small design

It was raining over the weekend so I gave the children a big square of linen each and told them they could design their own cushions to put on their beds- which was very exciting, for the first hour, at least.

I gave Keira a paintbrush and a selection of fabric paints, and let her paint directly on the surface of the fabric (the linen was a thick, close-weave type, which was good for this purpose.)  Arlo wanted to paint a train on his piece, so I found a piece of freezer paper, and he drew his design on that first. I cut it out for him (a bit frustrating- it took ages and I didn't include all his detail, and he lost a bit of interest in the project while I was doing this), and then he filled in the gaps with fabric paint:

After the paint had dried, I ironed the backs of the fabric to heat-set the designs, let the kids choose backing fabric to match (blue wool and some geometric barkcloth), and then sewed them up into covers.

K calls this 'clouds and grass' :

 

Comments

[Amelia]

I love that you are getting your kids into crafts so early. And they are already so creative!

[Felicia]

What a fantastic idea. They look great!

[Kim]

Awesome, awesome. You are so very creative!

[Pauline]

They've turned out beautifully, well done to both you and the kids. We're currently working our way through a stack of vintage sheets, making summery tops and dresses.

[Tash]

Just the sort of thing I'd love to have done at that age! What clever things they are, and what unique interpretation of their given media. I can tell they will follow in their mother's footsteps!

[Charlotte]

wow - they're absolutely incredible!!

[Hege]

Adorable!! Both the kids and the pillows :)

[Mary Beth]

Those pillows are just gorgeous!

[amisha]

you are so good with the kids' projects lately! this is brilliant... so sweet to see how pleased k is with the clouds and grass! and the train came out so well too... i am impressed with your patience in making that stencil :)
xox