As well as Father's Day, June is also a busy birthday month in our household.
No. 1 daughter decided to make a birthday cushion for her boyfriend, inspired by this quilt in
So we chopped up a few pairs of jeans, smaller pieces from shirts, and voila!
She did all the piecing & quilting herself AND put the zipper in (with a little guidance)!
She's chuffed to bits with her manly cushion! Fingers crossed her boyfriend will like it just as much!
And when I eventually reclaimed my sewing machine, I got another Churn Dash block done for Sarah's Siblings Together Boy quilts ......
.... and the Bee Blessed BOM, Woven block (tutorial here).
Hope you are having a relaxing weekend! (With 7 excitable 14 years olds in my house today, I'm off to find a quiet corner somewhere!).
Jxo
Helloooooooo , can you hear me from your hidey hole? Hope you are surviving the teenagers! Love the denim cushion for the boyfriend. She did a great job with all that piecing, quilting AND a zip!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fab ST block too and those ruby slippers are a great wee dash of humour in your woven block - bound to bring a smile to the face of the recipient.
I would HIDE! the cushion looks great she did realy well x
ReplyDeleteThe cushion is brilliant as are your blocks. I LOVE the ruby slippers fabric.
ReplyDeleteSooooo not looking forward to the teenage years! Great cushion x
ReplyDeleteHow lovely that you have passed your skills on to your daughter..... let's hope the boyfriend is as impressed as I am!!! x
ReplyDeleteLove the cushion, and if he's a keeper he'll love it! Enjoy your hiding, after a party with 30, 4 and 5 year olds yesterday I needed alcohol to numb the pain, so I completely understand!! :o)
ReplyDeleteI love the cushion and the bee blocks! Hope your hidey hole contains fabric, chocolate and some sort of beverage (wine? tea?) as well as somewhere comfy to park your behind ;o)
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of teenagers! Love the cushion your daughter's made
ReplyDeleteLike mum like daughter.x
ReplyDeleteOh wow High Five Praise for her. I love it came out perfect and the repurposing makes it even cooler.
ReplyDeleteThink you're going to have to set up a rota for the sewing machine. Great cushion
ReplyDeleteWell done daughter number 1! What a super idea and it looks fab. Of course it was a hit :)
ReplyDeleteHope the boyfriend was suitably appreciative!
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