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Thursday, 18 December 2014

A new cushion for Christmas

I know I should be busy in the kitchen at this time of year, but instead I've been busy with wool felt applique.



I saw this idea on Instagram and just had to have a go myself. Three Owls had seen some cushions for sale at Crate and Barrel in USA, and thought she could make some herself. When she posted photos of what she'd made, I thought I could make one myself too. The top cushion is made by Three Owls, and the bottom one is from Crate and Barrel.

I do have a bit of a stash of wool felt. And I have two gorgeous cards purchased purely because of the decorations.



I didn't want to make my cushion an exact copy, so I changed it up a bit by adding Gingerbread men and lights on one of the trees.





I've still got to turn this into a cushion yet, but I'm hoping my mum will help with that during the holidays. She'd be disappointed if I didn't arrive with my hand luggage full of half finished projects just needing her magic touch.


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13 comments:

  1. Oops-Lah18 December 2014 at 14:25

    Those cushions are so cute! I like your extra touch of the ginger bread man. And I had to laugh about your comment that your mum would be disappointed if you didn't bring a suitcase full of half finished projects. Reminded me of the days I would put all my mending on a heap waiting for my mum when she came once a year from the other side of the world ;)!

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  2. Lorraine18 December 2014 at 16:47

    OMG, turned out fantastic and I know your Mom is going to be delighted to help with finishing!

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  3. margaret18 December 2014 at 20:05

    what a lovely cushion the gingerbread men look so at home very cute and you will enjoy finishing it with your Mum the gingerbread men look so much at home there, maybe I need to start a collection of wool felt, mind you I have masses of wool tops and an embellishing machine so maybe I could /should make my own or maybe not

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  4. magistra18 December 2014 at 23:18

    Your cushion is adorable! I like the details you added. Magistra13 at yahoo dot com
    Beth

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  5. Granny Maud's Girl19 December 2014 at 00:26

    Adorable! I love the gingerbread men addition to make it your own.
    That's what hand luggage is for – sewing projects and books, right?

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  6. Serena @ Sewgiving19 December 2014 at 01:26

    Too cute for words! I love your new blog header too :)

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  7. LA Paylor19 December 2014 at 07:47

    so happy! And fun to make I'll bet. LeeAnna at not afraid of color

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  8. Afton Warrick19 December 2014 at 10:23

    Gosh! That is too cute.

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  9. JanineMarie19 December 2014 at 16:36

    Your version of the cushion is adorable with those happy little gingerbread men. (I took a look at your instagram pictures the other day. Lots of delicious holiday treats there--especially those needlepoint gingerbread houses.

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  10. Raewyn20 December 2014 at 07:09

    Very cute - and completely irresistible! Enjoy your Mum's magic touch!

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  11. Maryse20 December 2014 at 07:35

    Very cute! I love this!

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  12. Ruth22 December 2014 at 12:23

    Love the gingerbread men! Looks really cute!

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  13. Sarah26 December 2014 at 02:40

    Really like your cushion. Both yours and Three Owls are much nicer than the commercial version.

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