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Thursday 5 September 2013

Any Porthole in a Storm...

... I've been at work, you didn't expect wit and wisdom tonight did you!?  I survived though, and the kids are all enthused and eager to go back tomorrow, hoping that some of that may rub off on me.

But if the weatherman is to be believed, this time tomorrow the summer will have gone, the temperature will have dropped by 12C, and we'll be needing that Ark after all!

For now, it is still mighty warm, and I managed to get some decent pictures of my Porthole cushion as promised.

I decided shortly after Retreat that I was going to stop at the two portholes I made in Lu's class and turn them into a cushion.  I bought some Aurifil 28 12 wt in my favourite 2021 off-white and when I got those bargain feather inserts at the boot fair, I was good to go.

I added 1.5" borders to the 10" blocks, fused them to some Vilene H640 and quilted in straight lines about 1/2" apart.  I had absolutely no problems machining with the thicker thread, and it looks and feels lovely...


Because it's double-sided, I had to put a zip in.  It didn't exactly turn out invisible, I sort of only read one online tute, and obviously didn't read all the important bits, but I am happy with this first half-arsed attempt!


So there you go.  Nothing Random for you this week I'm afraid, but check out all the other madness over at Cindy's, but linking instead with lovely Liz and her Brit Sewing Thursday...


My only actual sewing today has been 2 Rainbow Puzzle badges and a Cub Camping one - not even worthy of a photo!

Hasta luego xxx

24 comments:

  1. The cushion looks great! Hope it works and that you enjoy your work tomorrow ....or maybe not?

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  2. Oooh, pretty! WTH is a puzzle badge though?!

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  3. Great cushions, aren't portholes just the best! My friend Chrissie has a tute about making a cushion with a hidden zipper, if that's any help...I've not done it myself but I know she is an excellent teacher, v thorough and great photos...http://madebychrissied.blogspot.com/2013/05/tutorial-quilted-pillow-cushion-with.html It will be much more fun than sewing on badges!

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  4. These portholes are lovely! Great fabric choices :)

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  5. Gorgeous cushion and glad you all survived day one.

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  6. My portholes are blu taced to the wall! Glad someone else's invisible zips are also visible. You are a breath of fresh air in a sea of sewing perfection!

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  7. They are very pretty and is it just me that sees a nipple theme again ;)

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  8. Lovely cushions, and you know what after tomorrow it's weekend already. The advantage of starting school/work halfway through the week...!!!

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  9. you can never have too many cushions, especially as lovely as those!

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  10. These look brilliant. The architectures fabric makes them very grown up cushions. Enjoy!

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  11. This is beautiful!I wish we needed an ark around here...

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  12. Love the subtle fabrics you've used. Very effective.

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  13. Nice cushions (not pillows)
    And it's definitely still summer because we are planning a BBQ on the beach this evening for tea!

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  14. Lovely cushions. Shame about the seather though. We are over for a wedding next week. Better find a jacket to go with my dress!

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  15. Looking good! And unfortunately that weather man is right, headlights are on :S

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  16. Great cushions- and thanks so much for your wisdom on Aurifil 28.

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  17. Great cushions, I really want to have a go at these portholes.

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  18. I love these cushions. I always hated September 'back to school' it just seems such a long time till next summer :(

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  19. I felt I couldn't quilt over my 'hole' (behave) so I've been doing some fru fru ish quilting around them instead. Good to see you just steamed ahead straight across yours, I'll do that next time!

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