Long Weekend...

I spent a lovely, relaxed Victoria Day long weekend enjoying time with my family,  gardening and sewing another cushion cover.  I've been admiring the "Love Beads" quilt from the book the Modern Quilt Workshop for ages now, so I decided to try making a "bead" using some of my scrappy yardage.  I love trying new ideas out on a small scale - cushion covers are a just the right size for experimenting.

 Linen was my background fabric for this cover as with the previous two designs. Although I didn't quilt this cover as densely as the other two, I did have some fun free motion quilting a flower design into the patchwork circle (like I used for this quilt) and then hand embroidering some "petals" around it.

 I also tried out a new foot that I acquired from a thrift store visit - it's a foot for inserting invisible zippers. It worked like a dream on Belle and I will be using it from now on for sewing in invisible zippers.

 Here you have the three new covers temporarily arrayed on our love seat, patchwork sides up

 and here's the reverse side of each.  These three are destined for my bed, but I still need to finish the quilt that they were made to complement.

The covers have made for some fun Spring sewing!