Oh my goodness…its been way too long…I’m so sorry. No excuses really except that I’ve been so so busy with making commissioned quilts since before the pandemic started and its even ramped up since then. Its great – especially as our wood burning stove needed a very expensive new chimney etc so without this we would have been unable to afford that and would have been sitting in the cold – so everything has a good end!
I have been determined to do some Slow Sewing though as a way to counter act the pressures we have all been under but have scaled it down recently to one challenge I have joined as its very ‘do able’ and relaxing once per week. More of that later!!
Where to start?
Well maybe with my Sew in the Moment cushions shown below. They used one pack plus a bit extra wide ribbon from my ridiculously large stash! If you have had or are having a clear out of clothes and other fabrics don’t miss the opportunities to take bits off like lace or interesting buttons- it all helps.
To make these just cut out a background square the size you want the finished cushion, plus a bit of extra- say ½ inch all round. Make Your Sew in the Moment panel then turn it into a cushion. There are loads of ‘How to make a cushion’ videos if you google. The easiest way (avoiding zips which make me stressed) it to cut two pieces of fabric for the back that overlap by about half each – then hem the ends that will be seen, then lay over each other overlapping in the middle and stitch to the front (place it right sides to right sides) Sew all the way round and turn inside out and Ta Da….you have a cushion.
I buy my cushions from https://www.homescapesonline.com/ I don’t get paid by them – just have found them the perfect quality but you may already have some you know of – you can buy them direct or through Amazon- I’m trying not to buy so much through Amazon and support independent retailers
These cushions are so comfy and are often both piled to one end of the big sofa and I stretch out to examine the inside of my eyelids!
Hmmm – do you think slightly larger SIM packs specifically for cushions would be popular?