Free Skully Pattern

I've made progress on Miss Skully. Isn't she cute? I think she may end up with a bow in her "hair".

A store newsletter went out today containing the free pattern for the Skully block and pillow cover.
I was going to give everyone a heads up over here so you would have time to sign up for the newsletter but things have been a little hectic.
To make up for it, I'm providing a link to the PDF file, which includes the paper piecing pattern for the skull block.
It'll only be available for about a week, after which the block pattern will be up in the Etsy store.

There are now kits in the store containing everything you'll need to make your own pillow cover. You just need to provide the pillow insert.

CLICK HERE to download the pattern now.
The free pattern offer has expired but you can follow the link to a free tutorial for a 16" x 16" pillow cover using the "Skully" block or any other 9" block of your choice.

The Skully Prototype

It's a week later and the Skully pattern is as good as finished. This is the prototype, which is very similar to the final design.

("eye" fabric: Graffiti Abstract Dots from Windham Fabrics, stripe: Itty Bitty Ric Rac from Lakehouse)

Just one more round of testing and it should be ready to go.
Since I have the Graffiti Dots in pink as well, I think the next one will be "Miss Skully".

(The prototype and the final test pillow cover will in all likelihood go up for sale in my Etsy store as soon as I'm done, because space is limited and I just cannot keep everything I make.)

Meet Skully

For the last week or so I've been obsessively working on this:

Designing patterns for foundation piecing is no piece of cake. Lots of trial and error. I'm hoping to have the pattern ready to go out into the world very, very soon. Hopefully before Halloween...

("eye" fabric: Graffiti Abstract Dots from Windham Fabrics, stripe: Itty Bitty Ric Rac from Lakehouse)

Success!

Finally! Something I can be proud of.

Here's a sneak peek.

Free pattern to follow soon.

(The "eye" fabric is Graffiti Abstract Dots from Windham Fabrics.)