Lola cushion

 

It was time to stitch up some of the Sew Quirky projects from the mystery box. I have included two Sew Quirky projects in the 2026 UFO challenge for our group. Even though number 12 has not yet been pulled, I chose the project t enter in our local Eisteddfod, and hand in day is this coming Saturday!!

I increased the design by 100%. The preparation takes some time as the pieces are small and fiddly. Though my biggest challenge has been losing one of the lenses of the sunglasses. I was determined not to prep the pieces again, so I kept looking for the piece as I worked on the other parts of the applique. Eight hours later, I discovered the pieces stuck to the underside of my slippers. That did make us laugh and it was a relief not to have to cut out the pieces again.

I used Glide threads for the applique and also added hot fix rhinestones to the centres of the flowers for some extra sparkle. The striped border picks up the black and white of the Dalmatian.

I closed the back of the cushion with snaps but totally forgot to add a label. I now need to work on Croak Couture, also by Sew Quirky, to enter it into the Eisteddfod.