Tinha comprado, há algum tempo, na ‘Feira dos Tecidos’ um retalho com um motivo da arca de Noé, porque me apaixonei à primeira vista! Era tão alegre que só de olhar me fazia sorrir. Quando o comprei não tinha qualquer ideia do que ia fazer mas, um dia estava a olhar para ele e reparei que conseguia cortá-lo de forma a obter 3 imagens completas de cerca de 60 cm * 60 cm:
For G. and M., two little boys of 4 and 3 years, respectively, I decided to make a cushion.
I had bought, some time ago, in ‘Feira dos Tecidos' (a Portuguese shop that sells fabrics) a fabric with a Noah's ark theme, because I fell in love at first sight! It was so happy that made me smile every time I look to it. When I bought it, I had no idea what was I going to do with it but, one day I was looking at it and I noticed that I could cut it in order to get 3 full images of approximately 60 cm * 60 cm:
E ainda ficava com estes restos:
And get these leftovers:
Bom, quando vi os quadrados, nasceu a ideia das almofadas!
Para as costas das almofadas escolhi um tecido de quadradinhos azuis e um de cor-de-rosa (claro que também tinha que fazer uma para a pequena Papgena):
Well, when I saw the squares, the idea of pillows was born!
For the back I choose a blue squares fabric and a pink fabric one (I had to do one to little Papgena didn’t I?):
Como tinha os restos do tecido lembrei-me de cortar quadrados de 6 cm, com os animais no meio, e fazer um patchwork fingido:
As I had the remains of the fabric, I remembered to cut squares of 6 cm, with the animals in the middle, and make a kind of patchwork:
Conseguem ver os riscos que traçam os quadrados? Do you see the squares' drawing? |
(I discovered why Care is so obsess with I-spy squares! It was really fun cutting all those small squares!!!).
Dispus os quadrados no tecido de forma a formar a inicial do nome de cada um, enchi a almofada e fechei-a com uma fita de viés (azul para os meninos, cor-de-rosa para a menina). Lindas! E prontinhas para divertir aconchegar e jogar ao Eu Vi!
I set the squares on the fabric so as to form the initial of the name of each one, filled the pillow and closed it with a bias tape (blue for boys, pink for the girl). Beautiful! And ready to snuggle and to play I-spy!
:)
Contras do projecto:
O irmão mais novo do M., o P. de 2 anos, adorou a almofada do irmão e a mãe pediu-me uma almofada igual para ele. Na ‘Feira dos Tecidos’ de Braga já não há e na da Rua Cedofeita, no Porto, também não!
:(
Na de Cedofeita, foram muito simpáticos e andam a tentar encontrar nas outras lojas do país mas ainda não conseguiram.
Por isso, se alguém vir este tecido, numa loja física ou on-line, avisam-me?
O P. está à espera de uma almofada….
Cons of the project:
The younger brother of M., P. of 2 years, loved his brother’s pillow so their mother asked me a similar cushion for him. The shop, in Braga, doesn’t have that fabric anymore and the one in Cedofeita Street, Porto, doesn’t have it too!
In Cedofeita’s shop were very friendly and they are trying to find it in other stores, in the country, but no luck yet.
So, if anyone sees this fabric (or another similar), in a physical store or online, could you please let me know?
P. is waiting for a pillow...
Outras prendas de Natal (another christmas' gifts):
1 , 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6
Hello :) olha, a feira de tecidos esta aberta ao fim de semana? eu queria ir lá (aqui em Matosinhos) espreitar no sábado (durante a semana não posso mesmo) e vou ver se vejo este tecido! É tão giro! a minha avó tinha uma pancada enorme com a arca de noé e em casa dela, em vez de brincarmos com bonecos, brincavamos com uma arca de noé de madeira enorme com imensos animais (até dinossauros tinha, mas esses foram adicionados por nós :P )
ResponderEliminarAs almofadas estão giríssimas. Eu também ando numa de fazer almofadas. No sábado precisava de ir á Feira dos Tecidos aqui em Guimarães. Se vir o tecido digo.
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What a fabulous project! I love the fabric and I think it is a great choice to make pillows with it! The initial at the back is also a nice detail!!
ResponderEliminar@ Sabi: Sim, as lojas 'feira dos tecidos' estão abertas ao sábado. A de Braga e a de Cedofeita estão também abertas à hora do almoço por isso, todas devem estar. Agradeço-te imenso!
ResponderEliminar@ Crafty: Obrigada! Se puderes dar lá uma espreitadela agradeço-te! Na de Cedofeita falaram-me que tiveram um outro com os animais num comboio. Esse também serve! Não será igual mas acaba por ser do género!
@ Maya: Thank you! :D The fabric is so fun that the pillows were fun to make and are fun to watch!
Thank you for your visit to my blog. The dear is made by gingerbread, yes. I don't know if you are familiar with gingerbread, but it is a kind of Christmas cookie. And I'm wondering how long I can keep it in my window before I have to throw it away... :)
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ResponderEliminarOh my goodness, these are SO super cute!!! I LOVE that fabric! How playful and fun!
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they turned out cute, I like the way you used the small squares to decorate the middle one. I haven't seen that fabric, I hope you find it somewhere.
ResponderEliminar@ AbluMoo: Your dear is sweet! and your bird's neighbours will love it!! ;)
ResponderEliminar@ The sleepy time gal: :D yes they are! If I can say so myself!
@ CK: We are having tons of fun playing I-spy every night! ;)
@ Maria: Thank you! Let's hope so but, doesn't look good... :(
How fun! What great fabric, I can see why you want to find more! Your pillows are great!
ResponderEliminarI love how colorful your pillows are! So cute too!!
ResponderEliminarOh my goodness - that fabric is adorable!!!!
ResponderEliminarAnd what you made out of it!!! AWESOME! I especialy love the patchworky-cushions ... So cute!!!
@ Aunt Spicy: Thank you!! The sad part of the story is that doesn't seem possible! I think those will be three of a kind!!
ResponderEliminar@ Mary Jo: Thank you! Your pillow is very cozy!!
@ Mrs Muffin: :D Thank you! It was (and still is) a lot of fun!!
How fun! This is Rachel of Stitched in Color/Blogger's Pillow Party. I'd love you to enter this pillow, but the rules require a NEW blog post for your entry. I'll have to delete your current entry. I hope you'll take the time to make a current post and join in the fun! Just add your picture again with a link to your new post dated in Feb.
ResponderEliminar@ Rachel Hauser: Oh I'm so sorry! I'll post it again in a day or two and make a new entry! Thanks for taking the time to explain it to me!!!
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