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Granny Penny
13-03-2011, 08:03 PM
I made my first "practice" cushion from Debbie's DVD yesterday. The fabric is a remnant I picked up and it is the envelope style finished in brown covered cord.
Somehow it's difficult to make a fairly plain cushion look exciting but I am really pleased with the results!
dyzni
13-03-2011, 08:08 PM
and so you should be GP, it's fab!
LothianCrafts
13-03-2011, 08:12 PM
It's fab and Debbies DVD is good.
dizzyjoan
13-03-2011, 08:13 PM
It,s gorgeous love the colour pattern etc
Millburn
13-03-2011, 08:15 PM
that is great :up: really brill
Princess4Wiz
13-03-2011, 08:29 PM
Fabulous work Gp :D
angela
13-03-2011, 08:37 PM
aww it's gorgeous, I love cushions and I would have them everywhere but living with males they all chuck them on the floor including the dog!
Granny Penny
13-03-2011, 08:57 PM
My daughter laughed at me a few years ago Angela, because I told her the difference between men and women is the number of cushions in the house and then she met her lovely partner and ... the cushions moved in when she did!
LadyKatkin
13-03-2011, 09:02 PM
Well if that's the 'practice' we're all agog to see a 'real' one! Good job.
Kate x
Lovely work, Granny Penny.
sugarplum
13-03-2011, 09:32 PM
Its beautiful
Fi x
jenty
13-03-2011, 09:40 PM
I love the pattern and beautifully made.
agelesscraft
13-03-2011, 10:12 PM
Cushion look very proffesional.
Is the dvd easy to follow used to sew a lot still have the machine but have not sewn anything apart from taking up clothes for ages so out of pratice.
Ann
Granny Penny
13-03-2011, 10:51 PM
Thank you all for you kind remarks. I think the fact that it look professional was what pleased me the most. Agelesscraft, the DVD is extremely easy to follow and like other craft DVDs the great thing is you can go back and check that you have got it right. The material was in the remnants bin at our local curtain shop but it does match my sofas so I may go back and see if they have any more!
LoobyLou
13-03-2011, 11:30 PM
Granny P, this is gorgeous. Well done you. I wish I could still sew, but my neck prevents it. I remember though how satisfying it is to sit back and admire something I made and I bet you feel the same with this lovely piece of work
kitten_with_claws
14-03-2011, 07:24 AM
Blimey GP, that is so not 'boring'....it's fab, beautifully made & the fabric is just gorgeous! It really does look most professional, wonderfully finished! :star:
(I am positively really quite envious! lol)
Winspiration
14-03-2011, 07:38 AM
It's beautiful, GP :D
Granny Penny
14-03-2011, 08:03 AM
Blimey GP, that is so not 'boring'....it's fab, beautifully made & the fabric is just gorgeous! It really does look most professional, wonderfully finished! :star:
(I am positively really quite envious! lol)
Well kitten, I looked at it and felt proud (which is why I put it on the forum) but then thought - a cushion is a cushion is a cushion. I did sew quite a bit when my children were young but the sewing machine was passed on and I just stopped. I really did like the idea of Debbies "Sew What Cushions" DVD and they then brought out the under £100 sewing machine so I am now committed to more sewing!
kitten_with_claws
14-03-2011, 09:22 AM
Well kitten, I looked at it and felt proud (which is why I put it on the forum) but then thought - a cushion is a cushion is a cushion.
Huh, most of the ones in the shops are certainly but handmade ones, with delightfully pretty fabric, are a different matter entirely! :cool2:
Did you say it matched the fabric on your sofa? You'll have to put a piccie up showing it 'in situ' then, so we can get the 'full effect'! :nod:
Granny Penny
14-03-2011, 10:59 AM
Oh dear kitten - this is me all over. Yes, the pattern does go with my sofas (picture attached) but ... it doesn't go with the curtains or the wall paper that is at the other end of the room! I am very tempted to see if I can get some more of this material cheaply as it is more "me" than the curtains I chose (why do I do that?) However, I have enough extra material to make probably six cushion covers to match the curtains. I have decided to go with this (more practice if nothing else) but to just make envelope covers with no piping so they are quick to make. I think I will also try some hand finish ones in felt with blue flowers, as per Debbie's DVD - well sort of, on brown to break up the amount of matching pattern. All this is being put down (in my head) as research into craft items that will sell. :grin: Of course I shouldn't be doing any of this until I have finished emptying my unit of books (work) but my daughter told me I was working too hard and I needed to do something fun. That really made me feel I had brought her up very, very well.
kitten_with_claws
14-03-2011, 09:13 PM
Cushion looks fab with the blue sofa GP & I think matching curtains would be very :cool2:, especially as the sofa is a single colour! Hope you manage to find some more of that fabric, it really is quite lovely! :up:
Julie
14-03-2011, 09:17 PM
Wow, that is gorgeous !!
Love the cushion, well done GP.
juliet
15-03-2011, 10:43 AM
That's brill - always admire people who can sew! Beautiful colour.
Often thought if I had been able to use a sewing machine could probably save myself a fortune!
Granny Penny
15-03-2011, 10:43 AM
You have all been very kind. This was as much to get used to the new sewing machine as anything. So much came back but some was new and I found I had to try the needle threader several times and now it works but I still can't work out why! Have now got so many ideas racing round my mind but will make up the material which matches my curtains first - it's been sitting with my crafty stash so I will feel very virtuous.
suban
15-03-2011, 07:52 PM
That's great - well done!