Monday 11 March 2013

Making Cushions!

I am a big quilt kinda girl - I normally work on baby quilts, lap quilts and one for beds.

But I need to make cushions to demonstrate how a patchwork block can be quilted and turned into a cushion cover for the courses I am teaching and the bi-monthly course I am teaching over the course of a year at Prema Arts from July.

So I took the Bow Tie and Diamonds block I designed last year and used some fabrics from the Notting Hill fabric range that I bought a little while ago. I am pretty pleased with how they turned out!


I loved the grey with the bright colours of the focus fabric, and I edged the cushion with some bright orange Kona fabric.


For backing I used some lovely darker grey from my stash, so that the contrast with the front and edging is really cool!


I am now bitten by the cushion making bug! Luckily we really need some cushions in our living room, so I turned a WIP into a cushion cover rather than a sewing machine mat!


It looks so cool! I love it!


More swirls - I love swirls!

So they look pretty good on our sofa and the boys have already been lounging on them and using them in dens, which means they are hit!


I see many more cushions in the near future!




Plum and June

8 comments:

  1. I'm a big quilt girl too. I like to make things to snuggle under. But I need to practise so I need to start making little things. Maybe there are some cushions in my future...
    E xx

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    1. Cushions are a wonderful way to practice! Going to be making lots more in my future!

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  2. Your sofa is the perfect neutral background for cushions.

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    1. It is a lovely Parker Knoll we got from Freecycle! We love it!

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  3. These are lovely quilted pillows. I love the Notting Hill one. I had to click on your link on the Monday Link-up. I love fabric, too. Thanks for sharing ... :) Pat

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    1. Thanks for visiting! I love the Notting Hill Fabric. I have more cushions planned with it!

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  4. Anna they are just beautiful .You doing any more classes in Northway ? xx

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    1. Not in the near future I am afraid. Hope you are keeping well x

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