Patriotic appliqued cushion cover

I love it when I get inspired!

I was looking through my fabric stash the other day wondering what I could make next - don't worry, there are a million and one projects that I *plan* to make, it really just depends on the order!

So I find a preloved denim skirt to upcycle.  Then I spotted a red shirt with the dinkiest little daisies all over it.  Hmmm.  It's looking rather British to me.  So I add a preloved tablecloth and the idea is beginning to form.

I have enough denim to make a cushion cover, thinks I, and I haven't appliqued anything in a while.

Yes, I will make a cushion cover with the Union Jack on it.

It was great fun seeing it all come together, even though the tablecloth fabric did begin to look like an octopus before I had appliqued it to the denim - there were 'arms' everywhere!

The back was made with a tuck-in design.  I did consider adding Velcro (not quite the look I was after) and/or a button, but thought that that might be a bit uncomfortable in the middle of the back!

And this is the skirt that the main fabric came from.  Just so you know!

I do love a fun project!!

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School memories and big steps!

My daughter has just left primary school.  It's a huge step.  For her too LOL!

I wanted a way to remember her times at school without having a sweatshirt hanging up in a wardrobe.

So I decided to make a cushion from it.

I stuffed it and fluffed it and piped it and appliqued it.  I used as much of the sweatshirt as I could possibly muster!

And as the headteacher is moving on to another school, I gave it to him.  But I will make another one for my daughter to keep - we do have another one after all!

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