Greetings all,
Have you been following the show & tell talent display of hot water bottle covers over at the CurlyPops blog?? Cam alone has coordinated 60+ designers to create amazing hot water bottle covers for The Hottie Challenge which is a fundraiser for The Margaret Pratt Foundation (lungs). All the gorgeous hot water bottle covers will be on display at the Open Drawer Centre, 1-24 July, there will be 100s of them, all donated & available for sale.
Voila - my entry to challenge, here's hoping it will raise some much needed funds.
I thought i'd go with pink, red, pink, white & some more pink??
The only rule was that they had an open top, for display hanging purposes, which is not my regular hot water bottle pattern, so i created a draw string design.
I put together a hexagon feature, which i applique to pretty Cath Kidston gingham, rose & lace fabric (could not be girlier) which was quilted to organic batting. The red & white Donna Hay thick-baker's-twine-inspired-draw-string is under pink & white stripe bias, with red & white narrow stripe bias around the top.
With random quilting in zig zag stiching across the back, with the Cath Kidston fabric going in the opposite direction - it's all about contrast & details - how a filled hot water bottle looks from every angle.
I hope this brings some rosey toasty nights to someone very soon, knowing it was made with love & purchased from a very good cause. Do go along to the event if you're in Melbourne!! Check out our creative spaces for a long list of clever craft on Thursday, you might discover more hot water bottle cover goodness?? Love Posie
Love love love!! Super cute and very sweet looking.
ReplyDeleteLove it! It certainly is delicious and girly. I love how each and every hottie is so unique and wonderful. It is going to be one amazing exhibition, I am trying to convince the boy to delay our trip so I can go.
ReplyDeleteoh i would love to see them all! yours looks lovely, the drawstring is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous - love it Jennie!
ReplyDeleteIts going to be a brilliant exhibition, I wish I could go along and see them altogether!xx
For the first time ever I've been inspired to own a hottie, yours is simply gorgeous Jennie - I'm in love with the colour scheme and all of the detail.
ReplyDeletexx F
I love it, the girlier the better! It's summer here, but I am drooling over all these bloggy hot water bottle covers, and think I should start making my own now for NEXT winter! :)
ReplyDeleteLove it Jennie! It is super girlie and super sweet.
ReplyDeleteHope your felling better!
that was meant to say hope you're feeling better!
ReplyDeleteI really do know how to spell. I swear.
It's fabulous Jennie! So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFeeling hot, hot, hot!!! Lovely hottie cover and that Cam is one super amazing lady.
ReplyDeletePosie this is just so beautiful! Such a lot of work has gone into it - no wonder you are so proud of your effort :-)
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I love yours! I love them all actually. But yours seems very practical to me ... could be thrown in the wash for instance. (That's a good thing, Posie P!)
ReplyDeleteOh what a beautiful hottie!
ReplyDeleteooooohhh, Gorgeous Posie! So cosy and comforting. You are very clever.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab exhibition.
xoxox
Kellie
Oh you're all so kind, really encourage you to check out the ones featured so far on CurlyPops blog, amazing talent we have around us. Love that yes, i've made it look machine washable,
ReplyDelete'tis how i roll - comment from a fellow mummy of 4. Love Posie
Really pretty!
ReplyDeletei love it Posie! Gorgeous colours and design! And oh so practical!!! must hunt out my water bottle and get making a cover! xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous hottie! Love the colours!
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That's so pretty, I love it. And I agree I can just see it snuggling in my bed. Great work :-)
ReplyDeleteIt looks great - I had so much fun doing this challenge - I am going to have to make a few for us and visitors for next year.
ReplyDeleteYours is gorgeous
ReplyDeleteI'd buy it!!
It's gorgeous. Beautiful fabric choices. I love a hottie.
ReplyDeleteMy motto is that there's never too much pink, so of course I love it!
ReplyDeleteI also love that zig zag stitching adnd the way you did the drawstring and the stripey binding. Just beautiful Jennie!
cute! I love my hot water bottle. my mum made me a cover with a fuzzy little elephant on it!
ReplyDeleteYour hottie is so pretty and deliciously pink :)
ReplyDeleteawesome hottie for a great cause
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteSharing the love, really appreciate it!! They're for sale for $50 + any donations, amazing isn't it?? Love Posie
ReplyDeletehi i really love your desighns i think there really clever and give a sense uniqueness im really looking for a quilt throw for my new bedroom with the same type of design maybe in reds or blues, i love the fact that each "hottie" is so different they look amazing x
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