batik – THE COMPULSIVE SEAMSTRESS

These have turned out so cute, I have to share them early! Still have another couple to make, but here is a glimpse at a couple of pretty cushions I have made with inspiration from the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this year. The main fabric is Irish linen, which I love. The crowns are pink batik, free machined onto the linen. Both measure 30x30cm. I do hope to sell them quickly so I have space to do the other stuff I need to do!

One more for your viewing pleasure! And an update, all 3 cushions have been sold to kate at Ivy Heart in Shipston on Stour. From the way she reacted to them I seriously doubt they will be in the shop! They will have found their way to her house by this evening! 😀

Large crown cushion — Large Crown applique with vermicelli and pebble quilting stitches for colour and texture

stitching detail — Detail of the stitching.

So there I was, waiting for the sewing repair man to open, and I thought I’d check out a little fabric shop in Kenilworth. Linda Harper’s is on the High St (opposite Sainsbury’s), nothing to shout about from the outside. I hadn’t been there in years, and wasn’t even sure if it was still there. Once inside I realised I had made a terrible mistake! There was no way I was getting out without buying something!! They have their cotton fabrics all grouped in colour order, then the linens, then the silks, you get where I am going… Wool and fleeces are in a different room. The temptation was ENORMOUS!!

So this is what I absolutely had to have before leaving. I was still looking for something for the Knot Dress, wouldn’t you know it, but nothing in my stash was right. I am not going to use any of these for the dress either, but I know they will come in handy one day! I figure they will make perfect vintage garments, they have that vibe.

vintage-y cottons — Vintage feel cotton fabrics

Fixed sewing machine and overlocker in the boot, I head home, via Stratford. I have run out of calico, so headed to Fred Winter. Once again, a very dangerous maneuver! I added to the calico some vibrant red batik, which will be perfect for a 60’s dress pattern I got from Etsy last month, and a rather interesting Liberty print – which I think is the fabric for the Knot Dress.