The Sewing Room

irishgirl62

Wow! i go to work and come back for a treat seeing all these lovely makes!!!

thanks HMO for showing me your cushions they are fab!!! back to the drawing board for me with the cushions I am off now to google to see if there is any online tutorials.

isom thanks for the link ... i called into three newsagents and asda tonight and not one quilting magazine to be seen!! :-(

irishgirl62

I just seen this quilt i think its amazing!!! would love to do this one

http://tulapink.com/2010/05/30/god-save-the-queen/

sallyanny

Hi Irishgirl - I don't know where in NI you are, but Easons in Coleraine sells a big range of quilting and sewing magazines (I can't bring myself to buy them though, as they're so expensive!)

In_Search_Of_Me

Irishgirl have pm'd you - do you have big tesco/wh smiths? Can usually get them there...
jamsandwich that is absolutely stunning! Would be fab as a wall hanging!

PootleFlump_3

Just made this to go with my other one. Think Im getting the hang of it now.



Here is a close up. Its a crazy 9 patch. Not sure if its a bit too "busy" or not but I do like it.



Jamsandwich thats beautiful!

HMO, your cushions are gorgeous. Ive seen cushions like that in the shops and your looks even nicer!

Avstar, those are so cute and very real looking!

ISOM your quilts are just lush!

In_Search_Of_Me

pootle wow is all I can say! Now time for a quilt me thinks - its the same principle but on a bigger scale...maybe if that too daunting try a throw?!! Still cutting hexex here!!

hmo

avstar wrote: »

HMO & Irishgirl - Love the funky union jack designs

ISOM your quilt is gorgeous - lovely muted blue colours, very soothing

Here are my strawberry pincushions, made from scraps of an old blouse.

they look fab, good enough to eat

hmo

PootleFlump wrote: »

Just made this to go with my other one. Think Im getting the hang of it now.



Here is a close up. Its a crazy 9 patch. Not sure if its a bit too "busy" or not but I do like it.



Jamsandwich thats beautiful!

HMO, your cushions are gorgeous. Ive seen cushions like that in the shops and your looks even nicer!

Avstar, those are so cute and very real looking!

ISOM your quilts are just lush!

it looks fantastic just like the other one did too, well done

Kaz2904

Well, ISOM, I think I may have a headstart on you with fabric. I have an old duvet cover of DD's which is pink gingham one side and pink pattern the other side. It was ready to go in the charity bag but I've pulled it back out and dismantled it. Once my cutting mat arrives and my templates are here, I shall start cutting. I have a blue striped duvet cover of DS's which he won't use again so that will be the next victim. I remembered that there was a green jungle print duvet cover somewhere too so I will heave that out and cannibalise it.
A little gutted that I got rid of a lush duvet cover which DD had when she was small because she threw up all over it. Now, I would have been able to salvage some of the fabric.
Love the cushions everyone. Right, I'm off to get ready for work, night all.

In_Search_Of_Me

today's progress! Wont do this every day but nice for the first bit!!
Tried to get close up so you can see the stitches...am really chuffed as you can hardly see them. I am also feeling v close to my granny who used to make these ...can feel her smiling down on me and just wish we had been able to share the joy of sewing with her but I had no interest at the time...