Karen, a work friend asked me to make a cushion from her father’s shirt as a gift for her daughter at Christmas. I was honoured to be asked if a little shaky, as I had to get it right first time. The example she gave me from the internet had an embroidered patch with lovely words on it which she wanted. I do not have an embroidery machine so I had to look for an alternative.
She chose a lovely cuddly shirt.
I used a 20 inch cushion inner to make a big comfy cushion.
With seam allowances I managed to cut a 22 x 22 inch square, whilst including the pocket top right.
No zip or fastener was needed as Annette told me to use the buttons as the opening for the cushion. Drrr she’s the brains.
The words were a whole other issue.
I typed the words into Word and printed them out in different fonts and sent a photo to Karen for approval.
I had been looking at printing on fabric using an inkjet printer.
The Graphics Fairy online demonstrates this beautifully.
Cut out a piece of Freezer Paper (available in craft shops) slightly larger than A4.
Cut out a piece of fabric A4.
Iron the paper to the fabric, waxy side to back of fabric. So fabric, good side down, paper waxy side down on top.
It only takes a few seconds, just keep ironing until they are stuck together. If it bubbles you have them in the wrong order.
Cut both pieces to exactly A4.
Put into printer so that the good side of the fabric will be printed on. Use a blank test page with a cross on it if you are not sure.
** When printed leave the ink to dry for a short while, especially if the colours are dense.
Peel the freezer paper away from the fabric.
Set the ink by bathing the fabric in a shallow tray of white vinegar. Then rinse with water to take away any odour. Fabreze may help it the odours persists.
I then sewed the printed fabric onto the cushion front piece. Then made up the cushion by sewing around the edges. Turned it right side out and added the cushion inner.
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