Cushions seem to be my go-to present this year, I think I've already made 6 for birthday, new baby and Christmas presents, and I've got two more ready to make.
Number one is for a friend's birthday. Her house is really brightly furnished with lots of lovely accessories, including some very funky cushions, so when I saw this fabric I thought it was very apt for her birthday.
I was thinking about using a zip closure rather than an envelope back, so as not to waste too much of this gorgeous fabric. Does anyone know of a good tutorial?
The second (and possibly third?) cushion is for my brother in law and his soon-to-be wife as a wedding present. My nearly s-i-l is from quite a creative family, and they made a quilt for her sister's wedding last year, but I can't see my brother in law wanting a whole quilt! I decided instead to make them a cushion, and THEN I saw this fabric:
I'm not sure entirely what to do, I'm thinking about making a pair of cushions, using these solids which match quite well:
So, should I add borders? Keep the fronts plain and just use the solids on the back? I think I want to keep the pattern fairly visible. Questions, questions! Any thoughts or opinions would be gratefully received.
PS - wasn't supposed to be buying more fabric - oops!
PPS - don't forget to catch up with next week's Blog Hoppers:
July 10
PS - wasn't supposed to be buying more fabric - oops!
PPS - don't forget to catch up with next week's Blog Hoppers:
July 10
Jenelle from Echinops and Aster
Rebecca from Sew Festive Handmade
Marti from 52 Quilts in 52 Weeks
Great fabrics! Go with plain and then solid on the back! You really want to show off that fabric.
ReplyDeleteOh dear more fabric..I won't tell if you don't =D