The project that I think has been the most fun so far has been making the cushions for the lounge. I bought some lovely rose-patterned fabric from ebay, and have used that as the basic colour-scheme for the room. To make it go further I only made two cushions with just the fabric (which you can just see poking in at the corners of the pic). The rest was a mix and match with other fabrics I had.
The cream stripey fabric is part of a (fantastically cheap) ex-bedspread from Ikea which I cut up (the rest is made into curtains for the kitchen - 3 sets of curtains for around 12 quid - how much do I love Ikea!). I used some of the offcuts from the rose fabric and zig-zagged them on the sewing machine so the edges wouldn't fray.
The Union Jack cushion has sentimental value for me, as I made it with some of the leftover ribbons which were a big part of the decor for my wedding in January. I still have a fair-sized collection of them to use up, and I'm sure they'll be featuring again in this blog :) The back is made from the rose fabric, and the front is part of an old blanket which I bought years ago and which had become stained. I love the contrast of textures between the matte rose fabric, the soft wool and the shiny and sequinned ribbons.
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