Today I finally managed to get my new replacement Motorola Moto G working and managed to take a reasonable photograph consider its dark and I had artificial lights. I think the phones camera did well, much better than the camera on my Tesco Hudl and my digital camera.
These are the 2 cushions and 3 pin cushions I made. I really need some pin cushions as the only pin cushions I have are the one in my sewing box and the foam on top of my pack of pins which is now very disintegrated. I explained on yesterday blogs where I got the pattern from.
At the start of the month I went into Hobbycraft in Maidstone and purchased way more stuff than I had intended. As part of this stash I had purchased 3 packs of fat quarters which were reduced to less than half price. These fat quarters were
This is the Visage Textiles Fat Quarters Pastel Patchwork pack of 6. I have made one cushion and 2 pin cushions from this pack and still have plenty left. This has created my favourite of the crazy patchwork cushions I have made. The next pack of fat quarters I purchased was the Visage Textiles Fat Quarters Honesty 6 pack.
I have made one cushion and one pin cushion from this pack. When I was at the patchwork class last week the instructor talked about having fabrics that blend and you can't see the patchwork effect too well. I didn't understand what she was saying as I was looking at fabric choice in the same way you choose papers for card making and scrap booking. Whilst I like the colours of the fabrics in the pack I now understand what she means about blending. The different sections don't stand out in the way the Pastel Patchwork. When I first bought this pack I thought the fabric would make really good dolls dresses, but instead of making dolls clothes I made a cushion. I do like the colours in this pack and I am sure the rest of you will do too.
The final pack of fat quarters I purchased were Hobbycraft Medow Craft six pack. These are a nice mix if blues and greens which work with the blues and greens in my bedroom.
I used these fabrics in my first attempt at the simply crazy patchwork and cushion cover. I enjoyed making this and finally worked out a way of piecing the different strips of fabric together to make a pattern I liked. Again this pack could "blend" as Mandy said, but with a papercrafting head on I felt the fabrics benefited each other and worked really well in a cushion. With enough time I am sure I will make some pin cushions with the scraps from this pack.
I hope you all had a good crafty weekend too. What did you make? I'd like to hear what you've been making. Leave me a comment below.
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