Saturday, December 1, 2012

Aqua Hexie Cushion...

good afternoon!
 
wow...it's the first of december...the christmas month...
that deserves a little sparkle don't you think?
 
 
 
just to get you into the spirit of the season!
 
 
yesterday i was telling you about a mum
who is doing up her daughter's room
while she's away volunteering in thailand.
 
i volunteered to sew a couple of cushions
which will enhance the new decor.
 
the first one is finished...
 
 
thankfully.
 
it's not that i didn't want to sew it...
on the contrary,
i was so eager to get it started,
that after shopping in the cool of the morning,
i got home just as the room i sew in was heating up.
 
my cutting out was a near disaster
with a false start to the red fabric on the back..an inch too narrow...
and having to be recut
then the sides of the hexies weren't straight
and i shaved off the edges...
getting it looking this good was a miracle!
 

 
my sewing machine computer
had a meltdown about buttonholes the other week
so i had to think of a different way to fasten the back of the cushion.
 
i went to lincraft and got some studs...silver and bronze.
 
just as well i bought a packet of twenty
'cos i hammered a piece upside down on the first attempt.
fortunately mr m was at hand and explained gently to my heat strained brain
how they work.
the test piece went ok ,
but i took his advice then and had a break and a banana sandwich.
 
 
revived and revitalised
the cushion ...studs 'n all...albeit slightly wonky
got completed.
 
well, that was quite a saga wasn't it?
 
moral of the story...
don't work in a hot, hot room
&
have lunch before you start!
 
 
take care...
 
naturally Carol xox
 

 


11 comments:

  1. Oh Carol I feel your Dilema in the heat...the cushion looks Lovely I'm sure it will suit the new decor well....
    Well Done
    Cheers

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  2. You are the cushion queen!! This on is equally as lovely as all of the rest :)

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  3. It's gorgeous I am sure it will finish off the room beautifully...we have had storms here ..not looking forward to the heat of the summer. xx

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  4. Oh dear, that sounds like quite a mission! But the end result is truly fabulous and I'm sure she will just adore her new cushion :-)
    Have a great weekend,
    xx

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  5. Lovely cushion Carol :-) It's certainly not the best weather at the moment...the heat takes it out of you!

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  6. Your cushion looks lovely, Carol, despite the stress of its creation! I hope you have better temperatures today :) It seems hard to imagaine being hot at the moment....it is very cold indeed here today!!
    Wishing you a happy weekend.
    Helen x

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  7. Poor Carol, but a beautiful result in the end! Love your cushion AND your sparkle xo

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  8. You cushion is lovely....you'd never know that you had so much trouble with it lol! Must be a relief that it's finished! <3

    Sarah xo

    PS isn't it scary that it is December already?!

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  9. Oh no a rocky start to your cushion making but a beautiful creation in the end. xx

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  10. Glad too hear someone else has a few sewing boo-boo's sometimes,looks lovely.

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