Last Tuesday at Abbey Quilters, our Chairman Sandra (you also know her as our lovely Linus Lady) had a project for us to do, making a cushion cover. She had prepared small packs of fabric for us to buy at a very reasonable cost, so all we had to take with us was our usual sewing kit (and of course our mugs for the cuppa). As I was helping Sandra show the members how to construct their cushion covers, I didn't get started on mine until the weekend. There were four choices of fabric packs, and I chose this one
the first job was to cut four squares from one of the background fabric strips, and five from the other
I popped the squares on to the design wall
it was a straightforward job to sew them together
also in the pack was a piece of fusible stuff to make petals with, and the template to trace
I knew from the other members cutting their petals out that there might not be quite enough fabric, so I stitched and cut mine two at a time .......
to make the most economical use of the fabric
but despite my best efforts, I was one petal short. I could have waited to get another piece of fabric, but I decided to have five 3-petal flowers, instead of four 4-petal flowers
once the petals were stitched in place, the next job was to layer up the cushion front with wadding and a backing fabric, ready for quilting
I quilted the lighter coloured squares first
then this shows the first three darker squares quilted
the denser quilting on these squares make the flowers "pop"
I made up the cushion cover.......
....... using a lovely piece of silk curtain fabric for the back
I still have to add binding, then I will sew these cute buttons in the centre of the flowers
I am very pleased with how it turned out!
I mentioned that our usual routine has been disrupted this week - another change was that I had my hairdressing appointment today instead of tomorrow (I go every six weeks). So we popped over to Pirn House for an early lunch. When we arrived, we were the only customers, so I was able to take photos of the delightful coffee shop
Malcolm laughed at me when I ordered my "usual" ...... French toast with bacon and maple syrup
then it was my turn to laugh, when he ordered his "usual" of roast beef, tomato and horseradish sandwich
we managed (only just) to resist the wonderful display of cakes
although I may have had to be dragged away from these meringues!