As my sewing date was snowed off on Saturday, I had a productive day alone in my sewing studio. I was busy finishing off a project I had initially started a few weeks ago, when I was on a "Pebbles" workshop with Alexandra Waylett at my local quilt shop KIS Quilting Lt in Ipswich. The pebbles panel was made with a selection of fabrics and textures - velvet, lace, satin, brocade, leather and sequins. I'd bought some teal coloured linen from KIS and it was perfect for finishing off this project. The quilting was done using a Mettler thread (this had been in my thread box for ages, and the colour matched the linen beautifully). I really enjoy sewing with different types of fabrics, and linen and batiks always look good together. I used a tried and trusted method for inserting a zipper into the back of the cushion cover so that it's removable... ...a strip of the same batik fabric was used for a double fold binding, and the cover was filled with a plump feather pad. Thankfully the worst of the snow had gone on Sunday, and I was able to do a photoshoot in the garden - the sun was shining, and despite it being bitterly cold, it was perfect weather for a photo shoot. I'm thrilled with the finished cushion, although Mr F won't be allowed anywhere near it!
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Betty McCormack
8/3/2018 07:47:44 pm
The cushion looks absolutely beautiful, Nicola!
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Nicola Foreman
10/3/2018 06:23:04 am
Hi Betty how lovely to hear from you! I might bring this along for show and tell with Philippa. Looking forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks xx
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