Tuesday 31 December 2013

Tulips Cushion.

Last year I made my Mum and Dad a bed quilt for Christmas and this year I thought it would be fun to make a cushion to go with it as a Christmas gift.
After spending a morning being my usual indecisive self scouring the internet and all my patchwork books looking for the perfect  pattern / block(s),  I eventually found a pattern which I immediately knew would be just right. It was a sweet paper pieced pattern by Kristy at Quite play which I purchased from her Craftsy store.



I only had a small amount of fabric left over from the original quilt (which can be seen in the background) so I used it for the border and used fabrics from my stash for the rest. 
It was a great pattern to make but I can't seem to get through a paper pieced pattern without making loads of really silly mistakes! I love the finished result though.
Bye for now,
Maria.


12 comments:

Catherine said...

It is lovely! I can't see any mistakes:-)

Fran said...

So pretty! Hope it was well received.

Anonymous said...

I LOVE IT!
Gorgeous colors!!!!

heart of charnwood said...

Looks fab! I love Kristys patterns, they really are great :o)

Jennie said...

Beautiful cushion - it's amazing how much time we spend looking for the perfect pattern!

Ruth said...

Lovely and bright and looks perfect to me!

Archie The Wonder Dog said...

I love that cushion!!!

Wendy said...

that is so lovely. Kristy's patterns are always fab

AmandaK@whatthebobbin said...

What a cheerful pillow! I love the binding, nice touch.

Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation said...

I love the colors in your pillow! It really is lovely!

Thanks so much for linking up to Needle and Thread Thursday!

:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

Cloud CouCou said...

Such a cute cushion, I love the tulips. I remember the original quilt too, it's a beautiful one :)

Dominique said...

I love your work, Maria. Your colours are so fresh! I am enjoying my visit here. Sadly, I must get back to work...