About 18 months ago I bought a selection of blue and grey fabrics to make a Christmas present for my husband:
I ran out of time to make it then, and then we moved and had a baby …
But it finally got made and he got it for his birthday last month!
We are big Dr Who fans in our house, and when I saw the Dr Who patterns by Whims and Fancies I knew that that was what I wanted to make.
I chose the Dalek pattern. It was more complicated than any of the paper piecing patterns I’d followed before, with 19 sections to make and then join together. But I did it, and a Dalek was made:
The final step was to turn it into a cushion.
The cushion insert is one from ikea, which is a nice big 50cm square – much smaller and the picture would start to get lost in the curves to the edges.
I had some Dr Who print fabric that I had left from making shorts a while ago, and that was perfect to border the Dalek picture:
The back is a simple envelope opening, also in the Dr Who print:
He’s very pleased with his cushion and it’s now sitting on our sofa 🙂
I’m linking up with And Sew We Craft Together
It looks fab, Jodie! Well done x
Also you were the lucky winner of the newsletter giveaway. Can you please send me your postal address and I’ll pop your prize in the mail as soon as I can get to the post office.
A x
I just love your Dalek cushion and the Dr. Who fabric you used to frame and finish it!
You did a wonderful job!
My three grown children would also love pillows like this 🙂