Scottie Quilt and Furniture Makeover

Today I was browsing through the quilting book Angie gave me and I found a pattern for a quilt featuring a scottie dog. I've never tried quilting before but this is so appealing and I have some lovely red gingham fabric for the dog jacket.

It said it was for beginners with step by step instructions and I am thinking of trying it on a cushion cover first to give to Catherine (she's our quilting sister) and she'll be mega impressed if I do this....Wish me luck!

...Thanks Angie, just what I needed...something new to obsess about! Guess what ye're getting for Christmas?

 

....and voila! Here is the finished cushion...I didn't actually quilt it just appliqued it as a trial run.....maybe I should try a quilt.  

Furniture Makeover

...and at last I have finished my wicker furniture makeover...I got this three piece suite about a year ago from www.jumbletown.ie one of the freecycle sites, with a view to making it into  shabby chic roses furniture. When I got it all the zips were broken, the wicker was gloomy and dark and the colour of the cushions was very dull. 

I could see the finished look in my mind and I made throw pillows to match from leftover fabric and vintage accordian pleat lace from slips. The fabric I used was bought on Ebay as vintage curtains. I did not even try to match fabrics. Instead I chose two rose prints with similar colours.  So -Roses is the theme and pulls it all together and the colours in the prints work so well that the throw pillows are interchangeable....I don't know why I took so long to complete this project as it only took a few hours in the end! Here is a close up of the throw cushions - I love how they turned out.

Comments

[kimme @ irish cottage dreams]

That is lovely!! Come to my house and redo a
few of my chairs :)

Best wishes ~kimme

[angie lee]

you really are morn than just a pretty face !!!!!!

[Mary]

That chair turned out beautifully! I wish I had some wicker furniture. I just love it! I am trying to come up with some ideas for my porch and you've given me some inspiration. Now I need to get busy!

[debby]

HOW lovely!
I'm coming over to sit my tookas on them. Keep them warm. :)

I love projects like Scottie dog: but he would probably end up crooked and ... we'll. Not so cute if I did it. ;)
good luck!d

[Colleen]

Oh you are a miracle worker for sure!This is sooo lovely! Makes one want to sit for hours and drink tea...
The quilt will be great - that's one craft I can't bring myself to try - I don't sew well and I am a "short-attention-span" person - I'd be bored before I finsihed!
Colleen

[Therese]

Yer only brilliant! The chairs/cusions are fabulous. And you'll be great at the quilting - yer a dab hand at the sewing altogether. Teeda

[Tanya]

the wicker set came out wonderfully. I have a special spot in my heart for white wicker. Remember the grandma I spoke of with the shamrock music box? Well she had a guest room/slash Tanya's bedroom that was done with big blue roses and.... white wicker. I would gladly recreate that room in an heartbeat. Well except for that hideous old gold carpet.

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

Oh, the furniture looks so nice and smooshy, Pam! What an excellent job, perfect for sitting and reading in now. -Jenn