My Quilted Cushion Cover

...is finally complete!

In between my sons birthday a few days ago and our wedding anniversary today I managed to finish the long awaited pillow.

I have never been keen on the idea of making a quilt. A lot of the ones I have seen in books are old fashioned and mismatched and I was never really all that inspired by them...until a few months ago when I found a new blog that completely changed my mind.

Kellies modern and quirky applique designs are a breath of fresh air, the detail and the finish are just perfect. Being completely new to quilting I had to make sure the project was achievable for me. Not something that was to time consuming but something that fulfilled my need to recreate some of Kellies work.

I really fell in love with one of her designs in her shop called Lilly Pilly, but I thought it might be a bit to big for my first attempt, so the free flower garden pillow tutorial on her blog seemed to fit the bill perfectly. She has since added more designs to her shop and I love them all! I would love to be able to make one of her larger quilts one day but I think a proper quilting machine will be in order as I had a lot of trouble with quilting a pillow alone on my standard machine.

So here it is, the finished result:





There are several things I would have done differently, but you'll have to see my next attempt to see if those things will make an improvement. For now, to satisfy my quick fix, I will be making a few speedier items and once I feel the urge for another challenge I will certainly be visiting Kellies blog again.

Beth from sew mama sew, contacted me yesterday to ask if she could feature my ironing board cover image on her Amy Butler/Kaffe fassett highlights post, being a big fan of sew mama sew ofcourse I was honoured!

Its my wedding anniversary today to we went down the pub for lunch. I actually managed to get a non blurred shot of my little boy. It was his birthday a few days ago and I didnt get many good photos.

I'll leave you with a picture of my son (wearing one of the bibs I finally finished) out with us for our anniversary lunch, delighted with his efforts at tracing his own hand (with the help of daddy)