Friday 2 August 2013

Krumply Kona and Liberty Log Cabin

These cushion covers are proper Kona - yet I find myself plumping them up every 5 minutes.  When I see lovely cushions on people's blogs they never look like this - OK they may have been freshly plumped for the photo, but I wonder if they always look smooth and neat.  


Perhaps the secret is in the density of quilting and/or the type of wadding (batting) used - I used some leftover polyester.  The one on the left is not quilted at all, and that seems to get the worst of the crumples.

Oh, and an update on last week's tiny skinny log cabin - I made a second one and sandwiched the two together to make a key fob for our old shed.  

The two liberty prints used here are Mitsi in pink and Jugendstil in grey.  I think these folded log cabin blocks look best if you only use two fabrics.  This is a great way to use up tiny liberty scraps.

Thanks to everyone who passed by last week and those who commented on my first ever blog post.  Thanks also to Crazy Mom Quilts whose brilliant blog and weekly link-up helped me to get started with this blogging lark.

8 comments:

  1. I think the secret is to make the pillow cover about an inch smaller than the pillow so they are stuffed really full. I've made 3 pillows doing this & they're pretty stiff - they don't crumple at all. I love your covers though. Maybe you could just make new pillow inserts to fluff them up more?

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    1. Thank you so much, I will give this a try.

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  2. I was always told to put a 2" big pillow insert inside of your cushions, to make them plump. ie 18" inside a16" . Hope this helps...

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    1. Thank you very much - I think rather than trying to reduce the cover I will get some new bigger insides.

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  3. Hi Blue Moth, glad to see you via Crazy Mom. Please check your no-reply blogger status, I would love to thank you for your kind comments. Fabadashery.

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    1. Thanks Frances. I had no idea about this setting! Fixed now I think.

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  4. I have never made a pillow so do you know how to plump them... but your teeny tiny log cabin is INSANE!

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