What's Your Hobby? - Fall Class In Manhattan

I'm just loving the fabric I've used for this sample cushion for my next class at The City Quilter in Manhattan - it's Trèfle Sewing Room by Kokka Japan.

I did fussy cut it quite a bit,

"What Is Your Hobby?"

A close up on the quilting

And this pic's so close you can see the stitch detail and all three colours of Aurifil 50/2 thread - #2850 Medium Juniper, #2450 Rose and #4140 Wedgewood.

My small label detail

and the hidden zipper with hidden text too "Sewing Machine".

The quilted front

and the fussy cut back.

The cushion is on display in store and here's full details of the two day workshop I'm teaching there.

Hidden Zippered Quilted Pillow - $85

2 Day Workshop, Chelsea, Manhattan:
Sunday, 14 & 28 September 2014 - 12 noon to 4.00 pm

No-one can have too many pillows and these quilted pillow

s with a decorative trim concealing the hidden zipper will give your sofa a new look or make a great gift for a friend.  Over 2 classes learn how to quilt a pillow top, make a pillow cover and insert a hidden zipper.

Open to anyone who knows how to use a rotary cutter and sewing machine and can sew a straight seam.

Email madebyChrissieD@hotmail.com for location and registration details.



Home for a month from uni my daughter, Flicky, has trialled my class pattern for me and gone cushion crazy making these three fab versions of the class cushion ready to move into her new home in St Andrews, Scotland in September - you might want to take a look at the 'castle' she lived in for the last year!

The class pattern is a modified quicker and easier version of the tute here on my blog, and Flicky's gone a step further customising the quilting on each cushion perfectly for her chosen fabrics - scrummy Kokka, Echino, Essex Linen and 3 fabrics from the new brand new Cotton + Steel collection.


Front: Cotton + Steel Hatbox 4000-002 cotton by Alexia Marcelle Abegg and Robert Kaufman  Essex Linen - Navy
Back Upper: Robert Kaufman Essex Linen - Navy
Back Lower: Cotton + Steel Hatbox 4001-052 cotton canvas by Alexia Marcelle Abegg


Front: Cotton/linen fabric, selvedge reads "made in Japan - Project: by Cotton"
Back Upper and Lower: Moda linen mochi dot by MoMo - Boysenberry and Teal


Front: Cotton + Steel Hatbox 4004-032 cotton canvas by Alexia Marcelle Abegg
Back Upper: Moda linen mochi dot by MoMo - Magenta
Back Lower: echino ni-co - scooter_b


If you're interested in seeing how my students went on in my class I've blogged about it here :D


If you live in the greater New York area or are making a quick visit to the Big Apple, why not join in one of my classes?
You can find details of all Fall classes I'm teaching via the 'My Classes' link in the side bar or by clicking the link button below:

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