Cupcake Cushion

Hello there.
This week I've been working on a pair of commissioned cushions. They are for 2 little girls and I hope they are gonna love them.

The lady who asked me to make them had seen my owl cushion but said I could do something different if I wanted.  Ok then, thinking cap on!

I found this cute cupcake fabric and decided to use that.  I drew the design from the fabric.

Then used Bondaweb to do the applique.

The lettering was put down the same way and it was then ready for quilting.

                                                          Center section completed.

                                                  Big stippling for the outer borders.

                                                             Close up of lettering.

The second cushion is almost complete and I have been working on another couple of small items.

This is the back of one of them...... I'll show you what it is next time and the other cushion.
Enjoy your weekend everyone.
Rhianon.

Pineapple Blossom Quilt

Woo Hoo, I have a finish this week.  A pinapple blossom quilt, made for my daughter Ursula.

I started this 2 years ago and finished the top quickly but then it was put away in a cupboard and forgotten about. I only decided to finish it when Ursula had her room decorated and as luck would have it, this matched perfectly.

This is the original block and I used a jelly roll mixed with the black dotty fabric to make my blocks.

Here, I had fun playing with layouts.......

.......and then again with the borders

........These border blocks were the cut off bits  from the main blocks and would have made a cute little baby quilt but I decided to use them for the borders.

Quilting was pretty straightforward - I did a large meandering stipple in the coloured parts and Ursula insisted she wanted feathers somewhere.  I did tell her they wouldn't show up much but she still wanted them regardless.

The feathers are in the black and outer border sections.  you can hardly see them, and I did use a contrasting thread but they are nice and subtle.

Of course you can see the quilting much better on the back

                                                                     Corner section

One of the best things about using a jelly roll is that you have ready made binding - brilliant!

So that's another UFO finished.  I have another jelly roll quilt top to quilt for my oldest daughter.  That's next on the list.
If you would like to make a pineapple blossom quilt, you can find the instructions here.  It's a Bonnie Hunter pattern. 

I did also finsih an ipad cover but I cannot remember where in the computer I put the photos - Doh!
Hopefully by next post I will have found them.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend .

Table Runner with Water Lilies

Another busy week has passed and I'm a bit later than intended with this post but i hope you enjoy it anyway.
I made this table runner last week as a birthday gift for my twin brother:

He's quite a house proud guy and likes nice things so I thought this would look good on his table.
He loved it!

The water lily flowers were quite challenging to put together - tough on the fingers and I wear thimbles !

I used 3 rounds of petals and for the center I covered the hole with a Suffolk puff (yo yo) and then used Funky fur yarn to crochet a small strip and sew it into a ball.

I made the leaves padded and free motion quilted them down onto the main piece.

I've also been busy with a few other projects - another owl cushion......

........this will be an ipad cover.....

                                                            ... and this one too. 

I also found time to start quilting a pineapple blossom quilt top that I made for my youngest daughter Ursula.

As luck would have it, it matches her newly decorated bedroom.  It had been a UFO for quite a while so it's time it was finished .

I have a lot of sewing to get through this coming week so lots to show you next time hopefully.

Thanks for visiting.

Enjoy your Sunday everyone.

Rhianon.

Kindle Cover

My eldest daughter treated herself to a Kindle last week and I just knew what was coming next!
" Mum can you make me a cover pleeeease????!!!"

Oh, ok then.... here it is:

It was fast, fun and easy.  I took a piece of gorgeous batik fabric, folded it in half and gave myself 1/2" all the way around the e-reader.

I used the same principal of bag making and added a lining,

Then I  used one of my girls hair bands and a pretty button to close the cover. The band is sewn in at the back and stretches over the button.

It's a really nice snug fit and will protect the Kindle when its not in use.

I have also been working on another project for my brother's birthday, it involves water lillies and here is a little sneak peak.

I'll show you that next time.

Happy Stitchin til then.

Rhianon.