It’s no secret that I have a soft spot for Art Gallery Fabrics and I jump at any chance to work with the fabrics and the fabulous designers. So when Jessica Swift asked if I wanted to participate in a blog hop showing off her newest line Tallinn, the answer was a resounding yes!!! Here is the main blog post about the tour. 

Jessica’s inspiration for this line came from her travels in Eastern Europe and I definitely felt that vibe translate through the fabric. A lot of the motifs reminded me of elaborately illustrated books that I had growing up, and I knew I had to incorporate that into my project.

I used a block pattern call “Tall Tales Block” made by Kate Basti, it’s really simple and wonderfully quick foundation piecing.

I’ve always loved reading and reading with our kids is a daily ritual (to be honest, my husband does the night routine which includes reading, because by the time night comes around I could barely read my own name) Never the less, I wanted to make something for our reading area that they could lounge on or imagine what kind of stories these beautiful books contain. (Sidebar: I told my kids I was making a reading pillow and when I was done, they said “That’s beautiful mom! How do you read it?” )

The “Reading Pillow” is 36 inches by 26 inches. I had a feather insert left from over from big couch pillows; the cover was completely destroyed by my dog, so this is a perfect new life for it.

I used every print from Tallinn line and let me tell you, there is a trove of fussy cutting opportunities, and I love me a good fussy cut!! 

The colorful shelves were actually a last minute addition. Initially, I had just done random color strips mixed with background fabric underneath but it ended up looking messy and was taking away from the book covers. I MAY have stayed up until 3:30am sewing up the new shelves.

I quilted it using free motion quilting. Since getting a hang of it on my Juki, it’s been nothing but a great experience and I continue to improve (but such a long way to go still).

“Reading Pillow”

26″ by 36″

Fabrics: Art Gallery Fabrics: Tallinn (Jessica Swift), pure elements, denim

Thread: piecing/quilting Aurifil

Block Pattern: Kate Basti “Tall Tales Block”

Models: paid with snuggles

I hope you enjoyed my stop on this blog hop tour, be sure to check out all of the other fantastic makers that I will list below. I will be running a giveaway starting May 3rd 6pm Pacific Time to May 6th 10am Pacific Time on my Instagram page @astitchinbetween that includes 10″ squares of each print from Tallinn fabrics, so be sure to check it out.

Thursday April 19 – Mathew Boudreaux | Mister Domestic

Friday April 20 – Katie Skoog | The Simple Life Company

Monday April 23 – Sharon Holland

Tuesday April 24 – Eleri Kerian | Sew and Tell Project

Wednesday April 25 – Paola Baker | Love of Fabrics

Thursday April 26 – Maureen Cracknell

Friday April 27 – Alexis Wright | My Sweet Sunshine Studio

Monday April 30 – Isabelle Selak | South Bay Bella Studio

Tuesday May 1 – Cassie Massolia | Lily Shine Creates

Wednesday May 2 – Becca Plymale | Sunflower Seams

Thursday May 3 – Alisa Kutsel | A Stitch In Between

Friday May 4 – Sharon McConnell | Color Girl Quilts

Monday May 7 – Karen O’Connor | Lady K Quilt Designs

Tuesday May 8 – Sarai Schuk | Sarai’s Hobbies

Wednesday May 9 – Elise Baek | Elise & Emelie

Thursday May 10 – Jessica Swift

Friday May 11 – Gwyn LaSpina

Monday May 14 – Loni Jakubowski | Havin Sew Much Fun