Friday, August 20, 2010

Just Dreamy House Cushion

Inspired by the absolutely adorable Red and Aqua House blocks made for Kerri's Gnome village quilt ({Bee} Imaginative), such as this one, this one and this one! And unable to resist String Piecing anymore, I drew this...


which turned into this...



I did change a few things such as the door and the owl in the window because the owl didn't match the fabrics at all, but I really like how it turned out!

It was a bit of a sampler cushion as I experimented with lots of new things:
~ It is my first go at String Piecing (the roof)
~ The first cushion that I have sewn on my machine
~ My first attempt at raw edge machine applique
~ My first attempt at Straight Line Quilting














~ And...My first go at Hand Quilting!

Phew! I should make cushions more often.

As we are on the topic of firsts, maybe I should write my first tutorial for this cushion?

Hope you have a wonderful weekend and if you are in Melbourne hope you stay warm as it is supposed to be a very cold weekend!

Miranda & Charlie

EDIT: It is Fabric Tuesday  today (8/9/10) at Quiltstory so head on over and check out all the wonderful fabric creations!

Fresh Poppy Design

8 comments:

  1. I can't believe that is some many firsts, it looks amazing. Well Done

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  2. Miranda, it's lovely! Well done on tackling so many firsts. Did you enjoy the hand quilting? Well done!

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  3. Thankyou! I was terrified by the thought of handquilting but I have realised that it is not quite as scary as I thought. I really enjoyed it and I love the look of hand quilting. I am hoping to use it on my Just Dreaming Summer quilt!

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  4. Heh sugar, this is very good..hand quilting is a novelty when you are young enough to do it..always looks sew much better...I still hand quilt...great project..
    blessings madame samm

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  5. Your house block turned out darling! I may have to use it as inspiration for this month :)

    Thanks for linking up! We'll see you next week :)

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  6. Lovely finish, congrats.Hugs from France.

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  7. Oh definitely write a tutorial!! I haven't tried string piecing yet, and I love the string roof.

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