Summer Wedges

I have already blogged about the Angry Cushion on the left, and today I finished the one on the right, Summer Wedges.

 

The pair of them are now sitting on the sofa looking very bright and cheerful.

 

 

 

This one started with 36, 10 degree wedges sewn together to form a ring.

I then turned under the edges and appliqued the whole thing onto a

 25" square piece of pinky-purple linen.

 

 

I used some wadding to back the panel and did some circular quilting in the centre and around the edge of the wedges to hold it all together.

 

 

The reverse is made from the remaining piece of purple velvet with a concealed zip

as for the Angry Cushion. 

 

I was lucky enough to have had a whole day of sewing with not a lot else on, bliss.

The second project was to make a new peg bag
as last years was looking a bit sad.

 

 

This time I used old jeans to make the back and top sections,

with stitch and flip on the bottom panel as before.
(My tutorial can be found here).
 

 

I managed to use the waist band for the top section and so I didn't even have to hem it, sneaky!
 

 

When I went out to get pictures of the cushions the new peg bag was already in use

 and  I like this 'real life' picture with the birthday bunting still up

 and waiting for another June birthday in a few days.

 

Have a good week.

 





A Colour Wheel of Wedges

 

I have been playing with the wedges, arranging and rearranging them on the floor.
They are ten degree wedges cut with a ruler from strips of 8" fabric.
 

In the end I opted for a colour wheel separated by white strips.

At the moment I have just tacked the edges under
but the plan is a second cushion to go with this one which is getting well used already on the sofa.

 

It is such a beautiful day here in Cornwall and I just had to get some photos in the garden.

I enjoyed experimenting with pictures and seeing how the wheel changes in different settings.
 

 

This blue pot of geraniums is brightening up the back door step.
 

Blue sky, white clouds, green hedges and fields

 (and a willing model, well sort of!).

 

Self seeded Calendula around the vegetable beds.  

 



 

In the shade of the wisteria on the bleached wood of the garden table.

And finally last night,
on some rotten wood next to the Valerian which has self seeded on a wall.
Not quite in time to catch the setting sun which sneaked away behind a cloud.

Wedges on the Water Butt

 

 

I have been playing with my new 10 degree wedge ruler, another lovely birthday present.

I haven't even done any sewing yet, just having fun with colour and pattern.

 

I went out into the garden to catch the very last of the sun and the only place I could find to get a picture was on the water butt.

 

Then I noticed I wasn't alone.

Piglet was quietly sitting there with a smile on his face.
 

So I moved him round so that he could get a better look!

I think he likes them as much as I do...

more soon.