[2]
[3]
[4]
7806Fantastic pillows. I would love to make one.
by tfk
24 Apr 2015
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!
173580Gorgeous, 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
138229723Anscheinend bin ich unterzuckert, als erstes habe ich eine Schokoladentorte gesehen . . . erst jetzt habe ich realisiert das es ein Kissen ist – super Arbeit! :))
20111I remember my grandmother making these beautiful pillows.. Hers were always satin. She made them for lots of family and friends. Yours is lovely!
5431What a fantastic cushion! Congratulations, Fatima. I have never seen this shape before.
Hugs, Lidia
78093I 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.
706Oh how I want to make one of these. Looks like a monster truck tire. My 3 year old grandson would completely flip out!
706I did these a long time ago... Also did the square one. I am surprised to see them surface again nice job!
by tfk
23 Mar 2015
They have been on my to do list from a long time :)
Will try other patterns and shapes too.....thank you!
111095What was once old is now coming back in style. Great job they look lovely. Happy Stitching Brenda Lea
9769782Remembering my mother-in-law making these. Yours are beautiful.
51302Wow 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 .
by tfk
23 Mar 2015
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
by lolly3
23 Mar 2015
Hi tfk, thankyou so much for sharing the youtube site. Regards Lorraine McNeill of South Australia.
by jofrog2000
24 Mar 2015
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.
by Shisha
25 Mar 2015
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
1196Beautiful! Wish my hands would let me do things like this again.
Jo
32948I remember watching my mother sew these about 50 years ago. Glad to see them making a come back. Yours look beautiful. hugs, Susan
2551018102Hmmm Made me hungry for chocolate when I spied it. Fantabulous piece of work. I love it/Lillian
145789Looks like yummy chocolate! Great work on the smocking! These are just wonderful.
530What a fabulous project! The smocking gives it such a lovely flowing shape. If you do a satin one, please post a photo!
33640
360433Love them - they look like chocolate cakes!!!!!
95315WOW! they are amazing, I think you have done a great job. Love it
410You did a great job on this "trial" cushion! It looks like a chocolate cake! :)
4440This '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
by tfk
23 Mar 2015
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!
10904623577
2995571877Impressive...when I first looked, I thought they were chocolate cakes!!!!
by tfk
23 Mar 2015
Lol...now I am starting to wish they really were :)
Thanks a lot dear for the yummy thought!
314037Very 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!
9536At first I thought they were cake as well . That looks very complicated
great job......
6024Me too...What a gorgeous cake was first impression!!!!Lovely great job...
65926Wow these are gorgeous I too thought they were cakes. Well done if this is your first try you did an amazing job
by tfk
23 Mar 2015
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!
54021772711867I don't think I could have this around me , I would want to eat chocolate cake all day long. Beautiful!
33350these are beautiful, love the deep chocolate one.
by tfk
23 Mar 2015
Thanks a lot. ....its just one cushion.... colour looks different because of the lights :)
41781Lovely 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.
by tfk
23 Mar 2015
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!
3342This 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.)
by tfk
23 Mar 2015
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!
14071610474
