Monday 2 March 2015

Conquering curves, continued!

This will be the last of the 'Curves' posts for a while, but I wanted to share the final project that I made from Rachel's Curves Class: The Orange Peel Pillow.

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This project came with a warning about its trickiness, so I approached it cautiously, making sure that I cut each piece individually and accurately. This time round we were told to pin all the curves, which took forever, but I can see why it was needed. Achieving accuracy was definitely tricky. I didn't unpick any of my sewing, but you can see below that I missed the mark slightly in a couple of places.

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I decided, as I didn't have any interfacing, to use a really thin batting and quilted around the edge of the outside orange peels, as well as a few invisible stitches right in the center.

I used the focus fabric for the back and installed a hidden zipper. I think the back is nearly as pretty as the front!

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This was a time consuming project, but one where I can happily see the progress I have made in sewing curves. There are more projects from the class that I really want to make, but they will have to wait a while.

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17 comments:

  1. It looks great! I really like how the pillow looks like you are looking out through a fancy decorative window into a beautiful garden.

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  2. Full of admiration for your trying new skills! I am stuck in a rut of squares, squares and more squares ;-)

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  3. I was wondering how you sewed down the petals. Are they hand sewn? They look perfect!

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  4. Gorgeous cushion Deborah, you really rocked those curves!

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  5. This pillow was a great way to highlight that main floral -- love it! And I really like how you used four different fabrics for the center orange peels. If I tackle a second, I think I'll follow your lead with the center color choices ...

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  6. Your curves look great!! I like the way your layout feathers the central peels and makes them look like a flower. And love that blue floral!!

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  7. Deborah, I love this SO much! Beautiful work!! The solid curves are spectacular.

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  8. you made a great job of this. I have done this class too and am mid way through the Wheel quilt. This pillow is on my to do list but I think I will wait for winter in July (I am in NZ) before I tackle it! I am impressed with your results and your choice of fabrics is so pretty and delicate

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  9. Beautiful cushion. I love the projects on the curves class but haven't had the chance much to get anything finished. Really like that dark purple and the backing fabric is gorgeous!

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  10. This pillow is beautiful! The purples and blues are so pretty together! I do like the look of curves but my lazy self prefers them kind of wonky because I don't have the patience for all that pinning. I haven't seen any other curves classes projects so I do hope you share more when you get the time!!!

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  11. gorgeous cushion Deborah, i love orange peels!! As a matter of fact, i have loved all of the projects you have created from Rachel's class.

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  12. Great curves Deborah....and the orange peels look great too.....hehehe....
    Orange peels are on my list of things to try, so thanks for sharing as I will be prepared for the hard work!
    Jen

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  13. You made some great curves!

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  14. Awesome job! You are so inspiring with tackling all these challenges!

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  15. Gorgeous pillow Deborah. You are a pro at working those curves. They look amazing.

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  16. Deborah, that is a beautiful pillow! I would say you are well on your way to conquering curves! I really love your fabric choices too - especially that focus fabric!

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  17. I love the focus fabric you chose. With this project under your belt, you could make a double wedding ring next! :) I made mine by machine and can vouch for the pin lots and pin often advice.

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