Quick London Bus Cushion

A friend of mine asked me to whip up another London Bus cushion for her son and I was happy to oblige. I sold a few of these during a recent craft fair and still had extra fabric for another.

It's already off to it's new owner :)

W.I.P. Wednesday - Christmas Fair Home Stretch!

It's been all about sewing for the Christmas Fair this week.

I put together a few quilted ornaments using more of Aneela Hoey's Cherry Christmas fabric...

Some simple felt bunting for the PTA to sell at their decorations booth...

A few drawstring bags that need to be finished and a small London themed cushion to donate to the PTA raffle...

Two small cusions/pillows made up of some French inspired fabrics panels that I had...

Oh, I also put together a full Thanksgiving meal last Saturday for 10 people and even managed to put up our humble Christmas tree.

With that, I'm on the home stretch. The Christmas Fair is this Saturday, then Christmas itself and then I can finally do some sewing for ME! Hooray!

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Btw, I'm linking up with W.I.P Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

I heart Spoonflower!

Woohoo! My very first Spoonflower order arrived yesterday. Spoonflower had a 2 for 1 fat quarter sale last week and the fabric arrived nearly two weeks ahead of the guaranteed delivery date (int'l shipping too). I was very impressed with their customer service also.  I think Spoonflower has found yet another repeat customer!

And here's a peak and some of the fabrics I'm using for the upcoming school fair...

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Finally, here's the finished Japanese fat quarter pillow/cushion that I started earlier in the week.

Until next time...

Fresh Sewing Day - September

Gosh, it's October already? Not too much sewing this month but rather, learned a few new skills so I guess that counts? I made some zippered pouches for the very first time and learned how to do some hand embroidery. Oh, and I participated in my very first fabric swap. So I guess September was a month of "firsts" for me :)

(From top R: A little stitch card, yellow zip ouch, Aneela Hoey cushion, Union Jack pouch & Union Jack cushion.)

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Linking up with Lynn at Lily's Quilts for Fresh Sewing Day & Small Blog Hop...

Embroidered Cushion...Finished!

This week, I finally had a chance to complete my Aneela Hoey embroidered cushion. Again, I used the "Girl on a Tree Swing Pattern" from Aneela's new book, "Little Stitches." I then used some of my Liberty Lifestyle Bloomsbury Gardens fabric to create a simple pieced border. 

I think it came out really sweet and it was great fun to work on!

WIP Wednesday...Embroidered Cushion

This week's task is to finish sewing up my Aneela Hoey embroidered cushion. I began the project during Aneela's class the other week. I've finally decided on what fabric to use to finish it off...my Liberty prints from the Bloomsbury Gardens collection. It will be tough to cut into but worth it as I think the colors really complement the embroidery.

Also, I found this great fuzzy mustache applique that I plan to make into a Can't Grow a Mo', Sew a Mo' block for DJ Coolbear.

Linking up with...

Union Jack Cushion..."I Love London"

Yes, yet another Union Jack Cushion/Pillow...

[Btw, I finally learned that here in the UK, a "cushion" is the decorative thing that you put on your sofa and a "pillow" is what goes on your bed. To contrast, in the US, a "cushion" is what you sit on when on your sofa while a "pillow" is everything else. Confused yet?]

Anyway, this one is a birthday present for my big sister (if you're reading this, it's in the mail!). She picked out all the fabrics to remind her of her last trip to London. Again, I used a pattern from the Bramble Patch like in my previous cushions here and here).

Front...

Back...

I used a serpentine stitch to do some simple quilting. I didn't think it needed any more since the fabrics had such busy patterns.

I hope she enjoys the cushion though...it's such a happy little thing.

Patchwork Hedgehog Pillow

I've been trying to complete a ton of unfinished projects this week and here is the latest one. It's a patchwork pillow using really cute hedgehog fabric and gorgeous fuschia linen.

All the fabrics and pattern were part of a kit that I purchased about 2 years ago but the source escapes me at the moment. I just remember falling in love with all the hedgehog feature fabric and bright colors.

The completed pillow is 20"x20"square and it has a simple envelope closure in the back. However, it's indeed just a simple pieced strip of fabric with solid pieces on either side.

I can't believe that it sat around unfinished for over 1 year!

Another Union Jack Pillow: Strawberries & Lime

I finally completed my "Strawberries & Lime" Union Jack pillow for the little one this week. I wanted a fun color scheme and I think the pink and green fits the bill. I used the same decorative stitches as in this pillow but I didn't want to add to much quilting as the little one is likely to sleep on this one. It is now lovingly referred to as "my pillow!"

Again, I used a kit purchased last year from The Bramble Patch which included both instructions and fabric.

 Here's the back. Please ignore the wrinkly fabric!

I think I need a break from Union Jack patterns for now. While I love the end result, I find the pattern a bit tedious. I suppose I need to find my next fun project for now!

Union Jack Quilted Pillow

This week's sewing project was a Union Jack pillow for DH's aunt. Since we were going to celebrate her birthday this weekend and because it's Jubilee season, I thought this would be an appropriate gift. 

I used a kit from The Bramble Patch (purchased from last year's Knitting and Stitching show) and it contained the pattern and all the fabric. Finished size is approximately 30cm x 50cm.

The pattern was a touch difficult to follow. I had to work on it late at night and made a few mistakes (so probably my fault) but I worked it out in the end. 

I finally got to use one of the decorative stitches on my sewing machine!

Because I had loads of scraps left over (and because I'm a glutton for punishment), I made 2 matching coasters. The witty print on the right is also used on the back of the pillow.

All packed up and ready to go :)