Another project - another kit from that VERY long list - and it's another cushion! This pattern is the Daisy and Lavender Cushion, from the book Cushions and Quilts by Jo Colwill, and was purchased from Cowslip Workshops back in 2017. I finally made a start on this cushion cover back in September 2024. The daisy petals were machine quilted in place, and I like tweaking patterns, so I've addded Suffolk Puffs as the centres, to add a bit of texture...
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...the lavender stems and flowers are hand embroidered using DMC embroidery thread. The back of the cushion was "labelled" in a very simple way - I just wrote out a few words on paper, traced it onto the linen fabric using a lightpad and a Micron Pigma pen, and then hand embroidered over the words. As well as adding some lavender, I've scattered a few daisies amongst the words too...
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...once the applique and embroidery were completed, this project was packed away while I focussed on other things - and a couple of days ago I finally pulled it out again, determined to get it finished before I started anything else! A row of bound buttonholes is used to fasten the cushion, and these can be quite fiddly to make. The fabric that wa sused is pulled through to wrong side of the cushion opening, and I folded the raw edges over and slip stitched the edges in place so it looks neat in the inside too...
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...a long strip of fabric is neatened and threaded through the buttonholes to close the cushion cover, knotted at one end and tied in a smart bow at the other end...
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...a very large pillow insert was used for the filling, as the cushion is approx 24" x 24" - now it's completed, I really don't know what's taken me so long to get it finished! This really has been a lovely project to make, and another one ticked off that long list of kits - now I just need to update that list ready for 2025 and see how many I can work my way through this year!
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