Sunday 31 July 2011

Anna's Birthday Cushion.

Just over a week ago my close friend Fiona and Her daughter, also my friend, Anna took me out for a day trip to cheer me up.
During the course of the day it was brought to my attention that on the 4th August it is Anna's 18th birthday.(Where have all the years gone?)This started me fretting as to what to get for Anna that would be special. I knew it had to be butterfly orientated as this is her favourite obsession.


I finally decided that if I got a move on I might
be able to make something with a butterfly on it because this would make her gift completely unique.

I started off by trawling through the quilters cache block patterns and eventually found the design for this butterfly block.

Then with the help of Ethne(flamingstitches), who, kindly donated a few batiks and with the aid of freezer paper I got started piecing the fabrics together.

Once I had pieced the butterfly together and tidied up the edges it was time to decide just what exactly to do with the butterfly block. Then it came to me. Anna is in the process of redecorating her bedroom and mentioned on our day out together that I could help her decorate it if I wanted.

So that was when I decided that I would make it a scatter cushion for on her bed.

I took some of my white fabric and with the aid of Dylon dyes I turned the fabric into this pistachio green colour which I feel makes the butterfly pop. I went on to do a stitchery using backstitch to personalise the cushion for Anna.

I only have to wait until Thursday to find out if Anna likes it. So until then it's fingers crossed.






4 comments:

  1. It is beautiful, I am sure Anna will love it!

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  2. You did a great job with this and you should be very pleased with your progress as a crafter in such a short period of time - now onto your UFO's

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  3. Thanks both of you. Time to get on with my UFO's like Ethne says.

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  4. The butterfly block is beautiful, and the pillow perfect for a bedroom makeover. Butterflies are so appropriate for someone that age, as they are just emerging into the big, wide, 'adult' world. I am sure she will love it.

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