Journey 2 Nebula - Candy Dish: Finished!

I finished my pair of Jaybird Quilts Candy Dish pillows! For the most part, the piecing on these went reasonably smoothly. There are a few points that don't match perfectly, but you can't see the slight misses when you look at it as a whole.

I love the fabric. The little kitties make me so happy. I'm glad that these pillows are a bit on the smaller side. We recently bought a new living room set for our newly finished basement, and the couches came with pillows. I have so many pillows, but at least these smaller sizes are a bit more unobtrusive.

I wasn't sure how I wanted to quilt them. I thought about doing something fancier, but I also wanted to get the project done since there are currently so many things on my to-do list. I had a long list this weekend, and while I finished a good chunk, it wasn't quite as much as I was hoping for. I expected to cross off one more thing, but alas, I did also have to take some time to relax. I didn't want to cover up the cute 'lil kitties on the hexagon focus quilt, so I just did some stitch in the ditch-ish on the diagonals and horizontal lines.

For the more background focused pillow, I did some straight-ish line quilting. I like the texture of straight line quilting on pillows. It feels nice when you run your hand across it in an almost calming way.

I can't believe there's only one more project in the Journey (except for the exclusive patterns that Julie mentioned when signing up). I'm not usually great at keeping up with "alongs," but I'm pretty proud I've been able to keep up with this one. I do have to spend some time tonight, deciding which fabric I have will be used for the next project.

Details
Fabric: Purrfect Day by My Mind’s Eye for Riley Blake Designs
Thread: Aurafil 50wt, 2021
Batting: Unknown from the leftover pile, likely 100% cotton
Pattern: Jaybird Quilts Candy Dish
Pillows: Foamily 16” x 6” Pillows from Amazon
Total Hours Spent: 6 hours, 44 minutes