We've had a fun few felt-making sessions at the Park Community Centre & Southill Day Centre. We are using our felt pieces to make up one side of our cushions then we'll sew on backs that are 100% British wool fabric.

some of our felted pierces came out too small to use as a whole cushion front - so we will appliqué them on to 100% British wool fabric. They look fabulous with a black background.

After weeks of workshops we now are starting to see the results. here are the first completed cushions to be handed in, aren't they fabulous................................................

Two of our knitters have chosen themes inspired by the sea & our wonderful coast.

keep going everyone, you're doing an amazing job & we're now on target for around 40 cushions............................amazing, thank you........................................

Our workshops so far have attracted great interest, between us all we have come up with quite unique designs & we now have 22 cushions in the making. I am really looking forward to seeing the completed cushions.

I'm knitting with a variety of greys at the moment, creating my own pattern inspired by Jurassic rocks. I'll post a photo here as soon as I've finished it.

I always enjoy a walk at Portland Bill

and decided to have a go at making

up my own pattern inspired by Portland Light House,

I'm really pleased

with the results.

During my visit to Southill Day Centre -

I introduced felt-making as a way to

make cushions - we all helped to

make this large piece of felt which

was inspired by Jurassic Rocks.

We'll go on to make more pieces

at our next session

and hope to produce many cushions for the project.

There was a real buzz of enthusiasm

at our first community introduction

sessions this week, St Georges after school knitting club, Southhill Day Centre & Littlemoor Library. We discussed many ways of making wooly cushions, shared ideas, patterns & materials and we all are excited to see what innovative designs we'll all produce in our cushion making.