Because several of you had questions in December about the size of this pre-felt rug...
...here are photos with a 36-inch (yardstick) for reference.
I really fell in love with the look and texture of this project while working on it...
...so I decided to make a couple of Mandala pillows to match!
I began by covering the resist with pre-felt snippets...
...then added a layer of cotton gauze and wool batts, and flipped it over.
The art batt-wrapped 'design' side...
...and the back (flap) side.
Because my daughter was so happy with her rug...
...I decided to make two coordinating pillows for her, as well!
I used the same felting method as before...
...covering the resist with bits of pre-felt, then cotton gauze, then wool batts.
I wanted the shape to remain round after felting (and not narrow into an oval)...
...so I hypothesized that if I added a narrow resist 'flange' to the back side...
...I would have enough additional felted 'material' to act as a flap for stitching the pillow closed.
Next time: how this idea worked out for me...
...and some modifications for pillow number two. :)
12 comments:
Awesome! The rug is so nice and colorful! Interesting idea about using a flange,I cannot wait to see the results!
thanx for share your art with us! Its so beautiful!
Great colours (as always :) Heather, and LOVE the design! I can't wait to see the finished pillow x
Kelly-Thanks! I actually thought of the flange idea when I was considering making the flower pillow that you and Deborah made. Of course, mine turned into a purse, but the idea remained. :)
Caetnaka--You are very welcome!!
Deborah--I'm glad you like it! These wildly colorful projects really appeal to me, too!
Hurry, hurry parts 2-3 please! I absolutely love both designs, they remind me of mosaics. Really wonderful!
It certainly seems like a good start..
Melissa--Thanks! Yes...we are certainly 'bold color girls', aren't we?!?! :)
Rachel--I hope you'll like the finished pillows.
Wonderful!
Heather, you really are a rock star! I can't wait to see these pillows. Thanks for the ruler references too.
Jackie--Thanks! :)
Andrea--I hope you'll like them.
(I know people were wondering about the size of the rug.) XXO-
The rug is really striking and I love the idea of round cushions!! :)
Monika--Thanks! I had been wanting to make a maze-like project for some time and pillows seemed like a good format for it.
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