I Made A Cushion!

Hello and happy June!!

I finally treated myself to a sewing machine (it's been a long time coming to be honest) and my first project was to make myself a cushion. I've been cushion-less at my computer chair since moving, so it was definitely a necessary first make!

I've made a fair few cushions in my time, so I knew what I was doing in that respect, but the difficult part for me was learning how to use the sewing machine. I'm an extremely confident hand sewer, but have not used a machine since my school days (so that would have been around 2006/07), so to say I was a little apprehensive before using it was an understatement. Once I did set it up (it was easier than I had imagined) and after a few practise runs, I think I absolutely love using it! It honestly speeds up the process so much- things which would have previously taken me hours by hand, now take just a few minutes. It's amazing!

I can't wait to get stuck in and challenge myself to harder patterns (or patterns in general actually- I usually use my own patterns/ designs, but it'll be a good task to follow something step by step). But first, I think I'll make a few more cushions and small simple projects to get used to the machine and then move on to something more complex when I feel confident enough.

I love the fabric I used- to be honest I'm a sucker for anything with a nice animal design on (especially if it looks super cute or if it's of a bear)! I saw this in Hobbycraft and couldn't resist. It was originally intended for the blinds I'm planning on making for my room, but I thought with it being so dark it would have made the room look dingy. By this point I had already purchased the fabric, so could not take it back, so thought I'd use it for cushions instead. And then think of anything else I can make with the leftovers (I have 2 metres of it)!

Below are some images: the first is a close up of the machine stitching, secondly is a close up of the hand sewn detail which I used to sew up the open edge (I'm not confident enough with the machine that I'll do a neat job at top stitching just yet), followed by the finished cushion.

Watch this space for more!