Taking leftover fabric to the next level…#4

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As the leftovers get smaller…so must the projects

After an epic week of using cotton reels, as if they are going out of fashion,  my leftover fabric quest turned to some favourite little makes Sets of Mug Rugs 🙂 I love using small bits to make colourful and useful little creations…So…why not make a few more sets?!!….

A little crazy patchwork set

and then…back to following the theme of tiny skewed squares

Only a few little strips and lengths left now, which I hopefully will incorporate into something new this weekend. Surely,that must mean…another little trip to the fabric store very soon 😉 !!

Have a Great Weekend everyone!!

Crafty creations for Christmas! Cotton fabric hand quilted patchwork place-mats.,

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Seasonal patchwork quilts on s small scale…or should I say Place-mats?!? 🙂           

In classic Christmas colours of red, green and cream, to add a simple splash of style to any table over the festive season! A set of patchwork place-mats and coordinating coaster mats. All the fabrics are 100% cotton with a soft cotton wadding sandwiched between the front panel and a plain cream back panel allowing me to hand quilt over the entire area, finished by hand stitching a matching binding strip all around each mat. Now available on my Etsy shop as; a set of two OR a set of four!

Set of four handmade and quilted place-mats and matching coaster mats
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/carenscanvasandcraft

I feel a silly season of sewing on the horizon…..Christmas is approaching way too fast…! ;-/

Cushion Covers – Handmade and designed patchwork applique and quilted – ‘Cat Napping!’ – Cushion Cover

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Cat Napping!

This was another of my own designs for the centre panel of my patchwork pieces. (If you have been in My BAG section you will notice I have used this design for the front of one – Even though I reuse my designs they are always different and unique as I never recreate the same one twice using the same fabrics). This little cat napping is designed for those cat lovers as the little kitten is sleeping on heart cushions.  All the small pieces which create the panel are hand appliquéd as is the quilting on the cushion cover. Coordinating buttons were used for finishing touches. A cute, stylish and decorative feature for any chair or bed!

Bags – Handmade Designed Patchwork and Appliquéd – Shopping Bag

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‘How “mushroom” do you need in a bag?!”

This handmade and designed shopping bag was made from green linen and cotton canvas for the main structure. Each little piece of felt has been hand appliquéd to create the overall picture on the front. On the rear of the bag is also a picture of a toadstool/mushroom which I hand embroidered and then stuffed slightly to make it three dimensional. I hand quilted, with a combination of echo and ditch quilting. Inside there is one of my multi-pocket features, a double pocket – one with a zip, and a coordinating lining of green gingham. Finally I finished off the bag with some colourful old buttons!

I reckon there is as “mushroom” as you need in this bag for a good shopping trip!!!

Cushion Covers – Pink Patchwork – Cushion Covers

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Perfect – Pink – Patchwork

Having accumulated quite a bit of pink cotton fabric scraps I decided to make the most of them by turning them into patchwork cushion covers. Arranged in candy stripes and little patchwork squares, I also added some preprinted heart squares to the mix as they coordinated perfectly in the grand scheme of scrap bits. As a little extra I added a little lace trim and some matching old buttons to finish off!

Still not having used all the scraps, I carried on and made another unique pink cushion cover, again trimmed with lace offcuts and old buttons. See below!

Cushion Cover – Handmade and Designed Patchwork, Quilted and Appliquéd Feature Cushion Cover

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On The Farm – Cushion Cover

This cushion cover was made from a doodle I had done one day. I simplified the picture to make it simpler for patch-working, then used bright primary coloured cottons for the design and hand appliquéd all the small pieces to form the farm scene. As finishing touches I used some old buttons for tractor wheels and on the scarecrow’s jacket and embroidered some crows in the sky!

Handmade Patchwork and Quilted Appliquéd Table Runner and Mats

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Table Runner and Mats

Having bought a beautiful piece of cotton fabric with little strawberries printed all over, I wondered what to do with it!? (Most patchworkers will know that impulse – buy now – then wonder what to do with it) Eventually after much doodling in a sketch pad, I decided it would make a perfect quirky little table runner and mats – Just right for those cream teas!

Not wanting it to be just rectangular I decided on a elongated hexagon shape and so set about creating a little table set. The centre panels are made from cotton canvas with a cotton strawberry appliquéd by hand. Once I had trimmed to shape I hand quilted through the layers of fabric, wadding and backing, creating another unique piece of patchwork!

Creative Patchwork and Applique – Folded Origami style bags

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Little origami bags

These little handmade bags for children are made using the origami method of folding. Each bag has eight internal different sized pockets, all folded from one square. The square starts as two pieces of cotton with a thin layer of wadding sandwiched between  It is simply a case of folding and hand quilting through as you go. For extra effect I turned back little flaps on the two smallest pockets which reminded me of ears! So to finish I added a few decorative beads, a cord strap and buttons for eyes and a nose – Which I think give them cute individual characters!

Cushion Cover – Handmade Woven Ribbon panel, Patchwork and Quilted Cushion Cover

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Weaving away the day!

I seemed to have an astonishing amount of ribbon ‘fling’ itself out of my ribbon draw one day. As I was winding it back up I thought about doing ribbon weaving as a centre panel for a cushion – so instead of tidying it away  I pulled the rest out and started sorting it into colour ways. When I thought I had enough, I set to work weaving. When the centre panel was done I surrounded it with coordinating cotton patchwork, did some hand quilting and finished it off with a simple cushion back. I was so pleased with it I carried on and made more in different colours – See below!

Cushion Cover – Handmade and Designed Patchwork, Quilting and Appliquéd Cushion Cover

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Bob, who’s Bob?

I sketched this picture one day and thought it would make a lovely Handmade Cushion Cover Design. So I rifled about in my patchwork cotton fabrics until I found just the colours and patterns I was looking for. I hand appliquéd all the pieces to the centre panel then added some old buttons for eyes and air bubble effects. Then Hand stitched echo quilting on the centre panel and ditched quilted the patchwork seams.

I was really please with the finished decorative designed cushion cover!