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Wednesday 14 August 2013

Quilted Cushion.. my first!

     

     

It was about a year ago that I pieced these blocks, and at the time I had no idea what I wanted to do with them.  There are four 15½ inch square blocks so I knew together it would not be large enough to make even a lap quilt.  So I stuck it in a bag, put it in a drawer and forgot about them. 

During the past weekend I cleaned up my sewing room, and as I was going through my drawers I found them again, and immediately knew I wanted to try and make quilted cushions with them.  

When it comes to making a quilt, I am quite comfortable, the steps now comes more naturally after doing it for more than a year.  But sewing in zippers?  I have never done it before, so I was going through pinterest looking for some easy to follow tutorials, and found THIS one, AND I only had one zipper to try it out, so for now I have only the one to share with you....  







Happy quilting.


24 comments:

  1. Anonymous14 August 2013 at 08:56

    Congrats on the zipper insertion! It gets easier :) I just did my first piping on a cushion - happy days!

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  2. Rose Smith Quilts14 August 2013 at 08:59

    Love your cushions - and the fabrics. They are so much quicker to make than quilts, aren't they! I often make them for gifts.

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  3. Schulz Family14 August 2013 at 09:16

    visiting from WIP wednesday. These are lovely

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  4. Unknown14 August 2013 at 09:21

    Great job on your cushion. Zippers get easier. I just did my first one recently and liked it so much that I just bought a whole mess of zippers at Hancock's fabrics (on sale at half off). Congratulations on your accomplishment.

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  5. Anonymous14 August 2013 at 11:36

    Lovely cushion. Stopping by from Freshly Pieced. Thanks for sharing. Marie (mlismore@optusnet.com.au)

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  6. Tanyia14 August 2013 at 12:39

    I agree... zippers definitely get easier! I have not done a ton of them but I am not afraid anymore :) Your pillow is lovely...I have never made a darn pillow yet. I am not sure why, and there are several I would love to make. One day I will bite the bullet and give it a go!

    Stopping by from the WIP hop http://domesticdeficitdisorder.blogspot.com/2013/08/wednesday-wip-august-14th-edition.html

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  7. Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow14 August 2013 at 12:48

    It looks great! :) I have never done a zipper ...just an envelope enclosure thus far as I was afraid of zippers :)

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  8. Sandy14 August 2013 at 14:23

    awesome! can't wait to see the other one!

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  9. Ruth14 August 2013 at 14:54

    Love your cushions - I made my first quilted cushion as week or so ago but wasn't brave enough for zippers - may be next time.

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  10. Paula@TheSassyQuilter14 August 2013 at 15:22

    What a great idea for those blocks! Looks lovely.

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  11. Angela Bullard14 August 2013 at 15:23

    I have lots of spare blocks that I need to add some borders to and make into pillows (or something!). Love the way yours turned out!

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  12. Lorna McMahon14 August 2013 at 16:06

    Great use of those blocks, Marelize! Pretty cushion! Congrats on the finish.

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  13. Vicki14 August 2013 at 17:08

    Looks to me like you've made a million of these! Your work is outstanding.

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  14. Unknown14 August 2013 at 23:34

    Lovely way to use blocks. Lovely pillow!

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  15. Diana @ Red Delicious Life15 August 2013 at 02:27

    It looks really nice! Here's a tutorial that you might like on pillows with hidden zippers: http://www.quiltingintherain.blogspot.com/2013/05/invisible-zipper-pillow-tutorial.html

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  16. ChristaQuilts15 August 2013 at 08:04

    Yay! I love these blocks. :-)

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  17. Kim15 August 2013 at 12:20

    How serendipitous to find those forgotten blocks and what a great idea transforming them into a cushion! Your cushion is lovely...well done on the zipper insertion!!

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  18. Jessica Pyykkonen15 August 2013 at 16:00

    Love the cushion... I have made a few but sewed the entire thing closed because I am nervous about zippers... I really must try soon. Good job on yours.

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  19. Rachaeldaisy16 August 2013 at 00:22

    Your cushions are wonderful!! I'm not very brave when it comes to zippers so I'm always impressed when people use them in cushions.

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  20. Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation16 August 2013 at 02:31

    your pillow looks great, Marelize! I think your fabric choices are really classy! by the way, if you have a chance, you should grab my new NTT button. Since I redesigned my blog, your old one won't show up anymore! Thanks so much for sharing at Needle and Thread Thursday!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  21. Unknown16 August 2013 at 09:03

    What a lovely pillow! I'm here from Sew Many Ways and now following you (GFC, bloglovin', fb, flickr, pinterest, instagram...), because I sew but never quilted... and I'd really like to, some day :)
    I need at lesst 48 hrs a day to do everything I'd like to!!!
    MammaNene @ SergerPepper.it

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  22. Stella Nemeth17 August 2013 at 15:34

    I've got some blocks I need to find a use for too. Your fabric choices were unusual, but I was drawn to the block, possibly because they were unusual and fresh looking.

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  23. straythreads18 August 2013 at 19:57

    your stitching looks perfect!! well done

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  24. Live a Colorful Life20 August 2013 at 03:08

    Beautiful. Pretty quilting too!

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