Sunday 19 May 2013

A very quick post from me today as I've not had a lot of mojo this week so haven't accomplished much. I quite literally have made a few more lavender hearts


and I have "made" a cushion as a gift for someone


I say "made" as it's actually a shop bought, plain (but beautiful colour pink) cushion that I have decorated. It was so sunny outside (hurrah!) it's a little difficult to see the patterns on the material so I took an indoors picture

It was a little tricky to get the ribbon sewn on straight, despite marking a straight line in tailors chalk using a ruler, but any wiggles just add to the homemade effect! I hope the young lady it's intended for likes it - I have to say, it's might just be my favourite "make" so far, probably because it's pink and there's not a lot of that around here!

I shall be catching up with everyone over at Handmade Monday http://handmadeharbour.blogspot.co.uk/, which never fails to refill the mojo tanks.

Love Natalie

16 comments:

  1. I had the no mojo problem last week,, but it's been back in a vengeance this past week. I love the fabric on your heart, is it Liberty?
    Have a creative week.

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    1. It's not Liberty, although it is very similar, isn't it? I was lucky enough to spot it in the sale bin at a fabric store earlier on this year, and having made my sewing machine cover last weekend, I thought I'd use up some of the scraps to make the hearts!

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  2. The flower cushion looks gorgeous. Hope your mojo is back soon!

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  3. I had a week like that too! It's a great customisation though - the fabric in the flowers is very pretty.

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  4. I like your lavender heart and the pink cushion is lovely. I often appliqué onto bought cushion covers and really enjoy it.
    M x

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  5. I think that totally changing the look of a cushion has to count as handmade. It is lovely. Great idea.

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  6. Aww that's such a cute cushion! I'm sure it will be well received :) A bit of wiggly stitching is definitely a plus rather than a minus when it comes to handmade gifts :) xx

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  7. That's lovely fabric you have used for the heart. The cushion appliqué is really pretty, I love the bright pink fabric.

    Jan x

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  8. Well done, your work is really fabulous and such lovely colours. Hope you have a good week.

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  9. Hi Natalie,

    Thanks for popping over. Embellishing most definitely counts as handmade. I mean they did it on the Great British Sewing Bee.

    I really struggle with straight lines on something so skinny as well. I've read that it's worth glueing them into place with a prit-stick or similar before sewing to hold it in place. It just washes out in the machine.

    Sarabeth
    Life of an Agnostic Sunday School Teacher

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  10. You've turn a plain cushion into something gorgeous. I love the fabric you've used for the flowers - so pretty xx

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  11. Great cushion it looks amazing.

    Just popped over from Handmade Monday

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  12. Well I count that as having made the cushion!! It looks great :)

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  13. Hi Natalie, what a great idea to embellish a ready made cushion. It turned out lovely!

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  14. I do like your cushion, sometimes there's no point doing the boring bit - it's the embellishments that count!

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  15. Leia absolutely 'LOVES' her cushion!! Thank you!! Her friends are 'well Jel'!!! LOL!! x

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