Friday, April 12, 2013

New cushion designs......

 
 For the last couple of weeks I've been working on these new cushion designs for my shop but I kept getting interrupted with 'life'. I've had these designs floating around my head for a while now then I drew them out in a sketch pad and that was as far as I got for a while until the time seemed right to actually make them. 
 I'm really pleased with how they finally turned out and how they evolved further as I made them. I like how the grey background makes the prints pop out. The addition of the little buttons on both these cushions was not in my original design but not a surprising addition since I love buttons in general, you know big, small, new or vintage or whatever....

I did my favourite pebble quilting on this one but instead of circles I did ovals to echo the oval applique's. 

Then on this design I just did random loopy squiggles.  The fabrics are a real mixture of prints but I did start off with some of Sarah Feilke's fabric line "On the Pond" she designed for Spotlight.
And my usual handmade button and loop enclosure teamed with some pretty ric-rac :-) on the reverse.


10 comments:

Chrissy said...

I think I love everything about these cushions. They are gorgeous.

Needled Mom said...

Those are delightful. I love the quilting and the fabrics you used.

Katy Cameron said...

Pretty, and love how you did the quilting!

Julie said...

Lovely cushions - they look like the flowery plants that I doodle when I'm on the phone.

Wendy said...

so beautiful. wonderful designs, gorgeous fabric and lovely finishing touches with the buttons

Karen said...

Beautiful cushions! The oval quilting is perfect with the leaf shapes. Great colours too!

Deb said...

These are very cute, Catherine. Hope all is well with you. Think of you now and again and wonder how you are.

Nic said...

They're lovely

Silvia LGD (Little Green Doll) said...

They are very nice!

Bec I am said...

Beautiful, just beautiful, love that pebble quilting its lovely.

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