I chose suitable fabric - mum loves pigs, dad loves Notts County (a football team who play in black and white). They are quilted in a simple grid.
I didn't follow a pattern, I used a cardboard sleeve that I'd swiped from a coffee shop as a template and just winged it. Both are bound and I chose nice big buttons to fasten them.
Mum loves green as well as pink, so I chose green for the inside and binding. Dad got different black and white prints. I sewed the binding on by hand as I just can't do it on the machine and think that those of you who can have special superpowers.
Erm, seem to have taken loads of photos and can't think of anything else to say.
How about a flat one?
13 comments:
They are lovely, Wendy! What a great idea. I really like that black and white print with the wiggly bubble lines.
They look great! I asked the girl in our quilt shop about sewing the binding using the stitch in the ditch method and she said the secret is LOADS of pins. Sew the first seam on the machine. Then fold it over so that it just covers the stitching. Pin it in place so the pins are about 1mm onto the edge then literally do this all around with one pin directly after another and machine, it works!!
these are a great idea I am sure they will be well used
They've worked beautifully, I must say. And as for the superpowers - we all think someone else has superpowers, and fail to realise they may think the same about us!
They are great Wendy and I bet they are very useful as well as pretty! Christine x
These are so much nicer than the cardboard covers and I am sure better at the job too!
Lovely gifts
Those are cute - I'm sure your mom and dad loved 'em :D
Great job! I think they look fantastic :D
CUTE! Love the piglets.
great idea, good execution and beautiful prints!
They're lovely! I knitted a bunch (and then felted them) as gifts some years back.
love these, I'm sure they're well used
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