Hillarys Blinds Country Craft Competion

A little while ago I received an e-mail from a friend (thanks Laura!) about a craft competition run by Hillarys Blinds. You got to choose one of four fabrics, of which you received a 100cmx100cm piece and with which you could make whatever you fancied.

I chose a fabric called Calluna Amethyst.

Calluna Amethyst

I loved the bold, warm colours in the fabric and the way that this fabric gave the impression of falling petals.

My idea was to embellish a cushion, so I started by making a simple envelope back cushion cover.

Front

And back

 I found some wool I had left from an old project that matched the colours in the fabric.

The materials

And made crocheted roses and petals. For the roses I used a pattern from Petals to Picots. And for the petals and leaves I made it up as I went along!

The finished flowers and petals. 

After a lot of umming and ahing I finally settled on how I wanted the flowers to be arranged on the cushion.

The finished piece.

The petals pop a lot more in real life than on the photo, unfortunately, but I'm really happy with the finished piece.

And I've still got enough fabric to make another cushion!