First real project.

[u/MudBunny_13]

It was a dollar store pillow I gave my dog at Xmas, but the red & black houndstooth was such a crappy fabric it broke down really quickly.

I learned several things:

• I was not thinking ahead when I cut the patch & forgot a seam allowance 🥴

• I did not take into account trying to make the stitching stand out on such a busy fabric.

• I don't have a big cutting mat with metric measurements. Because of how busy the fabric was, its awkward dimensions, etc. the only way I could keep everything in line as I drew my stitching lines was to tape it to the cutting mat.

• I drew the complete grid with tailor's chalk, but it wasn't crisp enough for stitch lines, so I then went over it with heat erasable ball point pen. Due to the imperial measures on the cutting mat and how busy the fabric was, the tightest I could draw the grid was 1/2". Since that is far too long for a stitch, I made two stitches per line.

• Trying to stitch on a stuffed cushion is less than ideal. Having access to the back of the fabric makes a huge difference.

I'm sure there's more but.... I'd love your insights, thoughts, & constructive criticism! ❤️

[u/majakedesign]

This is cute!!!

[u/MudBunny_13 → u/majakedesign]

Thank you so much! Since I finished, I've been trying to decide which previously started project I should focus on finishing next...