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July 30, 2012 By Spoonful of Sugar - 13 Comments

I attended a wonderful sewing retreat on the weekend. It was lovely to be able to sew up a storm with friends, and have all the meals taken care of. Bliss …..

After recently finishing a new quilt, it was nice to be able to work on some smaller projects. I made up a collection of cushions/pillows for our family room. You may recall that I am gradually adding more aqua and white to the room to freshen it up.

First up, three rectangular pillows, made from duck-cloth, with a patchwork panel of Joel Dewberry’s Modern Meadow in the Pond Palette.

Finished off at the back with an envelope closure and three self covered buttons.

Two square cushions in Herringbone Pond fabric and backed with duck-cloth.

Two square cushions in printed duck-cloth with New York Subway text print (fabric purchased from Spotlight).

I will share more photos of our living space when I have put a few more finishing touches to it! It feels so good to have finally made the pillows – they have been on my sewing To Do list since January.

Filed Under: Sewing Tagged With: patchwork, pillows

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Comments

  1. KaHolly says

    July 30, 2012 at 3:46 am

    Just delightful!

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  2. ~ko says

    July 30, 2012 at 4:12 am

    These are adorable! I’m struggling with my button setting on my machine, but this makes me want to forge ahead!

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  3. Linda says

    July 30, 2012 at 4:13 am

    They look great Lisa, I epicially like the square ones.
    Xx

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  4. Kirsty@Bonjour says

    July 30, 2012 at 4:56 am

    Lovely – I especially love the herringbone buttons. It’s those small touches that make handmade so special to me. Congrats on crossing something off your list!

    Reply
  5. Cindy says

    July 30, 2012 at 5:59 am

    Very nice pillows! I like those covered buttons on the closure.

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    July 30, 2012 at 7:17 am

    What is duck-cloth?

    Reply
  7. pasqueflower says

    July 30, 2012 at 7:52 am

    Love the cushions!!

    Reply
  8. Maria Filomena says

    July 30, 2012 at 10:04 am

    beatiful pillow….

    hugs

    Maria Filomena

    Reply
  9. em's scrapbag says

    July 30, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    Simply beautiful! I love the buttons on the back of the one.

    Reply
  10. Fashion Buttons says

    July 30, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    Lovely pillows!

    They’re totally adorable!

    Reply
  11. Thimbleanna says

    July 30, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    Very pretty Lisa!

    Reply
  12. Celestial Charms says

    July 31, 2012 at 1:54 pm

    Love them all, but the NYC pillow melts the heart of this New York native! Very cute.
    Maureen

    Reply
  13. Fiona @ Dragonfly-Crafts says

    August 14, 2012 at 3:43 am

    Just gorgeous Girls. Love all your cushions xx

    Reply

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