Intarsia pillow finished.

Here we are then, my lovely intarsia panel has been edged with a bit more wool (grey this time) and backed in a lilac wool that was donated for giftbasket crafts.

I added the grey strips quilt style and then just stitched the intarsia with the back panel right sides together in a combination of running and back stitches. Making sure to leave a gap to insert the pillow which I then closed up as neatly and invisibly as possible. All with white linen thread.

The first picture has my hand in for scale, the second is just for fun. And yes, the panel is a bit wider than it is high, on account of the wool pulling out of shape as I was doing the intarsia and preparations. I didn't measure and cut uniform pieces beforehand, rather I fit it in situ which meant things got a little skewed. In any case, it's not very noticeable and I squared it up as much as I could.

Now I just need to stitch on a little maker's mark somewhere and call it done. Maybe add tassles at the corners but probably not. I can bring it with me to events and it'll decorate my bedroll nicely. It even goes with my spiffy wool blanket woven by my mother.