Quillow

After finishing my first quilt I was swept along on the wave of excitement, and went onto make a 'quillow' for my sister's birthday! In case you've never heard of a quillow it is a small lap-quilt, with a cushion sized pocket area incorporated into the design. When not in use the quilt can be folded into this pocket and makes a small pillow. When used as a lap quilt on chilly evenings the owner can tuck their feet in the pocket for cosy warmth, a neat idea!



The design used for the patchwork was Magic Lantern, I like it because it appears to be quite complicated but is, in fact, very easy once you know how! I discovered the design in my book Making Scrap Quilts to Use It Up! by Lynne Edwards. You do need more than a few scraps to make the quilts featured in the book, but I found this publication really useful being a relative beginner, with easy to follow diagrams and instructions.


You can read how a quillow is made, and how it folds into itself here