Cushion Covers – Handmade, Designed Patchwork and Quilted -Crazy Chicken Cushion Cover

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Crazy Chicken Cushion Cover

Here’s another of my Crazy Knitting Chickens Design Cushion Cover. After hand appliquéing all the small cotton fabrics to form the chicken sitting on her clutch of eggs, I selected highly contrasting reds and greens. By adding simple embroidery for legs and knitting needles, I then gave the old dear a pair of brass ring ‘specs’ and a frilly little cotton garter! The whole panel was then hand quilted and Old buttons were used for the eyes and finshing touches

‘Doorstop Dumpies’ – Handmade and designed Pig – ‘Doorstop Dumpy’

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Piggy and his pillow!

Meet Piggy and his pillow another of my ‘Doorstop Dumpies’. A substantial, but nevertheless cute and colourful character. I thought, even though he is on my front page, it was time he had his own post. I gave him a little pillow, not just to make him a little more different from my other pigs, but in this instance to hold his arms together too. Being so well stuffed they do tend to want to welcome you with open arms! as You will see with  Doorstop Dumpies – ‘Hamish’ – Doorstop Dumpy. As ever, no two will ever be the same!! If you haven’t already, check out  my other character ‘Doorstop Dumpies’!!!

Patchwork Quilt – Handmade and Hand Quilted – Cotton Quilt

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Handmade Patchwork Quilt

This is another of my own designs for a patchwork quilt.  After selecting my cotton fabrics, I basically started with the squares in the middle and just kept going, surrounding them with borders until it fit perfectly on the bed. A few different patch-working techniques were used for the borders, such as; Flying geese borders, Pin-wheel squares inter spaced with simple quilted squares and nine patch turned diagonally within a larger square. It would seem however, whatever method of pattern I decide on for a quilt, they always seem to take 5oo hours of hand sewing to complete. A simple little quilt I was really pleased with!

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!