Cushion Covers – Handmade and designed Patchwork – Cushion Cover

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Handmade and designed three dimensional Patchwork Cushion Cover

It is not very often I work with the colourful Batik cotton fabrics, I suppose I am more of a traditionalist in some respects, but then make my own boundaries in the design of how I use them in others! The colourful cotton centre panel in this cushion just seemed to keep falling out of my stash, as if urging me to do something with it. Already preprinted with the flowery scene I decided it would make a nice garden backdrop. After collecting coordinating and contrasting coloured cotton pieces I set to work, having in mind a three dimensional figure for the middle. Using lots of different fabrics in this cushion, from lace, cotton, fancy trims, wool for the hair, organza and a plastic butterfly. Eventually they all come together to make this totally unique cushion cover.

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 Patchwork Quilting and Applique – Cushion Cover

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Applique, Butterflies, Cotton, Cotton satin, Craft, Crafty creation, Creative, Creative craft, Cushion cover, Decorative, Different materials, Fashion, Feature cushion covers, Flower fairy, Flower print, Hand appliqued, Handmade, Handmade cushion cover, Handmade feature cushion covers, Handmade patchwork cushion cover, Handmane Patchwork, Home furnishings, Lace, Original and creative, Original patchwork, Patchwork, Patchwork and quilting, Patchwork cotton, Quilting, Recycling scraps, Ribbon, Satin ribbon, Style, Unique patchwork

Flower Fairy Appliquéd Cushion Cover

For this patchwork cushion cover I used a variety of different materials. I first designed the centre panel flower fairy, all the tiny pieces were cut separately and hand appliquéd in place. Subsequent borders of satin ribbon, flower printed cotton, lace and then cotton satin for the outer border. After hand quilting, I then appliquéd the butterflies again by hand. Another unique piece of patchwork!

Creative Patchwork and Applique -Craft utensil storers

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Applique, Buttons, Coordinating fabrics, Cotton fabric, Cottons, Craft ideas, Craft utensil storage, Crayons, Creative, Creative craft, Creative craft ideas, Fabric trims, Felt, Felt characters, five pockets, Hand appliques, Handmade, Individually unique, Internal pockets, Lace, Multi pocket storage, Multi pockets, Old buttons, Patchwork, Patchwork and quilted, Patchwork bag, Patchwork cotton, Pencils, Quilted, Red cottons, Scissors, Storage, Tidy, Trimmings, Unique

Crafty bags

These little craft utensil storage bags, with a fabric handle, are made from patchwork and quilted. Each panel has an appliquéd felt character hand sewn to the front whilst inside behind each panel there is also a storage pocket. Coordinating cotton fabrics were used along with lace and trimming, as a finishing touch I added old buttons for decoration. Each one handmade and individually unique.

They are perfect for storing little things like scissors, cottons, tape measures, pencils/crayons etc, Each bag has five pockets as well as the centre for keeping things separated and tidy!

‘Doorstop Dumpy’ – Designed and Handmade Decorative Doorstop

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Craft, Crafty creation, Doorstop Dumpy, Doorstop mouse, Dormouse, Handmade, Indoors, Key, Lace, Old buttons, Patchwork, Standard door, Talking point

The Dormouse has the key! ‘Doorstop Dumpy’

The pattern I created for this ‘Doorstop Dumpy’ was more successful than I ever thought it would be when first putting it together. As always it has an inner fabric sack sealed with cat litter inside to give it the weight to hold back a standard door. I think ‘She looks very demure with her her mop cap and lace trimmings. Another creation I like to adorn with old buttons. The spare curtain ring, which has been floating around my house for years, at last gets a new purpose too!

Patchwork ‘Lavender Ladies’

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'Lavender Lady', Beads, Buttons, Crafted soft doll, Decorative doll, Fabric doll, Feather, Lace, Lavender, Patchwork, Ribbon

One of my poshest ever ‘Lavender Lady ‘ Creations!

I have been making my ‘Lavender Ladies’ for a couple of years now. Each year I harvest home grown lavender from my garden and once dried I collect small pieces from my blues and purples. Small pieces of cotton fabrics left over. For decoration a selection of wool scraps for hair, feathers for hair adornments, ribbon scraps, lace, buttons and beads. No two are ever the same, they are all simply unique! great to keep and give as gifts. Being only approximately 8″ tall,  they are not only super stylish and cute, they smell wonderful too!

One of my poshest ever ‘Lavender Lady ‘ Creations!