Melia Mae Quilting: Another School Auction Pocket Pillow

One of my really good friends asked me to do a pocket pillow for her school auction that she works at every year, so of course I said yes. Since I only had time to make one, I decided to make this one very gender neutral, so it would be perfect for either a boy or a girl.

I made the pillow out of the "Welcome to Bear Country" fabric collection by Moda. I really like this fabric collection. The Berenstain Bears were my favorite when I was growing up! The pattern I used was from the book Growing up Modern by Allison Harrison. The only thing I changed was I made my pocket out of hourglass blocks and added a binding strip across the top of the pocket. It is a really easy pattern and goes together rather quickly. I needed that because I must confess that I started it and finished it last night! The thread I used was #971 Superior King Tut Quilting Thread. It seems to work the best with my machine for the most part. The quilting pattern is just a basic allover swirl. Here are some up close pictures of the quilting.