The cushions so far...........

I have already created three of the four pillows, the crochet, print and 

Patchwork. These have been completed and all of the samples are

displayed in my sketch book. 

What the finish product looks like.......

 

 

 

I now only have one more cushion to create, this is the weave cushion

I will be making this in the next couple of weeks.

I will then have the completed set and will be moving my full attention

to the packs.

 

The Printed Cushion two.........

From looking at the design and pattern I have decided to only use the
'Mix Tap' design as I feel that this is the strongest print
and will look the best on the cushion.

With this I have tested the 'Mix Tap' on a coloured background
and I also feel that this is not as effective as the
plain background which really makes the colour pop. I also feel that this plain
background has more of a pop art feel.

THINKING ABOUT THE PACKS 

 I have also been thinking about how I would be able to create a pack for the
printed cushion and I thought that if there are different designs and
colours to chose from which are already on the fabric what they would have to do is just sew it together.
This would mean that the printed cushion will be the easiest of all of the packs to create so this could be a sort of starter pack which would ease you into making all of the others.
I will be putting pictures of all of the other cushions in each of the packs
this means that they can chose which one they would like to create next.


WHAT I AM DOING NEXT 
 
Next I will be creating my logo which will be 'CrarftyCreations' I have chosen this name as
all of the cushions use different techniques and they are very arty crafty.

I will also be looking at creating the different packs and what I would like them to look like.

Research into the packs......

There are many different types of do it yourself

art packs which people can make and create.

1) The first do it yourself pack is the dot to dot pictures, these are used a lot by younger

children to create a bigger more detailed piece of work. 

These are one of the easiest things  that you can get help with, as you just follow the

the dots on the picture.

2) Moving up from this is the colour by numbers pictures

these can be any picture made into sections which are number, each of these

numbers correspond to a colour which you then use to paint that shape.

This is also an easy technique which can be used to create really

good pieces of art. This technique is also used to replicate amazing

works of art created by famous artists such as Van Gogh's sunflowers painting.

3) There are many different things that come in packs which you can complete
yourself not only for children, a lot of these are to create cards such as Christmas cards and
Birthday cards.

Crafty Blitz Supplies  are a company which sell everything that you would need
to create your own cards for every occasion.



4) There are many different do it yourself packs that I have researched into, but the sort
of thing that I would like my packs to look like are Nancy Nicholson,  

 She creates different embroidery packs which she sells, these include
everything that you would need to replicate the designs which are on the front
of the packs.

 These pictures show the designs and also the pattern which you need to follow,
this is what I will also be including in my packs.

Nancy Nicholson inspired me to create the packs as I feel they are a really
good thing to do which creates amazing pieces with hardly any effort.

Common sizes of cushions.......

I will be creating my cushions with dimensions that I have

created due to the size of the samples and the

sizes of the covers, but I am planning with the

packs to give dimensions so that people can go out and

buy the inside of the cushion, this will be a lot

easier than giving the amount of stuffing that people would need.

 

I will be giving two different cushion sizes as all of the cushions other than

the modern day weave cushion will be square with the standard dimensions of,

 

Standard	(51 x 66 cm)	20" x 26"

 

and then the weave cushion will be with the dimensions of

 

Typical Boudoir/Breakfast Pillow	(30 x 41 cm)	12" x 16"

 

I feel these will be the best dimensions for the pillow packs as they are

pretty much the standard pillow sizes.

 

 

So far middle of project.......

So far I have been looking at creating samples which I have for

the weave, patchwork and crochet cushions, I now

need to create a sample for my print cushion. These

will all be displayed in my sketch book which I will

be handing in with the rest of my EPQ.

 

After I have created these samples I will start to make/create my actual

cushions I have already completed the crochet cushion this just needs

a calico backing and needs to be sewn onto calico meaning that the stuffing will not fall out.

 

 

All of my cushions will be different shapes and sizes. I am planning

the minimalist weave cushion to be long and thin which will compliment the look

of the modern day shapes.

 



This cushion is like the one that I will create, I really like the look of it

and I like the thin weave which has been used.

 

I will start creating the cushions in my next lesson as well as making the

sample for my printed cushion.