Nevertheless my friend asked me to make some bunting for her daughter's bedroom, and I started to. I really did try. The little miss had chosen some of her favourite things and sent me photos of them as requested for me to use as a starting point... and then it was over to me... I started making some hexagons in the colours she suggested and everything... but I just couldn't do it. In the same way that I couldn't wear croc shoes or pedal pushers. I just couldn't be that girl.
So, despite this being my first commission, I suppose, I changed the rules. Instead we agreed on a lovingly handmade, custom cushion.
Bright, patterned hexagons appliqued onto a purple background, shadowed by baby pink hand stitches in quilting thread, framed with raspberry pink.
I hope that this means that it will have a longer life. In fact I like to dream that it will be something she can keep for a long time. It's soft and envelope backed so it ought to survive well. I would be more than happy to have it in my flat now!
The back is lilac and pink - with my first ever attempt at branding/ labelling something I made...
The label is hand appliqued on with the 'n''b''n' and 'q' are picked out in sparkly purple thread too.
All I see are imperfections there, but it was my first ever attempt so I'm trying not to give myself a hard time about that.
She gets it this week and I am DYING to know the response. *fingers crossed*
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Loved what you write on flickr about coming to London - already I am thinking of you as "MAD SAL" (said in a Miss Piggy voice). Hope you're doing my class!
ReplyDeleteOh Lynne you are sweet. Miss Piggy has always been a role model! Nice to have a non-submissive, uncompromising female to look up to as a child no?
DeleteI'm not signed up for your class unfortunately. I'll probably sidle up to you at some point though and bang on about how much I like your blog - or if I stay in the comfort of a capsule wardrobe of black stuff - you may well spot me first!
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Love to meet you! And I like your label!
ReplyDeleteThank you Betty that's very kind of you to say. I look forward to meeting you in that London! x
DeleteJust came to have a nosy from flickr FQ London and say hello :-) Nice cushion, and the label looks lovely. If you reckon you're a perfectionist, is that just with your own stuff? Just wondering what kind of a distance to keep if I show you anything I've done.... lol See you in london!
ReplyDeleteYes, Sarah it's only myself that I perfectionise over. My brain does zoom-zoom down to a micro (some would say nano) scale to find faults in my makes, whereas in others work it's just a sign of something made by hand by a real person. It seems silly I know to appreciate the imperfections of handmade in everyone else's expect for my own, but what can I say?
DeleteHaving had a quick hop to your blog I don't think you've anything to worry about from me though!
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