Monday 30 August 2010

Spots and stripes...



The buttons got covered and looked like a delicious pile of sweeties on my desk!  I'm not too impressed with a few of them that appear to have 'corners' but I was working with only one to spare so I'm hoping that the client won't be too unimpressed.




The binding worked a treat and I'm also hoping that the client approves as the brief originally was for piping.  But I don't do piping (like I don't do zips!).  Piping, to me, is a bit dated.  And I'm a bit of a slacker when it comes to proper sewing.





These are what I have been making.  Ali almost guessed right!  Cushions, though, not a quilt.  Ten square and ten rectangular, made from sumptuous tie silk.  They are going to a well-known shirt-maker and it my first tentative step back into the world of visual merchandising that I left over 14 years ago.





The covered buttons are purely decorative and I used some iron-on velcro for the back fastening.


14 comments:

  1. What an exciting commission. And the cushions are fabulous!

    K x

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  2. Oh! So beautiful! Well done you - I love them. I'm sure your client will too.

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  3. There gorgeous, what a splash of colour.
    I'm sure your client will love them.

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  4. Those are delicious - and well done on such a wonderful commission!

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  5. oh my, they are just GORGEOUS xox

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  6. They are absolutely gorgeous, Tracy. Well done you :)

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  7. Beautiful and very luxurious looking. I bet they are not going to a home with sticky fingered children!!! x

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  8. They are so beautiful and luxurious looking. Well done on getting such a fabulous commission.

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  9. Sew clever ;) I was trying to find a way to do exactly that (using leftover batting) woohoo! Never thought of doing this with a zigzag stitch. Thank You!

    Best,
    Elise

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  10. Good grief, those buttons. How gorgeous they are.

    What a stunning commission. The colour is delicious.

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