The craftiness of the lobster

[elettaria]

eye_of_a_cat and catnip_junkie, I've finished the cushions I promised you. Here they are, I still need to wash and then press them, so the Grape Basket in particular is very creased, just imagine it looking better. I couldn't press them before, I idiotically used water-soluble pen which would have been set by the iron. I couldn't get the colours to come out well in the pictures, but the Grape Basket on the left is in softer, more purply blues, with a smoky blue for the darker pieces and a periwinkle blue for the three bits in the middle and the backing piece. It's all in Fossil Ferns. The Bachelor's Puzzle on the right is in shades of turquoise and darkish blue, and it uses a batik as well as the Fossil Ferns, which is also used on the back. The bits of batik on the front are turquoise, but on the back it's a darker blue, a bit like royal blue only not that bright, with spots in turquoise, green and pinky-purple. Both cushions are 12".

I'm planning to make a quilt for the sofa next, and made a sample block to check I could do the design, which is a Carpenter's Square. This too will be made into a cushion and donated to someone, though I may keep it hanging around while I start piecing the quilt. It's in the turquoise shades again and will use the batik for the back. The block so far measures 16.5", I'll probably squeeze a 18" cushion into it instead of messing around with borders, especially since I don't have much fabric left.

OK, ladies, which cushions do you want each?







P.S. I hate putting in zips.
P.P.S. SCREW "scant quarter-inch seams". *goes back to practising for the sofa quilt*

Comments

[eye-of-a-cat.livejournal.com]

I am prepared to fight for the one on the right, although both of them are gorgeous. So pretty! And thank you!

(On a completely irrelevant note, but worth relating anyway: one of my students claimed today that he'd cried at Watership Down, "but they were manly tears.")

[elettaria.livejournal.com]

Was that student ghost_of_a_flea in disguise, perchance? Not sure if he'd cry over that particular book, but that's completely the way he'd mention it if he did. Anyway, I'm most impressed. What did the other students say, and what on earth was the context?

Usefully, I think catnip_junkie prefers the one on the left, so that saves trouble. I'm with you on this, mainly because I adore turquoises and rather like turnstyle patterns, especially the more abstract ones.

[eye-of-a-cat.livejournal.com]

The other students looked suitably impressed. Can't remember exactly what the context was, although in a wider sense, it was probably A Bunch Of Students Being Scared Of Me Because I Was 'Bad Cop' At The Start Of The Class.

[pinotnotnoir.livejournal.com]

You are very clever. They are lovely!

[catnip-junkie.livejournal.com]

*loves* Thank you!!!! *does a little cushion dance*

[elettaria.livejournal.com]

What are you going to do, hold one in each hand and wave them about like pom-poms?