Mini Projects - Cushion Making

My next mini project was cushion making, I wasn't overly excited about this as I thought cushion making was just two squares sewing together I was wrong. My tutor made pattern pieces so that the cushion was like patch work with each piece having a different technique on it, she also wanted them to be a mixture of different fabrics. This was not what I thought cushion was like but I have to say it was way more fun this way.

Learning how different weights and texture of fabrics work and if they work well together was abit of a challenge as I used some fabrics I have never thought of using. It was really interesting to see how I could handle certain fabrics on a sewing machine as some were quite slippy and moved a lot. Adding binding, piping, top stitching and folds as design features was quite fun to do also, normally these techniques would be used to finish an edge so it was a different way of working.

I also got taught how to put in a different kind of zip which was a concealed zip, something I have never done before. I normally only use invisible zips so this was abit of a challenge for me. It took me awhile to understand the process as it was completely different to what im used too but once I got the hand of it I loved it.

 

 

My Cushion

 

 

 

 

 

My friend and I got abit excited

 

 

 

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