Do you know that I do lots of sewing that never makes it to the blog?

I do!  Mostly cardigans and t-shirts.  This would be a really boring blog if I showed you all the cardigans and t-shirts I make.  And knickers.  This would be a really weird blog if I showed you all the knickers I make.

But I also trial patterns, and make class sample, and make stuff I just forget to blog about.

Here are a few cushions I made a couple of weeks back as class samples.  One with buttons (and sailboats!  Mr D likes sailboats):

And one with bobbles (because bobbles make everything better):

And lastly, one with an appliqued kiwi (because New Zealand!).

The fabric for the sailboat, and the wool plaid and red for the applique cushions are things I picked up at Fabric-a-Brac in Palmy and Wellington, respectively.  The bobble cushion is made with fabric I inherited from Nana, and have held on to because I knew that one day it would be perfect for something.

I’m liking these so much I’m beginning to think I should make a blue slipcover for the couch and go red, ivory and blue in the lounge for a while…

I photographed the process of making the applique and button cushions so I could do tutorials, but the photos are a bit problematic because bright red isn’t great for details.  Silly mistake of mine!