Two Birds Good

Sorry for the looong radio silence folks. But now my children are back at school after the (endless) summer holidays, I can get back to my sewing machine without fear of being interrupted every three seconds by demands for snacks and to referee arguments 🙄

So to kick off the Autumn term, I thought I’d show you what I’ve made this week before I put them in the post later - some fabulously squishy cushions made from leaver’s hoodies, with kangaroo pockets still intact on the other side.

Can’t think of a better way to upcycle a hoodie, especially one that has good memories attached to it!

Message me if you’d like one too. £30 + p&p.

Is your child leaving their school at the end of this term?
Would they like a lovely memento to remind them of their time there?
I can make their school jumper or cardi into a super-cute cushion - perfect for a child's bed or sofa.
Their jumper will no longer sit unloved in a drawer, but be transformed into something useful, beautiful, and really squishy and cuddly too!

Two cushions I have made from the ikat fabric I got at Teixits Vicens. They are lovely, and that beautiful blue is so vivid, it reminds me of holiday skies.
Monty is not impressed. Are cats ever impressed...?

Welcome to Two Birds Good!

I am Emma, and I make super-cute and cosy memento cushions from school jumpers.

Are your children leaving their school at the end of this term? Would they like a keepsake of their time there?

My son wanted to hang on to his old school jumper because he was sad he was leaving, but what good is a jumper hanging around in a drawer getting in the way, never to be worn again? My solution was to cut it up and make it into a cushion - now useful, cosy, and permanently on display!

It occurred to me that other children might like one too. It would make a lovely gift at the end of term!

If you would like one, this is what you do:

You send me the jumper or cardi in the post, with your contact details securely attached and whether you want a hollowfibre or feather cushion pad.

I can only work with a minimum size of age 7-8. The smaller sizes simply don't have enough fabric to make the envelope back.

Contact me first for my postal address - there’s a “contact me” button at the top of this page.

I will let you know when your jumper has arrived safely, and you can make payment via my paypal account [email protected].

If you need the cushion posted back, please add £2.50 post and packaging cost to the £17.50 (making a nice round £20).

I will then transform your jumper or cardi into a beautiful 30cm x 30cm keepsake cushion and post it back to you.

Most jumpers take about a week, so you should receive it back in 10 days or so. However if I think it will take much longer I will let you know.

If you want to give the cushion as a gift, I’m happy to gift wrap and send to an alternative address.