Stripping -- Late To The Game!

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To keep up with the fun quilting crowd, I made my first attempt at strip quilting.  Stephanie put out a challenge a good while ago to use up stash by strip quilting and to show off what one has accomplished.  Without formally entering the challenge, the strip quilt block has been on my mind.  I put together a stack of lovely blue, brown, and green florals to create some charm packs for my shop and wanted to sew up something to show off the fabrics together for presentation.  This project accomplishes two projects at once.  This pillow cover was the perfect chance to sew up a "quilt" without trying to manage a full quilt and not finishing! 
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Though I still don't have my indoor lighting figured out, here is a closeup of the quilted pillow cover and the fabrics all together.  I wasn't sure how to quilt the piece, so I went with a machine straight line.  Maybe a stipple would have been better; definitely some handquilting around the diamond would have looked great.  Also, I didn't notice when auditioning the blocks around that the green and brown floral sort of clumped together and looks like I made a design error.  Oh, well, I'll get used to it.  The pillow will look great as an accent on the bed in our room. 

I'll have the 40-piece charm packs and/or fat quarter stacks together soon, if you're interested.  The butterfly garden set (above) is in my shop now.  All fabrics have been washed, dried, and ironed before cutting, so no shrinking or color bleeding to worry about.