{"id":8848,"date":"2011-05-23T06:45:54","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T13:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=8848"},"modified":"2016-11-08T23:12:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T06:12:19","slug":"finished-teacher-pillows-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/finished-teacher-pillows-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Finished: Teacher Pillows 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whenever I finish the Teacher Pillow Project, I always feel a little sad. This is even after ripping half my hair out and spending way more time than I wanted in the process. Crazy, I know.Somehow the end result of a little pile of pillows is wonderful. And this is the last year I am doing this. The Young Man goes to high school next year and, except for special occasions or for special recognition, I am resolved to not<\/strong><\/em> make this many pillows again. (I know you are thinking “Famous Last Words.” Stop thinking that!)<\/p>\n

\"2011<\/a>
2011 Teacher Pillow Group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year I had 5 pillows to make, but decided, as I talked about yesterday, to also make a pillow for the Art Teacher, leaving me with a total of 6 pillows to make.<\/p>\n

\"2011<\/a>
2011 Religion Teacher Pillow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Religion<\/a>
Religion Teacher Back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made a Greek Cross (pg.72) block for the 8th grade Religion Teacher.<\/p>\n

\"2011<\/a>
2011 Science Teacher Pillow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"2011<\/a>
2011 Science Teacher Pillow back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Science Teacher got a Big T (pg.37) block. Do you like the label? It is an exploding test tube. The Young Man’s goal of blowing something up in science class has not yet been achieved.<\/p>\n

\"2011<\/a>
2011 Art Teacher Pillow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"2011<\/a>
2011 Art Teacher Pillow back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Art will receive a Martha Washington Star (pg.85). I really like the back that the Young Man did for her. Very appropriate, I think.<\/p>\n

\"2011<\/a>
2011 SS & Reading Teacher Pillow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"2011<\/a>
2011 SS & Reading Teacher Pillow back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Social Studies and Reading Teacher will also receive a Martha Washington Star. Look familiar? I was feeling uninspired. Now I think I should have\u00a0 made the block red, white and black, but I am not remaking it. I don’t know what the back means. Perhaps an inside joke?<\/p>\n

\"2011<\/a>
2011 English\/Literature Teacher Pillow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"2011<\/a>
2011 English\/Literature Teacher Pillow back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

English and Literature received a basket block pillow last year<\/a> and she will receive the above Grape Basket (pg.71) this year. The fabrics and colors goes with the block I made last year. This basket block was a bit of pain. I have made a number of basket blocks and this one went together very strangely. When I had finished putting it together, I looked at it and thought that I would have done it differently, had I known.<\/p>\n

\"2011<\/a>
2011 Math Teacher Pillow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"2011<\/a>
2011 Math Teacher Pillow back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Math teacher will receive a Free Trade block (pg.67). see a theme here with the Sawtooth Star variations? Again, I was uninspired. The fabrics go with some I used last year. Hope she likes pink. The back depicts Pi out to a lot of digits.<\/p>\n

In years past, I have also given the Resource teacher a pillow, but this year she is getting a quilt.<\/p>\n

Nota bene<\/em>: All the blocks are from a book called Around the Block<\/a>. It is out of print, but has been been reprinted with v.2 and v.3 in a book called 501 Rotary-Cut Quilt Blocks<\/a>. Very worthwhile purchase. I would have a hard time living without this book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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