I made this cushion for my Mum in law , bit of problem with gathering. I will ask after Christmas to get some help on this. She loved it anyway. This was the first time I had used silky fabric for a dense design. Hope you like it. Pam.

Beautiful! I would never guessed that you had any problems on this! You did a great job!

Sweet <3

what a lovely cushion ! Well done !

Beautiful! Looks good to me! Wouldn't know you had had any trouble!

Very pretty. Hugs Yvonne

so lovely, you did a grate job on it.

Is very beautiful!!!

Everyone is right, it is beautifully designed. You definitely have an eye for it. I would have loved it if I had gotten it!

Very pretty

Sometime on my ruffles I do a roll hem along the outside edge they turn out nice and are quick to do and not as heavy to gather when you add lace and all the rest to the fabric of the pillow when it is not very heavy sometimes it will pucker the edges of your pillow also I use 2 layers of wash away kind of stablizer put like a cross if you fabric has some polyseter in it iw ill not embroidery nice no matter what you use.

Beautiful.

It is very pretty, Thanks for sharing! Live Laugh Download Stitch!

lot of work and very pretty

Beautiful! She must be a special MIL! I have found using the iron on tear away (feels like butcher paper) has helped my puckering some. Still use the other stabilizer also.

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by justsew 26 Dec 2011

thank you for that, I have not used that sort yet ,I will get some iron on.

it came out just beautiful..

Very pretty -

Pam , its beautiful

Sieht sehr schön aus

It looks lovely to me. Could also try adding a layer of water soluble stabiliser over the top and basting around the inside of the hoop before you do the embroidery design if you like. That might keep it a little more firm. Or use shelf liner scraps between fabric and hoop on all sides to stop any fabric pulling in. You're harder on yourself than your MIL will be, though. I love those little loops of ribbon coming out of the lace at the sides. Nice touch. Very well done project. Thanks for showing us all.

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by justsew 26 Dec 2011

Thank you for the tips, I will try them on the rest of the fabric, they had a sale at the local store, It was only £1 per metre, so I had it all.

This is a very lovely pillow - the only thing I would think that you might need to do - on another pillow with the same material would be to use a heavier stabilizer for the density of the design you used. You have a great eye for detail and I can see why your MIL loved receiving this pillow.

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by justsew 26 Dec 2011

Thank you for tips, The stablizer is thick but I think it is not very good, I whent for cheep off of Ebay. Not recomended.

Very nice design

I see no problem, get job.

Pam it's beautiful, I can see why she loved it. Well done!!

love it i amsure she will to :):)

It's a beautifully designed pillow.