This year I did a bunch of little pillow projects for my friends and family 🙂 I got to learn some different techniques like fusible applique and paper piecing. I used lots of different fat quarters from Joann and scraps from previous projects. I generally used envelope backs and a little label to keep them closed. I stuffed them with some extra stuffing I had from pillows I’d bought previously, unfortunately none of them finished at a normal pillow form size.








Pic of their kitty 
Traced on the back for reverse applique 
Fused applique, not quilted yet 
Fused applique 
Envelope back with hand stitched label 
Tiny demon helping
Projects completed December 19, 2019.
Maddie, what is stitch in a ditch?
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It’s stitching in the line between two pieces of fabric. Let’s say you press a straight seam to the left. The left side of the seam now has 3 pieces of fabric (top piece and both seam allowances) and the right side has 1 piece (just the top piece). Stitching in the ditch is quilting on the lower/ditch (right) side, the left side kinda flops over a bit and can hide your quilting.
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