After being on an involuntary sabbatical (I had to bring my machine to the doctor; she's as good as new, thanks for asking!), I am back at my machine, sewing up a storm!
This weekend I finished this top:
It's my own design. I call it "Endless Stars". There might be a tutorial in the future if you ask nicely! :P
However, the fabric I want to use for the backing has not yet arrived (I simply looooove creative quilt backs!), so I had to keep myself busy with another project.
I decided to finally tackle the embarrassment that is in my living room:
See the pillows?
Yeah, not pretty (but pretty embarrassing), I know! And that's after fluffing them up...
Welcome to student living! *lol*
I recently bought some pillows at the Big Great Swede that I intend to cover with my own pillow cases. It's also a good possibility to try out some of my design ideas, as it is smaller so there is not that much waste if something goes horribly wrong. Another added bonus is of course that it is also much quicker to make! *lol*
Pillow (or Cushion?) Case Tutorial
For the small pillow (35cm x 35cm, or ca. 13.5" x 13.5") I used the four sample blocks from my DD4P tutorial. I just added a poly batting I had left over from another project and quilted it lightly. It's really more to attach than add a lot of structure:
For the back of the pillow, I cut a 13.5" strip of black fabric and cut two 17.5" pieces. Then I pressed them in half with my iron and topstitched down the folded line. When you overlap them and put them on the top right sides together, you only need to sew around and trough all the layers to get an easy envelope pillow. For a more detailed tutorial on how to make the back, see Crazy Mom Quilts' tutorial.
And this is how the cushion looks like:
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| Diagonal Disappearing Four Patch Cushion |
I'll be making some more cushion covers in the near future. But I'm not sure yet if I'll make them all in black and white, or if I'll add a colour or two... What do you think?
All the best,
Cat
P.S: I'm really sorry for the bad pictures, but badly lit apartment + crappy camera = very bad pictures! :(
Hi Cathy, your pillows are lovely. As to the plan to add color, yes, that would be nice too. I think less is more. Perhaps one to three of the black half rectangles could be substituted for a color, using tints and a primary. Say red or yellow. Group them. A minimalist approach, and I think it could be very effective.
ReplyDeleteHi Midge! Thanks for commenting!
DeleteYeah, I will definitely go with a minimalist approach. I was actually thinking about red accents as well. I'll come up with something I'm sure...;)