Thursday 3 January 2013

First finish of 2013 ... and it's for meeeeeee :)

And so 2013 begins ... yay!

I'm excited to have my first finish done by today AND that it's for me! Especially as I know I probably will only make 1 more project for me this year and that will be my Farmer's Wife quilt :)

I've needed to replace my living room cushions for some time ... embarrassingly, most of my family and friends have handmade new quilted cushions (I know cos I made them!) but mine - which once had been lovely - were sadly falling apart and would not survive another season :( 

I made a card trick cushion first and then, thanks to the fabby advice of a few of my adorable followers in this post, I made the other 3 cushions using the same fabric but with a different centre panel design. I really like the end results:


... do you?

I always quilt the front of my cushions, I think it gives them a bit more substance. Also, it means I get to practice my FMQing in between making quilts, though I really must try something new this year - da da da da daaaaaaaaaaa - yes I WILL have a go at straight line quilting ... soon :)

What new thing are you going to try this year? 

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10 comments:

  1. Oohhhh, the pillows are beautiful! I have some of that rose fabric, too....might have to make some pillows as well! :)

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  2. I like to quilt my cushions too ; ) yours are lovely

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  3. That's a great way to start off the year! I'm anxious to get back to my sewing machine after my mini vacation. Is it a vacation without your machine? I'm not sure that qualifies.

    Gorgeous pillows. I do need to make some for my couches, but I would have to make them indestructible, since they'd likely be used as weapons/fort bricks/projectiles/lily pads.

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  4. Your pillows are so pretty. I like the colors you chose and I especially like the narrow border around the central blocks. Congrats on such an early finish!

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  5. Your pillows are very very pretty!!

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  6. Lovely, lovely. The state of my living room pillows is a crying shame. I may have to follow your lead and make some for me this year too! Oh & nothing could be easier than straight line quilting...you will do a great job with it! Hug, QT

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  7. VERY cute pillows! It's fun to see the how the same fabric act in and different dance (block arrangement) =)

    hugZ,
    annie

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  8. The pillows look great! Love great advice!

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  9. The pillows are lovely! I have the same goal on my 2013 list - to replace my sad looking family room pillows - that we look at every day....UGH! Congrats to you! I love making pillows to experiment with quilt blocks and FMQ'ing also!

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