More dreams in the offing – cushion creations

I’ve had a few new ideas for things to do as I sorted through my (not inconsiderable) fabric stash earlier this week. Most importantly I think it’s time for some new cushions around the house as they’re all looking a bit tired and…well I’m bored of them and I heard somewhere that a change is as good as a holiday? I’ve always made about 90% of my cushions but I want to do something a little different, particularly on our bed to compliment the new quilt (SO nearly there!) so I’m thinking of doing patchwork style cushions – not hexagon I might add! I’ve drawn up a few design ideas and I’m going to try and sort the scraps from the quilt into some semblence of order so I can hopefully use them to tie in. I was inspired but these…

thelongthread	stylehive	sew4home
cluck cluck sew	a stitch in dye	film in the fridge

I’ve also got plans for some cushions for Mr B’s ‘games room’ (read glorified XBox room!) as he has some old t-shirts with cool logos however I find sewing with t-shirt material on a sewing machine so much harder so I’m going to have to think this one through! I’ve seen loads of cushions just recycling old clothes full stop or using tshirts to make other things entirely so now my heads full! A few ideas I’ve been inspired by…

nostalgia knits	anyone can quilt	ecocentric
savvy seams	keetsa	t-shirt factory

And then last but not least I want new cushions on our mammoth sofa, these aren’t homemade currently but I’m thinking they need a refresh and it’s much cheaper to make your own! All out of ideas on them at the moment but I love these kind of things: