Decorate Cushion | Simply Solids Tutorial {Quilting}

Today I am blogging over at Simply Solids and showing you how to make this cushion - check it out!

Thanks Justine for letting me play with all these vibrant colours!

Lumimarja {quilting}

I am usually one to disregard instructions and jump right in on the basis that I will work it out in the end. Maybe motherhood has changed me, napping slots are just too short, but I decided to try out a section of my new pattern.. Also I only had a tiny bit of cream fabric. And ta dah! here is the tiniest of pincushion.  

Note the carefully chosen pins to match the colour scheme!

I have never done HTS quilting before. And now that I sort of know how to do it, you are definitely going to see more of them!

- Pattern: My own, available here (the white box)

- Fabric: all Kona solids, except the cream which is from my Lumimarja fabric
- Result: I love the colour scheme, I think it works really well. I think the full pattern would make a wonderful play mat for Baby MiH, he loves contrasting colours at the moment!

I cut everything in a bigger size, so it was easier to make the triangles, and only downsized when it came to the piecing. Each square was 1x1 inch... The smallest project I have ever made (may ever make). However it is great practice, I really had to pay attention to what I was doing (again something I am not necessarily good at). 

Sometimes with pictures, you don't necessarily realise the scale of the project. And yes this is only a couple of inches. 

Linking up to Finishing up Friday and TGIFF today. And guess who is hosting TGIFF next week, yes that would be me! So get all your lovely projects finished (ok one would do), and post them on Friday HERE - I will even post in the morning... Although can someone have a chat with Baby MiH about mornings so it can actually happen??