I finally finished my first patchwork and made two sets of cushions for one of our Ikea Lillberg chairs. I had made one before - click for the blog post with a pattern for the bottom cushion.The patchwork pattern I choose was fairly easy technically (just sew strips of rectangles together) but selecting which pieces go where is something that either you have a knack for, or comes after years of experience.
I am not that pleased with the results (although it looks pretty good in the photo I must confess). The cushions are a little baggy - I plan to re-do the seams with a 2cm allowance. And I don't like the patchwork arrangement - any tips are welcome. I'll post a pattern once I've done the second chair.
Incidentally, if you want a shwe-shwe charm pack, they are for sale in African cotton's Etsy shop.
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I think your cushions look amazing, well done
ReplyDeleteDagmar. The way you have arranged them is perfect, patchwork is supposed to be interesting making your eye jump from one patch to another. Hopefully you'll get hooked !