cherry cushion

My oldest UFO, my first ever needlepoint tapestry, is starting its new life as a cushion.

This was a very good exercise, because this was the first time I stretched a finished needlepoint tapestry, and I realised how important it is to do this job right. I have not done it as well as it should be. My corners are not quite square, so the tapestry is a bit wonky and as a result it was not easy to fit the embroidery into a square piece of fabric. I will know better next time....

when a quilt is a cushion

I thought I should try to reduce my stash of fabric, so some time ago I decided to make a quilt, using stash fabrics only.

So far so good.

By the time I was stitching the 5th block, I lost interest.

Another UFO?

Well, there never seem to be enough cushions. So 4 blocks became a cushion. It was also a good place to practice some embroidery stitches. 

I am yet to decide what to do with block no 5. Any ideas?

In the meantime, our weather has returned to normal for the season and we are at last having enough rain. We even had some large hailstones over the weekend. Everywhere is looking green and lush ( including the weeds! ).

I have taken a few more pictures in the garden.

This little fuchsia was pruned hard last autumn and was overwintering indoors. Now it just could not wait to produce a flower. A dancing fairy!

      

infinity cushion

The start of this project dates to 2008, when this copy of the Inspirations magazine came through the letterbox. I just loved the cushion. To be very honest, I love most of the projects in Inspirations, an Australian magazine, published by the Country Bumpkin, but of course, one can't do them all.
But I knew I have to make this cushion, called Infinity, by Kris Richards of Australia, and I wanted to make it in that fabric and colour. I knew this combination of fabrics would probably be quite difficult to get her in UK, it was a lot more simple to order the fabric directly from the Country Bumpkin.

It has taken me all this time to complete the cushion, with other projects in between, but here it is at last!

 
 
 
 

 

finnished project

A cushion with hardanger applique finished at last.

crazy patchwork cushion 2008

I made this cushion in a Guild workshop, I hope to make another one soon, perhaps even a quilt?