At last – new cushions

I had been meaning to get these cushions done for quite some time.  I had the fabric sitting there patiently waiting, a left over piece of the sitting room curtain fabric.  And I had already purchased the cushion inners, and a reel of matching green thread.  So all I had to do was just “get on with it”.

Once I started, it really didn’t take too long at all.  Just measure, slice the fabric with my rotary cutter, and pin it all together.  Have to admit that I’m a great pinner, more is always better in my book.  I know some sewers who hardly pin at all, but that’s not my way.  There, all done, and Muffy has given the new cushions her seal of approval.

Two cushions and a cat

They weren’t in the least bit fancy.  No zips, piping, or ruffles, just quite plain with a deep folded over flap opening in the back, if you know what I mean.  And I can’t say, like they do on TV,  that nothing was hurt in the making of these cushions.  Just look what happened to my handy green plastic point turner which I used while trying to get those corners to behave.

   Oh dear, the point broke off

This handy implement was from my KnitWit sewing days, and would not be available now, I imagine.  Wonder how many of you did this kind of stretch sewing all those years ago?  Then I discovered patchwork and quilting and haven’t looked back.