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Hi there all!
Another first try of mine....a smoked cushion. ...made totally from scratch! By scratch I mean is I had to make the cushion thats inside as well as the replacement for the buttons as I didnt have any on hand :)
It was just a trial on a smaller size before I actually make the bigger ones....didnt turn out perfect but atleast now I know how to!
Wish to try other patterns too soon and I think I should use satin which looks beautiful for these type of cushions!
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Wow! Fatima, what a great job you have done on these cushions. They look fabulous! Well done, love Chris
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Thanks a lot Chris :) just learning dear.....wish to make it better the next time!
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This is lovely. I did some cushions like this back in the 70's. A lady that comes to my stitching bee asked if I could teach her smocking so I'm trying a baby dress as "revision"!
Just a thought - when I first saw your picture I thought it was an enormous chocolate! (Wishful thinking probably.)
Just a thought - when I first saw your picture I thought it was an enormous chocolate! (Wishful thinking probably.)
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Hahaha :) I too was thinking I would add to my post....because of the difference in lights doesnt one look like a dark chocolate cake and the other milk chocolate cake....lol!
Thanks a lot :). ..do share with us when you are done with the dress.....would love to learn that too!
Thanks a lot :). ..do share with us when you are done with the dress.....would love to learn that too!
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Lovely cushions...stitched this type of cushions back in the 70s while still in school.....still have a book on this type of smocking. Thanks for inspiring..will have to look for the book. Hugs... Shyam.
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Wow this has been there from so long didnt know that....even I didnt exist back then....lol :)
Even if you dont find your book theres a lot of info online! Many different patterns too....I myself want to give other designs a try!
Thanks a lot dear!
Even if you dont find your book theres a lot of info online! Many different patterns too....I myself want to give other designs a try!
Thanks a lot dear!
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these are beautiful, love the deep chocolate one.
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Thanks a lot. ....its just one cushion.... colour looks different because of the lights :)
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baydreamer
23 Mar 2015
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I don't think I could have this around me , I would want to eat chocolate cake all day long. Beautiful!
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Lol....:)
Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot!
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just - beautiful!
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Thank you so much :)
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Wow, I thought it was a cake!! Very nice.
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Let me call it a 'Cake cushion'....lol :)
Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot!
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Wow these are gorgeous I too thought they were cakes. Well done if this is your first try you did an amazing job
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It is...had been wanting to do these from a long time but used to get intimidated by the procedure. ..but its pretty easy :)
Thank you!
Thank you!
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sonjapotgieter
23 Mar 2015
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Me too...What a gorgeous cake was first impression!!!!Lovely great job...
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Hahaha :)....I think its because of the yummy chocolate colour!
Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot!
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At first I thought they were cake as well . That looks very complicated
great job......
great job......
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But it isnt really when you go about to make it :)
Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot!
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Very pretty! Makes me remember smocking on the large check/gingham fabric and my grandmother smocked a pink and white bodice of a sundress for me. Thanks for showing us. Well done!
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Thank you so much....happy to know this brought back sweet memories for you :)
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dragonflyer
23 Mar 2015
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Impressive...when I first looked, I thought they were chocolate cakes!!!!
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Lol...now I am starting to wish they really were :)
Thanks a lot dear for the yummy thought!
Thanks a lot dear for the yummy thought!
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really pretty, & very neat too.~hugs~
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Thanks a lot :)
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What a lovely and elegant cushion! I l♥ve it! Joyce
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Thank you so much :). ...glad you like it!
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This 'trial' size came out very nice, so I am anxious to see the 'real' size! ..If it's too small for your use, maybe the little girls in your life, could use it for their dolls. It really is lovely.-Toogie
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Thank you so much Toogie :)...
Well its not too small that it cant be used as a cushion....so its just going to get its place on my sofa!
Its around 10 inches in diameter!
Well its not too small that it cant be used as a cushion....so its just going to get its place on my sofa!
Its around 10 inches in diameter!
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You did a great job on this "trial" cushion! It looks like a chocolate cake! :)
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Thanks a lot for the yummilicious comment :)
I thought it was a delicious chocolate cake, too! Yum!
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WOW! they are amazing, I think you have done a great job. Love it
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Thanks a lot!
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dailylaundry
23 Mar 2015
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Love them - they look like chocolate cakes!!!!!
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Yummy cake cushion :)....thanks a lot!
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A+ work love it hugs
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Thanks a lot :)
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What a fabulous project! The smocking gives it such a lovely flowing shape. If you do a satin one, please post a photo!
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Thanks a lot! ....sure I will share it when I try :)
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Looks like yummy chocolate! Great work on the smocking! These are just wonderful.
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Thank you so much :)
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Hmmm Made me hungry for chocolate when I spied it. Fantabulous piece of work. I love it/Lillian
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Thanks a lot Lillian :)
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Beautiful! Whipped Chocolate Cream! Gorgeous work.
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Thank you so much :)
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I remember watching my mother sew these about 50 years ago. Glad to see them making a come back. Yours look beautiful. hugs, Susan
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Wow....50 years!!!
I am so glad I tried it :) thank you so much!
I am so glad I tried it :) thank you so much!
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jofrog2000
23 Mar 2015
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Beautiful! Wish my hands would let me do things like this again.
Jo
Jo
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Aaawww I wish the same for you :)
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
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Wow I want a slice yumm. I had this pattern many years ago from my Mother and unfortunately mislaid it . Could you please advise the site that you found it . i did some in shades of wine and pink velvets ,were always a pleasure to look at . Thats right no one was allowed to sit on them .
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Thank you so much :). ...dont worry patterns are easily available!
Theres a great tutorial on youtube by Debbie Shore....here is the link!
https://youtu.be/h6PHT9LadgE
Theres a great tutorial on youtube by Debbie Shore....here is the link!
https://youtu.be/h6PHT9LadgE
Hi tfk, thankyou so much for sharing the youtube site. Regards Lorraine McNeill of South Australia.
This is a great tutorial, I did find it when I was looking for ruched cushion, but could not get the link to work right.
Thank you for the link! I will have to try one of these....as soon as I have finished the next 367 quilts that I have to do! lol
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designgirl
23 Mar 2015
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Remembering my mother-in-law making these. Yours are beautiful.
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Thanks a lot!
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Great job they look beautiful.
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Thanks a lot!
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What was once old is now coming back in style. Great job they look lovely. Happy Stitching Brenda Lea
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True....thank you so much :)
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I did these a long time ago... Also did the square one. I am surprised to see them surface again nice job!
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They have been on my to do list from a long time :)
Will try other patterns and shapes too.....thank you!
Will try other patterns and shapes too.....thank you!
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Oh how I want to make one of these. Looks like a monster truck tire. My 3 year old grandson would completely flip out!
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Hahaha :)....give it a try...hope you enjoy it!
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I just realized how I sounded. Ha. I'm so sorry. This is beautiful. I've never seen these pillows before. I had all sisters and daughters. I guess I've fallen into the all boy zone. Everything is either a tractor or monster truck. This makes me laugh cause I used to feel creepy in the boy toy section of Walmart. Haha. Again, I apologize.
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Its ok dear....glad you liked it!
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What a fantastic cushion! Congratulations, Fatima. I have never seen this shape before.
Hugs, Lidia
Hugs, Lidia
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Thanks a lot Lidia :)
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clintonmiss22
24 Mar 2015
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I remember my grandmother making these beautiful pillows.. Hers were always satin. She made them for lots of family and friends. Yours is lovely!
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Thank you!
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Anscheinend bin ich unterzuckert, als erstes habe ich eine Schokoladentorte gesehen . . . erst jetzt habe ich realisiert das es ein Kissen ist – super Arbeit! :))
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Thank you! :)
Meine Mutter hatte auch solche Kissen, sie waren aus
Samt - Stoff genäht.
Samt - Stoff genäht.
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Wow such a good job looks perfect to me.
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Thanks a lot! :)
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Gorgeous, my mother made pillows like this and I finagled them when she passed on. I knew it was some sort of hand stitching but it never occurred to me it was smocking.
Thanks, jane
Thanks, jane
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Thank you so much :)
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Fantastic pillows. I would love to make one.
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Go ahead and give it a try....pretty easy if you dont mind little hand sewing :)
A friend of mine just made one and was very excited and happy with it!
Thanks a lot!
A friend of mine just made one and was very excited and happy with it!
Thanks a lot!