There is not much fun to blog about just at the moment. We are into the fifth week off school for my sick daughter. Thanks to my Mum visiting, I did get a day out of the house last week to teach a workshop at

Marally Craft

. We had a great day stitching up versions of my

'Aster Manor' pillow

.

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Judy made up an elegant version in French red and taupe using 

Rouenneries Deux

fabrics. Judy did a fabulous job considering her limited experience with a rotary cutter.

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As it happened, there were two Jackies in the class. Jackie #1 tested out her brand spanking new Bernina by whipping up her pillow in

Aster Manor

by 3 Sisters. She found perfectly matching buttons and discovered the magic of the #10 Bernina edgestitch foot!

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Jackie #2 chose the always fresh combination of blue and cream for her version. Again, her choice of buttons was lovely!

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Wendy survived

my first workshop

and bravely returned for my second :) The fabrics for her pillow were chosen to match her recently upholstered bedhead - a sublime combination of soft blues in Bunny Hill's

Oooh La La

range.

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Deidre planned her pillow specifically as a gift for a friend's golden wedding anniversary. It was a beautifully subtle combination of cream fabrics with gold accents. A very thoughtful gift which I'm sure will be happily received.

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Thank you girls for a great day of stitching and chatting. It was a much needed break from the worry of nursing a sick child. If you'd like to make up your own version of this pillow, you can find the

free tutorial

over at Moda Bakeshop.