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2 more to go! I posted a while back about a set of floor cushions that I'm making and I wanted to post an update. I got the first one finished! Yay! The picture is dark so it's hard to tell that the sides (and the bottom) are dark brown linen. I'm pretty pleased with it, but it is far from perfect. Putting all the pieces together went really smoothly until it came to putting on the bottom piece, then getting everything straight was a challenge. I had to fudge a little bit, but it's not too noticeable. I also left off the handle from the tutorial because they are pretty much going to stay parked in my living room. They are also bigger - 19" square x 4" deep. Taylor says the next one must have more pink. ;)
I have a serious thing for online crafty tutorials. I've been eyeing this one for cushions from Sew Mama Sew for quite some time and decided today to give it a try. I'm not finished yet, because I just had to make it more complicated by adding some quilting to it. I thought, though, that I'd share the progress with you fine people. Here is the top of one of three cushions. I pieced the top out of some new and some vintage cottons and sort of quilted it to a piece of nice flannel to make it a little more durable. They are 19" square and 4" deep. They'll be floor cushions for the living room. I'll be using the brown linen I used on my little houses pillows for the sides and bottom.
One of the things about this tutorial that just knocked my socks off is the part where she shows you how to magically make tons of bias tape out of a small square of fabric and then turn it into some super fab custom piping! It's worth checking out just for that little gem.
Now, hopefully it will not be months and months before I can show you a cute stack of finished floor pillows!
