Pillows and some WIPs

A couple of things finished that have been waiting for a 'wee while' (let's say no more!) Am joining up with my favourite linky parties:

• Crazy Mom Quilts' Finish It Up Friday  
• Kelly's Needle and Thread Thursday  
• Quilting Reader's Garden WIP Party 
• Sarah's Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?  Thanks for the opportunity to share!

I had used some panels for quilting practice or to use up leftovers 
from projects and have finally turned them into pillows/cushions:

11" pillow: Made use of a couple of large scraps to practice a spiral...

12" pillow: Used a few more large scraps to try out some
FMQ designs before doing a larger quilt...

14" pillow: Used up some leftover charm squares 
for some more FMQ practice...

...backings made using Amanda Jean's tutorial...

And my current works in progress...

some leftovers for pillow fronts...

Using blue/purple toned Kate Spain 'Terrain' charm squares
for a Me & My Sister pattern: Easy as 10...

Using bright toned Kate Spain 'Terrain' charm squares 
for a Me & My Sister pattern: Easy as 10...

I really should be working on quilting up the flimsies that are on my Finish Along Q3 goals list, but with the school term underway, I can't really use the machine too much in the evenings (as it is in the corner of the living room and in the evenings 'my boys' are usually watching TV), so I instead look for patterns/fabrics I want to do projects with and do the cutting - which is quiet and then leads to doing the sewing in the ad breaks - much easier than trying to do FMQ, which can wait until the weekends) 

And anyway, all the quilting will have to wait until after I return from my trip to watch the Netball World Cup in Sydney! Go the Silver Ferns! Behind you all the way!!