I started making this
quilt cover and pillow case set for my eldest daughter for her new
room and bed (she was moving out of the little bedroom to make way
for her baby sibling).
The original idea for
this set was to use up the scraps of fabric that I had collected
(over bought!) while making bits for the nursery. I had made the
appliquéd ABC chart for my daughters first Christmas, but had only
used up some of the tiny scraps making the bird peg rail and there
was still plenty left over.
The white backing
fabric was a single flat sheet from my local supermarket – it was
the cheapest option especially during their sales.
The character is cut
out of Mitsy Mouse Lilac fabric (Prestigious Textiles Safari Park
Collection).
The large patches were
machine stitched and sewn together using a French seam (to strengthen
each seam). The appliqué was held in place using iron fusing before
being stitched with a small tight zig zag. To close the duvet cover,
I used the popper tape you can buy from haberdashery shops.
The quilt was finished,
but the pillow case just got left on the to do pile...
So after a couple of
years the pillow case was finally completed and now the whole set is
now in use.
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