Duck Cushions

These were made as a Christmas present for my mother. My parents were in the middle of building an extension to their house and the new downstairs room (now called the 'porch' although it's large enough to be another lounge) had very little in it. The walls had been painted yellow and there was talk of getting a sofa for it, so I made these to go with the existing colour scheme

Cute, aren't they? I thought so too, and so did my mother (thankfully!). I chose ducks because my mother thinks they are adorable, and I can't fault her judgement there! I didn't want to make them identical, so mirrored the ducks and swapped the yellow fabrics over in the second one. I still can't tell which way round I prefer. Possibly the one on the right? Who even knows...

Tadaa! A zip to make it easier to clean the cover! It's almost like a professional cushion cover! The zip was stitched in by hand because that seemed to be the best way to keep it looking so neat. The cushion pad inside was bought from a local homeware store I think...

Plain white material on the back to match the front middle square. Really this is a ridiculously simple yet good looking design!

Aaand one of the little duckies! I learnt blanket stitch for this project to keep the edges from going horrible and to add a touch of class. The duck was then hand stitched on in yellow which you can't see because I was a genius and hid the stitches! Ahahaha!

In Summary

I actually can't think of a single thing about these cushions I am unhappy with. And that's pretty much a first.

My mother was pleased with them, so I completed my brief

I am happy I learnt a new stitch! Always love it when a project teaches me something new.

These cushions are so easy to make. I could literally make a dozen in an afternoon I think. 

I am happy with these. And happy I decided to write a post about them and remind myself that sometimes, everything works out, and I have enough time, fabric and thread to make it as perfect as I ever could