Easy Patchwork Cushion Reveal!

Hey honeypie,

Here's my version of the Easiest Patchwork cushion in the world.

Thank you for your lovely comments yesterday on the tutorial.

Please don't ever think that you can't sew.

You CAN.

Yes, YOOOOOU!!

You don't have to put your foot all the way down on the pedal. 

If you're a beginner, just take it super-slowly and you'll be fine.

Truly you will.

The good thing about using samples you've collected

{though you could, of course, use any scraps of material you choose}

is that they all blend together perfectly.

Not exactly matched but harmonising in exactly the way I love. 

Gentle coordination, rather than 80s-stylee matching. 

I have to tell you that I'm exceedingly pleased 

with how the middle of the cushion turned out.

Remember, in the tutorial, 

I said how important it was 

to make sure any vertical seams 

matched precisely?

Mmmmm. That was the voice of experience. 

First time round, I hadn't thought that one through. 

The seams weren't intended to match originally 

so I just went ahead and sewed. When I turned it the right way, 

I realise that although the intention was random placement, 

it looked as though the top row was 3mm off by mistake. 

So what could I do?

I took to it like a seam-ripper banshee 

and got unpicking.

Always the right choice.

{Even if it's a right old faff.}

If you make a mistake, 

even if it's unintentional like this, 

don't be shy of unpicking. 

It's the end product you want to like; 

it doesn't matter how you get there.

I also used another little trick to raise the look of this patchwork cushion 

and that's to cover the back seam with ribbon. 

If you look at high-end products, you'll see that seams are never visible. 

I find using ribbon or trim of some sort works well to achieve the same look.

Some of you asked which fabrics I've used. 

They're a mixture of Pret a Vivre, Vanessa Arbuthnott and Cabbages and Roses

Tomorrow I've got some 

veeeerrrrrrrry exciting news to share.

It's personal. 

But it applies to you too.

I hope. 

;-)

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