Sunday Sewing

Hello Lovelies,
 thank you for all your wonderful comments on my crochet heart pattern. I'm so glad you liked it :0)

There was such a contrast with the weather this Sunday, compared to the wall to wall sunshine we enjoyed last week.......cold and rain all day. Such a shame for people who were holding outdoor Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

I stayed indoors and started a little patchwork project inspired by this book........

Sigh ...one day I WILL make a quilt like this .

And especially the patchwork cushions in this image....found via  a link in Lucy's Caravan Dreams post.
I pulled out fabric from my stash and cut out 36,four inch squares ( enough for an 18 inch cushion pad )........



It was actually rather lovely sitting in the conservatory, listening to the rain , with the cozy glow of the light from my machine..........



This sort of design is trickier that it looks.........getting four corners to meet exactly requires accuracy , some joins worked ......



And some were a fail.......



But I still had lots of fun , using just things I had. These fabrics are ........... Thrifted school dress, thrifted curtain , vintage Laura Ashley ( been in my stash since the 80's ! ) and an outgrown boys shirt.

For the back I used this cheerful retro floral, also from my stash and made an envelope back..... I didn't have a long enough zip nor any velcro and didn't fancy making button holes, so I rummaged in the bottom of my sewing box and found some press studs....or snap fasteners....



To hide where I attached these I added some of my lovely embroidered ribbon.........



Lucy spotted this gorgeous trim when we met up last month and it's perfect for this project. I also followed her advice in this post and ironed some interfacing onto the back of my cushion front for added strength. It was a big advantage when it came to sewing the two sides together...no seams to get caught up on.........



Here's the finished cushion ,from the back ...........



And here's the front.......I love it , wonky seams and all :0)



The idea is to make two patchwork cushions to take with us on holiday. We don't have our own touring caravan but hopefully these , some bunting  and crochet blankets will add a bit of crafty prettiness to what will no doubt be a bland, beige rented static caravan .....



If you are in the U.K. I hope you have had some fun this long  Jubilee weekend. Jacquie x

 P.S. the roses at the top of this post are David Austin "William Morris ", rescued from my wet garden , and popped in candle holders to cheer up my kitchen windowsill....a bit of a brain wave I thought :0)

P.P.S. I've removed the word verification from my comments as some people commented how difficult they are to decipher these days ...I hate them too .