Bits and bobs sewing!

Hello! This is a quick round up of a couple of projects I've finished recently. I made a couple more appliquéd bags for my friend's twin niece and nephew. I interfaced the letters and then they were pretty simple to sew on.

Then last weekend I spent a day with my mum (thanks Mum!) block printing and sewing up cushion covers. We only completed two - we're seeing them more as prototypes! And I'm not sure, what with how labour intensive the whole business is, how much more I'll be doing! 

Either way, I'm going to have some for sale in my online shop, hurrah!

The cushion pads are duck feather, and the finished cushions measure 16" x 16". 

 Purrrrfect to jolly up any sofa or chair!

Cat cushion

Part of my pressie for my sister's birthday was this cat cushion! She's brilliant at choosing meaningful gifts, and I am hopeless, but I did want to give her something I'd made this year. I had this fabric I showed in my last post, and I added more cats to have enough for a cushion pad.

It was fairly simple to make - I used a 16" square cushion pad, and cut the fabric to the same size. Then I tacked this (ready made) piping to the wrong side of the cat fabric, and then sewed each envelope closure back one at at time, all with about a 4/8" seam allowance. The back fabric is from my mum's stash, and was a happy match with ALL TEH KITTIES.

In situ - but don't get comfortable kitties, you're going home with Jessie!

Tote bag to cushion cover

I ordered a print from one of my absolute favourite artists, Neil Sanders, and when it arrived he'd included a tote bag with more of his excellent characters on it. I do use tote bags often, but they get dirty and ruined really fast, which I couldn't bear to happen to these guys!

TERRRANCE!

So now it's a cushion cover instead - a really quick switch. I unstitched the strap, took the bag in 1/2" at each side so that it would measure the same as the cushion pad, 16" x 16", and then made four button holes for the top. Now I can look at Terrance, the big guys, and Peeps, the small guys, ALL THE TIME - which is exactly how often I want to look at them!

PEEPS!!!