Here’s a tutorial for making a floor cushion. Try using fabric scraps or orphan blocks! It can be any size, just use the appropriate pillow form. I would probably make a flapped back instead of a zipper, but that’s just me.
The “top” is quilted so you can use leftover batting pieces, too. The batting scraps could be sewn or fused together. Here’s a product to do that with!
Enjoy!
And just keep stitchin’
Linda
As promised in a previous post, here’s a tutorial for the dish mats! They are very simple and stitch up fast. You can make them any size but for this demo, I used a fat quarter of focus fabric and a slightly larger piece of terry cloth. I bought several yards of terry, pre-washed it and rough cut it with a scissors. Fair warning on the terry, it shrinks, so buy more than you think that you’ll need to allow for that.
Great for drying glasses!
Here’s a pdf version of my instructions Linda’s Dish Mat Tutorial . Have fun! Email your dish mat pictures to:
linda at lrdesignsquilting dot com and I’ll post them!
Update: I’ve revisited making Dish Mats! Here’s a new easier version with borders! Check it out here! Thanks! 🙂 Linda
Need a little inspiration today? Check out this quilter’s story.
Here it is: Blind Quilter
Have a great day,
Linda
I’m back from a great 3 day quilting retreat! The retreat was lots of fun meeting new people and reuniting with others. I worked on some of my loose ends and yes, I started some new ones!
Here’s another quilt by Candace of The Double Nickel Quilt Challenge called Chevrony. We wanted a design to fit the pattern so I created a continuous curve scroll that travels through the triangles in the zig-zags.
The lavender thread compliments and contrasts the multiple fabric colors.
And the quilting creates a nice secondary pattern from the back, bonus!
Still have a few more quilts to finish for the The Double Nickel Challenge!!
Thanks for looking!
I’ve entered Bryana + Sam wedding quilt in the Quilting Bloggers themed contest, “New Beginnings”. A young couple getting married on New Year’s Eve sounds like New Beginnings to me! Here’s the link to the Quilting Blogger’s where you can vote for your favorites!
Thanks for looking!
Just keep stitching!
Linda
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