Well at Christmas time I decided to make my fella something nice for our soon to be new house. I went to Bird textiles and bought some of their Sydney-designed, hand printed fabric. Bought remnants to sew together patchwork style to make a cushion cover, using nice olive and natural colours that I thought would go with the couch and also the views from the loungeroom which features big gum trees.
What did I learn from this sewing experience, after so long not sewing? (Much like Merririsa below)
- Well, making something with patchwork strips is heaps slower than just using normal slabs of fabric. Hmm, note to self.
- Fabric is remarkable forgiving about non straight seams - everything seemed (no pun intended) to line up ok in the end despite doing it all by eye and not having everything perfectly symmetrical on the grain etc.
- It worked! Finished product looks great I reckon. (Thanks to the fabric)
- Buttons are yet to be attached, oops. Got a bit frightened off the whole button hole cutting step. Must do that this weekend.
Thanks to Miss Snapdragon for her help and technical advice.
2 comments:
These look lovely - great job! I do like Bird's fabrics...
Cushions are such a satisfying thing to sew - quick and instantly usable!! You did a lovely job and fabric is fantastic!
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