It has been a long time since I sewed something for the house. I have been dreaming to transform my house with handmade patchwork stuff. Slowly but surely. :)
This week, I made one patchwork cushion cover using square patches. Squares are the easiest form of patchwork and can be completed in 1 or 2 days for a small project (depending on the distractions in the house) I used 2.5inches and 4.5inches squares for the whole project with some fuzzy cuttings on the cute animal designs from Lecien fabrics and Me and My Sister Designs.
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| Preparing the squares |
Too bad, I am unsure which fabric company the yellow fabric came from. Probably from Atsuko Matsuyama, one of my favourite Japanese designer. I wish I can collect all of her fabulous designs. However, it will cost me a lot.
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| Sewed up the squares together |
I did the top stitch by using Finca perle cotton size 8, code 642. I seems to have problem with the needle going through the quilt top. Do you have any suggestion on the needle brand and size that I can change to?
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| Handstitching in the late night |
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| Cushion Cover done up |
I realised I do not have a lot of red designed cloth in my cabinet. It is quite a challenge to find certain colours that I like. Maybe I never look hard around. Anyway, luckily this combination looks great on the cushion cover.
I would like to do more patchwork that is easy and simple. Most importantly, it will not take up too much time to complete. Perhaps more squares again?
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