Granny Square Cushion - Finished Project

 Here it is then! My first granny square cushion is all finished up.

It's for a 14" x 14" cushion (which is what it's filled with in the photo) I decided to sew the squares, and the front to the back, by hand. I prefer the finished look of sewing the pieces together than crocheting them together.

It fastens with three small, white, inconspicuous buttons. Again, these are just sewn on to the longer 'flap' that tucks into the cushion like an envelope, and the natural holes in the crochet on the front of the cushion make the button holes.

As I showed in the last post, the back is just plain, but I like the contrast it offers to the jazzy front. Very pleased with the finished piece, and not a bad first attempt, even if I do say so myself! I can definitely see me making more of these in the future!

Granny Square Cushion - WIP

I've been meaning to get the granny squares for my blanket made up asap, but I needed more yarn and wasn't able to get into town for a few days. Itching to make granny squares, I took some bright colours from my little yarn stash and decided to do a few for a cushion cover.

By the evening of the second day, I'd made 16 different squares, and sewn them together. (Note; I've still got to sew all the extra ends, in, but it's never been my favourite job!)

I'm pretty pleased with how it came out - I love the bright colours contrasted with the white. Because of this, I've chosen to crochet a plain white background:

I've just got six rows left to do, then a whole lot of sewing up! I've made the front square (obviously, four rows by four rows of squares) but the back is more rectangular to allow a little flap that will tuck in, and where I'll sew my buttons on. Hopefully it won't be too long before it's all finished, and I'll post a picture of the complete project once it is.

And then I'll get back to my blanket!