Crazy Patchwork Pouffe

With the leftover fabric from the Patchwork Quilts I decided to make a Pouffe. 

I made 2 large circles & a strip (the circumference of the circles) out of 12 inch crazy patchwork patches. 

Top View

Side View with tie

Underside with Zip

It worked out quite well, I even had the presence of mind to put a zip in the underside so that I can remove the stuffing for washing! 

Crazy Patchwork

Earlier this year I tried out crazy patchwork.

I wanted to make my own fabric to cover a little victorian nursing chair. 

I used old clothes, sheeting and the odd fat quarter, sewing them randomly onto 12 inch squares of backing fabric (old sheeting) sewed the  squares together & then covered the chair with the homemade fabric. It looks great and because the patchwork is sewn onto the backing sheeting, the fabric is strong enough to be stretched around the various nooks and crannies of the chair.

I really need to get some binding or braid to put round the edges where I stapled the fabric to the frame but it's virtually finished. 

Here's a link to a video on Youtube by the Missouri Star Quilt Company giving an idea how to create crazy patchwork