Monday 3 March 2014

walking in the air


it's monday! my favourite day of the week.

yesterday it was my brothers birthday and we all know what that means, yes! a handmade present, yay! do you remember this panel from ages ago?


i said i was going to make a cushion for him moving to england, well his birthday came first so i made it for his birthday. 


some straight line quilting, a little bit of appliqué, some binding and ta-dah! a cushion is made, i really like this map print from out to sea by sarah jane.



have you guessed his name yet? i am also happy to say that he loved it! and took a nap on it straight away, i would say that it was a success, yay! cause you just never know with handmade gifts.
now you've seen the cushion you might be wondering what age he is, any guesses? here's a clue


yes he turned 23! and every 23 year old needs a map cushion (he studied geography, so at least its relevant haha) with their name appliquéd onto it.

two birds, one stone i got to make a handmade birthday present and put a tick on my FAL quarter 1 list,  win, win!

rachael x

oh and before i forget there was also cake, a polka dot cake


just a quick photo i snapped before it was all eaten, it was yummy!!

3 comments:

  1. That's such a nice personal gift for a fella. Of course it was a winner :)

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  2. Gorgeous 'man' gift. Well done! Jxo

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