This morning I woke to hear the sound of rain lashing against the window panes, such a grey dreary start to the day. But for once the weather forecasters were right and by lunchtime the rain had cleared and the sky was a beautiful clear, washed-clean sort of blue. So I called to my furry friends and we headed up into the woods behind the village ..
We had fun squishing through the fallen leaves, and Daisy was happy to pose for her picture …
Then home again – the newfies for their afternoon nap and me to my workroom to finish my Woodland Friends cushion covers. I couldn’t decide on the right button for my badger’s eye, and became frustrated chasing the smaller buttons through the jar with my fingers – they kept slipping away and out of sight. So in the end I gave up and tipped out the contents of the jar onto the floor for a proper rummage through its contents. So many buttons – it’s a good thing that Miss Daisy isn’t allowed in the workroom – I’m sure she’d also enjoy a good rummage through them ….
The pattern for my Woodland Friends cushion covers will be in the November Bustle & Sew Magazine, published on 31 October ….
There’s a badger (spot the button eye … such a small button – but I’m confident it was the perfect choice!), and a stag head. I added some patchwork squares to the bottom and side so the cushions mirrored one another. Then I backed the front panels with old blanket and quilted the patchwork, stitching around the edges of the applique animals so they’d stand out nicely.
When working on these cushion covers I did wonder about appliqueing the animals onto vintage linen, but in the end I decided to go for a bolder effect with this medium weight linen. Sadly I can’t remember the fabric’s name or designer as it’s been in my stash for quite some time, but I do like its clean, modern look. I managed to take a couple of pictures of the finished cushions before my photo session was disrupted….
…by my two furry friends, well rested after their afternoon nap, now wide awake and looking for trouble! Mind you, if Daisy carries on batting Ben’s ear like this I think she might find herself in quite a lot of trouble rather sooner than she might like!
What is she doing……….? Its the look on Ben’s face. I think he is thinking, what is she on and whatever it is I don’t want any!
Love those cushions
Julie xxxxxxxxxx
We had a huge mess of buttons also. We had similar problems so we sorted them into three jars. One for larger button with holes, a second for small buttons with holes, and a third for the loop backed buttons. 🙂
That’s a great idea! I think though that I’m going to try to sort mine by colour – candy colours and pastels, darker hues and metallics/neutrals.
How you want to sort them is up to you. 🙂 All I meant is that maybe you should sort them so that shoveling buttons back into a giant jar after marathoning a tiny button all over could be a thing of the past. Just don’t sort when pup tails and noses are flopping around in the area. 🙂 Anyhow, good luck!
Those are gorgeous cushions. I can’t wait to get the patterns. I might have to start rummaging in my stash already!