It's finished! Fuzz decided it was hers as soon as it was stuffed and started going at it with her claws:
Apols for blurry action shot. Let me assure you that there were no pins in the cushion at this stage.
Here are a couple of progress pics. The top and bottom were machine quilted. If I made another one I would also quilt the sides as Liberty Lawn is so fine. The tiny hexagon templates were printed out from this website. I started in the middle and worked outwards until the piece was big enough (about 6 inches across - big enough not to get buried under fabric). Here's the back with the paper templates still in.
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| The back of the patchwork top. |
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| After quilting and sewing together. The side was a strip 2 inches wide. |
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| This is the underside - the fabric is Speckle |
The cushion is stuffed with leftover bits of batting at the moment as I have not yet got my hands on the crushed walnut shells.
Thanks once again to Frances at Fabadashery for the inspiration.
This cushion is so fantastic. Your work is wonderful.
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Greetings Grit from Germany
What a beautiful cushion this turned out to be...I have never used liberty fabrics, but these are just beautiful...congrats on a great finish.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely pincushion - make sure your cat doesn't shred it! I had great trouble sourcing crushed walnut shells for pincushions too and so ended up using a combination of scraps, stuffing and little plastic scented beads that I got off ebay. I never did find anywhere that sold the walnut shells. Love the Liberty - I have been resisting for ages but finally succumbed and bought some from etsy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out. Love the way you have kept the hexagon shape
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely, I hope it survived the cat cuddles!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty piece!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Love the little button in the center!
ReplyDeleteThat's my very rare ivory-inlaid ebony occasional table you're using as a background. Am I seeing a prop hire payment here in my hot little hand? I think not. I think not. I work for lawyers, you know.
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say.......just fabulous. Love Liberty. Thanks for sharing. Marie (mlismore@optusnet.com.au)
ReplyDeleteOh my all those hours of work in that tiny pin cushion, put it up high so it doesn't end up as a kitty play toy :0). It is just lovely and I bet you loved handling all those silky Liberty fabrics in the process too.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sewing