Welcome to the Retro Pillow Challenge!

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The challenge is now closed for participation.
Vote for your favorite retro pillow!




Guidelines

Here's the idea - in this challenge we'll each design and make a Retro Pillow, according to these guidelines.


Project: Pillow cover, approx 50x50 cm (20 x 20 inches)
Design: Retro style squares/rectangles with rounded corners, optional circle in the center. See our retro pattern inspiration gallery for a design ideas.
Color scheme: whatever you like!
Techniques: Use at least one of the following: Quilting, Applique, Reverse Applique (hand stitched and/or machine stitched)
Voting: Anyone can vote via a poll that will be posted on the sidebar.
Prizes: Winner(s) receive bragging rights and a super-neato badge of honor!

Timeline

Start: September 1st, 2011
Last day for Submission: September 30th, 2011
Last day for Voting: October 31st, 2011
Announcing the Winner: November, 2011

Tools

You didn't think we'd throw you into a retro pillow war without any weapons, did you?

Post questions or comments and message the other participants, in the Discussion Group.
Post your in-progress photos and view photos of other participants in the Photo Album.

Check out this fully packed arsenal of tutorials and websites that we have compiled for you. When you visit these links, be sure to let the authors know why you are there and how helpful their posts were.
paper piecing
by Nap Time Creations


Count me in! How do I sign up?

Email Rikka or Keren asking to join, or just comment on this post in order to participate.
Please take the time to specify the following - we want to get to know you!

  1. Your name
  2. Where you're from
  3. You, in a nutshell
  4. Your blog/website name(s) and URLs
  5. When did you start blogging?
  6. How you heard about the Retro Pillow Challenge
  7. Briefly describe your first sewing project
  8. Briefly describe your last sewing project 
  9. Tell us something about you that might be surprising
  10. URL for an image to represent you or attach one we can use
Once you join, you will be invited to the Retro Pillow Challenge Discussion Group and Photo Album!

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The Dos
  • Do follow the rules.
  • Do spread the word by telling your friends and displaying some buttons.
  • Do be friendly and check out the contestants' blogs, talk some smack, become their newest follower, spread the love.
  • Do contact one of your lovely hostesses if you are having any problems or need something cleared up.Do let us know how we can can improve this challenge. We're kind of making it up as we go along and learning as we go.

The Don'ts
  • Don't take this too seriously.
The Challenge Participants!

Pam of Threading My Way:
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"I'm now on extended Long Service Leave after 30+ years of Teaching and soon to be retired, so for the first time in my life, I can wake up each day and decide how I will spend all the free time that I have. Amazingly, I wonder how I had time to fit in work. The majority of my spare time is divided between sewing, gardening and spending time on my computer. I've bought a motor bike this year and am going to relearn how to ride in retirement. I retire officially in 9 days. I haven't ridden for about 20 years!"
Becky of The Barefoot Seamstress:
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"I'm a wife and mother by day; seamstress by night! Sewing makes me happy. My mom tried to teach me how to sew as a child but I absolutely hated it. Now that my children have taught me patience, I have dove head first into all things crafty."
Kasia of Designs by Kasia:
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"I am very open and outgoing on one hand and shy and self-critical on the other. I make the biggest mess (trust me on this one) when I craft, but cannot craft if my things are not organized. So as you can see, I am full of opposites. I can laugh about it and my family and friends appreciate me for it :o)"
Kadie of Seven Alive:
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"I am a mother of 5 wonderfully beautiful children. It keeps our home busy and noisy. I am luck to be able to stay at home with them. I am a bit of a scattered crafter. Mostly I like to creat things that are fun for my kids or useful in some way. I like to upcycle and thrift. I craft and blog as a way of keeping my sanity and have some "me" time. Number 4 & 5 of my children are the only ones born in the same state. They were both born in Texas. The rest of them all have their own birth state. They are Colorado, Montana, Idaho, and then Texas for the last two."
Lauren from Michigan:
"I spend my time sewing, mainly bags and purses. Earlier this summer i participated in my first street fair, Peacefest, and im getting ready to do one more before the summer is over. I've named my little brand Through My Eyes. I dont have a "real" job, sewing is what i do every day – that and housekeeping stuff. I live with my boyfriend and his grandfather and they are very supportive."
Emily Fish of Domestic Deadline:
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"I'm a mom of 3 trying to get my crazy house under control, but crafts keep getting in the way! I love to sew, but I'd really love to design furniture!!!"
June of Creations by June:
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"I am a wannabe full time crafter, but instead a full time worker with a crafting addiction. The most surprising thing about me is I have survived (so far) raising two boys!"
Adrianne of Happy Hour Projects:
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"I am an adventurer, a mom, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a writer, a craft-a-holic, a full-time employee, and most recently a blogger! I loved craft projects with my mom growing up, and my dear Gram taught me how to quilt. So my induction into the sewing world was a patriotic quilt that we still take to every picnic - and it still gets compliments. Since then, I've branched out into all sorts of crafts, but as my blog implies - I like quick projects. My favorite ones take an hour or less, and I generally make a couple a week - mostly for my 8-month old daughter. She's a beautiful inspiration!"
Kate Walker of Kate's Curios:
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"Rock chick with a penchant for crafting. My favourite things to make are bags and purses using amazing bold prints especially Alexander Henry fabrics which are just gorgeous! I also really enjoy glass painting and knitting and have a minor addiction to buying supplies which has led to a bit of an over-run of my crafting storage area :) Before last September I had never done any kind of textile craft outside of high school. I taught myself to knit using youtube videos and a book and then decided to bite the bullet and buy a sewing machine. I haven't looked back since!"
Lakshmi of Adithis Amma Sews:
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"I am a SAHM and aspiring Fashion Designer. I dream almost every night and the most incredible part is i am able to remember most of my dreams after getting up!"
Amy Lauritsen of MoMomma:
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"I'm a 30 something working mom of 2 adorable boys age 4 (KidMo) and 7 mos (BabyMo). I am also married to the Man of my Dreams (aka MoDaddy) and very blessed to have him in my life."
Katie Beery of Crafted by KatieB:
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"I'm married to a wonderful man who enjoys seeing what I create. We have two kids, ten-year-old Ryan and six-year-old Emmalee. I'm a bit of an ADD craftaholic! I love to do just about everything! I sew bags, children's clothing, aprons, gifts, quilts. I've started designing my own quilt patterns. I always have a hand sewing project in a bag to take with me. I also thoroughly enjoy working with paper - both card making and scrapbooking. And I'm on an adult volleyball team called 'Set For Life' :-)"
Rikka J of Ricochet and Away!:
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"I'm a proud military wife, mother of 2, and small-time designer of handbags. My graduating high school class consisted of only 6 people. 3 boys, 2 girl exchange students, and me. I was the only girl in my class for most of my school years. While small towns do not make a girl "worldly", it does give you an appreciation for "getting along" with people. When you don't have a huge pool of eligible friends to draw from, you learn to make friends and keep them."
Keren Duchan of sew la vie!:
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" I have worked for nine years as a Software Developer, but I am now on a break, sewing ceaselessly and loving every moment. Until two years ago, I thought I wouldn't enjoy sewing! I got into it when I decided to shorten the hem on a pair of jeans. I was so proud of myself, and the rest is history!"

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