Back in October I made a table topper for my parent’s 45th (Sapphire) Anniversary. I had just started learning to do Foundation Paper Piecing, and was still mastering the skill. I tried two different jewel patterns, one for a heart shaped jewel, and one for a round stone, that I actually made twice, because I was unhappy with the first one. I ended up using the heart block for the actual Anniversary gift, and then had the two round blocks leftover.
Since my parents were driving out here for Christmas, and would have room to take it home, I decided to make them a pillow from the larger of the two leftover blocks. I added some FPP mini Economy blocks into the corners to mimic the jewel, and quilted it all up. I’m really pleased with how it came out. It’s 20", and I filled it with a 22" pillow form to make it nice and full.
