My Americana Pillow

This has been a work in progress for awhile now.  Kept changing and still am not totally satisfied.  LOVE to hear any comments, PLEASE...

Wool Applique.  The blue is 3 shades of wool that I stitched together using small "x's" in a black pearle cotton thread-----the red is a very deep red  hand dyed piece with the stripes a hand dyed light tan--actually a bit darker than the picture shows.


 The button hole stitch was done is a "gold tone" pearl cotton thread.  I added the stars, then decided it wasn't enough, so I backed the stars in a different shade of hand-dyed wool.  Stars attached with a blanket stitch using pearle cotton thread I tea dyed and the circle attached using the

same "gold tone" thread. 

Then I added the antique buttons, they actually have a dark tone to them--old buttons!!!  I stuffed the corners with fiberfil and the rest of the pillow with "rags"...

Love to hear what you think.....The dang pillow took me so long as I kept changing my mind ! :-)

Today I am starting another project!!  I love rug hooking.  I have a pattern for a "watermellon" pillow.  I am hooking it using homespun fabric.  I did a fall pillow in homespun and love the "primitive" look it had.  So will try one more...

Hope you all have a wonderful day.  Smiles and blessings  to all....