I remembered a tutorial on Oh, Fransson from ages ago that got me started. After a quick read, I fussy cut five 3.5 inch squares of Melody Miller teacups and then the same of a red/white texty print that I don't know the name of. I also cut ten 3.5 inch squares of batting, matching each one to a top/bottom and securing it with a grid of stitching about 1 inch in from the edge.
I just matched right sides together, stitched three sides and then flipped them right side out and filled them three quarters full with dried soya beans. Before flipping, I did trim the corners off and cut away the batting that would have really bulked up the seams. They were then hand stitched closed. Easy peasy.
I do wish that I used something a bit heavier as a filling, but these will due for the time being. They do seem to work, though - they can at least hold down a little pile of LV fabrics in a Galway breeze. That's saying something!
18 comments:
Very cute :o)
brilliant idea!
That's a brilliant idea! And love the colour choices.
Stylish and practical!! Win, win! Jxo
Very cute teacup fabric - love the aqua and red combo! I've also used silica sand as the filling for a couple of pin cushions, which have doubled as fabric weights.
Good idea! Funnily Mark asked me to make him the exact same things this week to hold down art prints!
great idea, and those tea-cups are just so cute!
Very clever...and useful!
Hi Cindy! Great idea and so cute! I love the fabric with cups! x Teje
Cute!
great for putting on a pile of paper napkins on s picnic table, or on the "posh" occasions, a picnic tablecloth
This could be why I cut big pieces on the floor. But they are a very good idea especially as the sewing outside season starts.
Those are a great idea. For cutting big pieces, you might want to fold up the edges so they don't drag the piece as you cut and distort the edge.
The Galway Breeze! Lol.
Very, very clever and cute....
What a good idea! Thanks for sharing, they're very cute and practical too.
Some gold coins might help weigh them down ! Very cute!
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