Another Patch work

Have bits and pieces of fabric. Create a new Patch work Cushion cover.

Materials needed

Scraps of fabric
½ m Plain fabric for back
Knowledge of sewing

Method - Front

Cut the pieces of fabric into squares of 31/2 inch squares. Arrange and see how the patterns will look good. If the fabric are of contrast shades/designs it will look better. Have few plain squares in between. Cut as many squares as required. I have made a 4X4 square.
Stitch the squares as arranged. To get the required size of the cushion I have added another straight piece of fabric from 2 contrast designs.

Method - Attaching the back with overlap

Cut the backing fabric into two.One should have length more than the other. The extra length should be kept as the overlap. The total length and width should be as required for the cushion plus the seam allowance.

Attach the front panel to the backing material with overlap. Attach velcrove or buttons ont the overlap.

Cushion cover for your favourite cushion is ready!

Appliqued pillow case

Materials

Plain Cotton Fabric
Fabric for the remaining part of the pillow case
Fabric scraps
Fevicol
Fabric colours

Have a design drawn on a paper. Choose appropriate fabric scraps and cut them into the required shapes.

Draw the picture onto the plain fabric. Using fevicol spotting position the shapes on the fabric. Stitch the sides. It will be easy if zig-zag machine stitch is done, otherwise it has to be done by hand using stitches like button hole stitch.

I have used appliqués for the main portions and have painted the leaves, grass, flower stalk etc using fabric colours.

Once completed, press on the reverse. Attach this as the front panel for the pillow case.

Appliqued TV cover

Materials needed:
Cotton fabric - around 2 meters.
Fabric scraps of various colors as per our design
Scraps from previous projects can be used
Cardbord pieces or old greeting cards for the templates
Flowers, sequins, lace etc
Velcrove

Method:

Cutting applique.

Cut the design of your choice on the card board pieces. Using these as templates, cut out the design from the fabric scraps of your choice. Leave an extra 1/4 " and cut the shapes. If required fold and press the seams for the patterns. Beginners can do a loose running stitch by hand if required. If this done the seams will be neat when attached to the fabric.

Attaching the design patterns.

The fabric for the Cover can be a new one or you can even recycle any thick material whose color is not faded.

Cut a piece of fabric with the measurements of the TV front, length and height.(Add an additional inch for the seam). Stitch the seam. Place the patterns as required and fix them with pins or little bit fevicol. Stitch over the seam with close straight stitiches by hand. If machine embroidery is there, then close zig-zag stitches can be used. This will give an outline highlighting the design also.

Attach the flowers or sequins as required. Attach the lace to the sides of the fabric for the border. The front part of the Cover is ready.


Now as shown in the diagram, measure the height and width of the TV and mark on the fabric. Cut the four pieces for the 2 sides, top and the back as required. The back piece can be short, just for support, as the back of the TV has air vents for cooling. Stitch the seam for pieces, after joining the top, sides and back pieces.

Attach the front appliqued panel to the middle part, which becomes the top of the cover. Velcrove pieces can be attached to height of the panel and the height of the sides.

Your beautiful TV cover is ready!