Monday, October 28, 2013

My Family Tree Pillow Recipe on the Moda Bake Shop !!

Will someone pinch me?   Really!   I am so happy I can hardly contain myself....

I'm honored to share a tutorial for the Family Tree Quilted Pillow on the Moda Bake Shop today! 

Having trouble viewing the Family Tree Pillow recipe or downloading the PDF ?   Get the PDF download here.   


Do you remember this post?  I won a box of scraps of Family Tree by Deb Strain (for Moda) fabric.  I was very excited and immediately fell in love with the birds, paisley, and the colorways of Family Tree.

On that post I shared a design for a pillow....  and started thinking about publishing on the Moda Bake Shop.   I reached out for guidance from someone who had previously published on the Bake Shop (thank you Casey York), prepared a proposal, and it was accepted!!

Happy Dance!!


To view the recipe jump on over to the Moda Bake Shop

Having trouble viewing the Family Tree Pillow recipe or downloading the PDF ?   Get the PDF download here.  

But before you go, let's Celebrate my First Moda Bake Shop recipe with a Giveaway!

** Sunday, November 3rd 11:50pm -- The Original Family Tree Giveaway is now closed -- the winner was announced Monday November 4th.  Thanks to everyone that entered and left such wonderful feedback! ** 

** Thursday, November 7th -- A new giveaway is now underway -- click here to enter. **

I have plenty of Family Tree scraps and Jelly Roll strips that I would LOVE to share with one lucky reader.

To enter leave a Comment below describing what you like most about the pillow.

For extra chances to win... Become a follower, share on your Blog, Facebook, or Pinterest and leave a comment here for each one you do -- that's a total of 4 more chances to win.  

I'll use Mr. Random Number Generator to choose a winner on Sunday, November 3rd.

Good luck everyone!!

Oh, by the way, you can find a great deal on the Family Tree Jelly Roll at Sew It Is

Now for a few "outtake" pictures...

Stitching the bird to the background
The backside of the bird
Everyone agreed - this wing is too light - it's gotta go!
Auditioning a new wing - it's perfect!
Off with the old...
On with the new!
Stuffed Pillow
Stuffed Pillow back
Special thanks to my husband Cliff, my sisters Janet and Michele, and my friends Debbie, Bonnie and Cindy for always encouraging me to follow my heart.   It's sew much fun!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Karen





96 comments:

  1. Congratulations!! The pillow is stunning. You can see the love that you put into it. And the quilting in the white area around the tree, to me just pushes it to another level!

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  2. Congratulations!
    I'm researching my family tree so I'd love to make a cushion like yours!
    I love the birds!

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  3. Congratulations. Really love this pillow, the colours are great & I think the birds are really cute. lyn.robyn.smith@gmail.com

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  4. I follow by email. lyn.robyn.smith@gmail.com

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  5. Congratulations , wonderful pillow , I love your colour choices and the design . Hope you have many more Moda Bake Shope designs !

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  6. Congratulations, Karen. Your tutorial is well done. The birds intrigue me and I quite like log cabins and your colours are fabulous - you use colour so well.
    I very much like your pillow.

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  7. I love your birds! Just delightful!!

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  8. I was one of your first followers! I know a good thing! ;o)

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  9. Congratulations to you! That would be such an exciting honor, to be sure. Honestly, I think the first thing I like about the pillow is the colors! Your handiwork is beautiful!

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  10. I just subscribed to your blog. I'm so glad I found it. Your work is beautiful!

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  11. I blogged about you too! http://quiltershangout.com/

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  12. Also posted to Facebook. Can you tell how much I love this?!

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  13. Well done! Your pillow is beautiful...as is it's presentation.

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  14. I am now a follower - gotta ask, did you have fun with picmonkey?

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  15. The pillow is lovely and the MBS article led me to your blog. I am working on a number of feather/bird-related projects and I just added this one (and the needle-felted cardinal) to my list.

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  16. ... and I'm now following you (with Feedly).

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  17. I love the applique added to the pillow and the hand sewing! Thank you for the chance to win!

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  18. Hi Karen, I love your pillow. What I love most is the tree, and then you showed the back. Cute backside too! Congratulations on your Moda Bake Shop recipe. :)

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  19. You Go Girl!!! I am very proud of you, I know this is only the beginning for you. I can't wait to see what you do next.

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  20. Congrats!! It's lovely and should be featured. :)

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  21. Just beautiful love those birds .

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  22. Im so glad I get the Moda Bake shop emails,,yr quilts are inspirational. slim chance id get the giveaway in Au but Im still a subscriber xxx love the birds and naivety

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  23. Love the paisley wings--so clever and cute. Congratulations!

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  24. I love this pillow! so happy to find you via Moda Bakeshop! What I love the most are the birds of course, but also the message of family. My husband and I were just talking about a quilt we saw that incorporated trees, birds and leaves. I am a new follower of yours!

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  25. Love the gorgeous little red birds, the colours work so well together its such a happy combination, perfect for a cushion.

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  26. Congrat's to you on a job well done. I love the colors, the pattern, the textures.. And I am a follower.

    Thanks for a chance and for sharing your creation with us

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  27. Love the asymmetrical design of the pillow and the birds just make me happy! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  28. I love how you have combined traditional (log cabin look) with the folk art style applique and asymmetry! In a bright cheery colorway! Can't wait to add this to my must do list! Thank you!

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  29. I now follow your blog! Thanks for the extra chances to win!

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  30. Do You sleep??? CONGRATULATIONS on your design. I'm picky about the blues that I like, but when you pair them with orange you gotta love it, great color choices. Your quilting never fails to impress me.

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  31. I love this pillow! It is stunning. I gave my sister a framed version of our family tree last year. How fun it would be to gift her a pillow with the same theme this year. I must do it. Thanks for sharing it with us!

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  32. That pillow is absolutely adorable! What caught my eye first was the color combination. So pretty and fresh!

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  33. Congratulations on making the Bake Shop elite! lol. It is adorable. I love the asymetrical design and the tree being a play on the fabric line. Very cute.

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  34. Im a follower now, glad i found you!

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  35. Congrats and I love your pillow especially how the birds and tree and leaves are all like 3d..ish.
    smjohns63 at yahoo dot com

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  36. I follow with email.
    smjohns63 at yahoo dot com

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  37. Congratulations! This pillow is stunning :)

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  38. Congratulations! I follow Moda by email and saw your pillow there first. I was excited to see it. I also follow your blog by email. I love the wool applique and am thinking of using the pattern to do a tree with birds for each of my grandchildren. Thank you for the opportunity to win some fabric!

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    1. I do not have a blog so I may be a "no reply". My email is ldonzello@gmail.com Pls enter me in your contest.

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  39. Gorgeous work. I'm hopping over to Moda....grin.

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  40. OK - this is fun! Plus, it's a super cool pillow!

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  41. Congratulations Karen, what a beautiful, beautiful pillow and I'm going over to Moda for another look! Love the colorful fabrics! Thanks for sharing.
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  42. I follow you and I just can't resist saying that the back of your pillow is awesome too!

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  43. I love this pillow because it makes me smile! And it is great for fall or spring, how's that for maximizing the usage? I signed up to follow your blog and have pinned the pillow to my Pinterest board. Thank you for sharing!

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  44. I love this pillow because it makes me smile! And it is great for fall or spring, how's that for maximizing the usage? I signed up to follow your blog and have pinned the pillow to my Pinterest board. Thank you for sharing!

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  45. ~ Super sweet birds! I modified the colors to suit my bedroom décor wish I had the original fabrics though for a seasonal pillow change for my living room`~ Thanks for the inspiration and sharing your pattern~

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  46. Congratulations on being a Moda chief. I luv the birds...the wool with the fussy cut paisley wings...are a perfect combination. Happy stitching, Pauline

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  47. I'm a new follower, thanks for sharing your pillow pattern. Happy stitching, Pauline

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  48. Beautiful pillow! Congrats on having it featured at Moda Bake Shop.

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  49. How did I miss this! Congratulations, Karen - so pleased for you. It's a gorgeous pillow that has the duo I love - applique and piecing. And the quilting! Sigh - I must look into this McTavishing you speak of. Off to see the tutorial and yes, I've been a follower for a while.

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  50. I just found your blog from the Moda post with this pattern on it. I have been browsing your blog and I have to say I don't know why you're surprised you were chosen by Moda. Your work is amazing! The only surprise to me is that you haven't ALREADY been featured on their site. You have some stunning finishes here. Thank you for the pattern and for sharing these lovely pieces with us.

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  51. I saw that pillow at Moda but didn't have any idea it was you. I was just skimming through the posts. So cool. Congrats! I do like it but the birds are what I like the best.

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  52. I am so inspired by this pillow! I love the quilting, you've done an amazing job. My heart leapt for joy at the bird though and I'm definitely making this!
    Steph J

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  53. Congratulations! What I like about the pillow is that it is not predictibly in the center, like everything I do!! Isn't it fun to share what we love to do?
    I became a bloglovin follower after reading the pomegranate post :)

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  54. I love your Moda Bakeshop Recipe for the Family Tree pillow! Congratulations on becoming Bakeshop Chef! I am a new follower and I signed up to get your email notifications.

    I would be soooo tickled to win your scraps! I'm planning a lap quilt and a pillow based on your recipe!

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  55. I love the Moda Bakeshope recipe - I even bought the same fabric, but I can't find the templates for the birds and tree. Would it be possible to send those or post them so we can get them?

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    1. Hi Joanne, I would be happy to send you a PDF image of the birds and tree. Please send an email to my karen dot keuka at gmail dot com address and I will reply with the PDF. Your profiles is showing a "No-Reply" blogger so I don't have an email address for you. Thanks so much and I'm thrilled that you like the Recipe!

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  56. I love the pillow. I'm not surprised Moda published it. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  57. Congratulations to you! I love the asymmetrical design and the sweet birds.

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  58. That is so fabulous! Congratulations! I absolutely love the little birds! They are too cute.

    Thank you so much for sharing at Needle and Thread Thursday!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  59. I saw your recipe on the Moda Bake Shop and loved it! It was lovely to read more about how your pillow came to be. I am in awe of the quilting around the applique :)

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  60. I'm a happy follower by way of Google Plus and Google Friend Connect and I have your blog listed under my blog list on my Home page!! YAH!!!

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  61. I gave ya a shout out on my post: http://myplvl.blogspot.com/2013/10/happy-halloween.html

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  62. And finally, what do I love about his pillow....EVERYTHING!!! If it needs a home I know a couch it would be happy on!!

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  63. Finally, Congrats!!! I love wool applique and am always inspired when I visit your blog!

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  64. Congrats on the recipe! It is really cute and you should be proud. All of it is really cute but I love how it is off center with quilty strips around.

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  65. What a beautiful work of art! I love the colors

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  66. I am now following your blog, can hardly wait to get started. Loved your quilted bird panel pillows. Thanks for the give-away opportunity... Would love to get your scraps of luscious color.

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  67. Your pillow is so beautiful! I was instantly drawn to the colors, then the birds (I am a true birdwatcher), and then the name family tree (just finished researching my family tree)! Thanks for the give-away opportunity.

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  68. I made a table runner with this line. I love it and I love your applique birds and beautiful quilting.

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  69. The pillow is sweet. I love the birds!

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  70. Congratulations!! I love everything about your gorgeous Family Tree pillow...the colors, the birds, the applique, and the quilting!!! I have a thing for birds and I love to decorate with them. As soon as I saw your pillow in Moda's Shop I fell in love with it. Thank you for sharing! anglanouette at gmail dot com

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  71. I follow via Bloglovin' anglanouette at gmail dot com

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  72. Of course...the little birdies! I also love your color choices...so bright and happy! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  73. Love the whimsical design and colors! It is just so delightful to look at! Congrats on being published at Moda BakeShop!

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  74. Congrats! Great pillow and the bakeshop is lucky to have you! Follower here!

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  75. I am following you on Bloglovin maybe GFC too!

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  76. Just stopping in to say that the pillow you made is stunning. Love the bright red!

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  77. love your pillow!! my daughter loves it so will probably get a version of it for Christmas--in her colors. mom would have loved it as she loved cardinals. thanks for sharing and congratulations to you!!! have a great day

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  78. I shared on facebook--that's where my daughter saw and loved it!

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  79. I've just become a follower on your cool website

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  80. Sunday November 3rd 11:50pm - The Giveaway is now closed -- The winner will be announced Monday, November 4th ! Thanks to everyone who entered and left such wonderful feedback - it's been a wonderful week of comments - they warm my heart. Hugs, Karen

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  81. I’m sorry I missed the giveaway. I was instantly inspired by this pillow. I am in the process of redecorating my spare bedroom. I am decorating with old family pictures and bibles that belonged to my parents and grandparents. My grandfather was a Methodist minister. I have the book he used when he married all of his children, grandchildren, and even some of the great grandchildren. He also used this book when he christened the babies in our family. I am going to make this into a wall hanging to mix in with the pictures. Thanks again for the inspiration.

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  82. What a beautiful cushion! And congratulations on being published on modabakeshop!! Thanks so much for linki up xx

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