Never understimate the amount of work that goes into patchwork – this cushion cover took me about a month!
All these fabrics came from my stash; there are a few scraps from old projects in there, as well as stuff I was given. Every hexagon was sewn together by hand, too. I think there’s about 50-odd hexagons all up.
I made one big front piece and two smaller back pieces that overlap to hide the insert.
This rocky border is definitely because I wanted to add interest, and not because the final patchwork pieces were still a little bit short.
I put quite a big overlap between the two back pieces, which does hide some of the patches. It also makes it difficult to get the cover on!
When the cover comes off for washing (in about 5 years), I’ll probably make the overlap at the back a little smaller. If I was making this again, I would put a zip in one edge and have one big piece of patchwork for the back instead of two smaller pieces.
In the meantime, it’s a versatile little cushion for relaxing outdoors or propping up a book indoors. (I don’t think my dog is too impressed….)
Anyways, see ya!
Yves
My Life in Miniature 