Cushions

I just love all the different style cushions we are able to make.
See a previous post on how to do Canadian Smocking for the round cushion.
HERE

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Canadian Smocked Cushions

Caroline taught the Thursday Textile Class how to make

the circular Canadian Smocked Cushions the other week,

see post and how to make them HERE

and here are some of the finished cushions.

They have been so popular. 

The only thing we have all found is the time 

it takes you to mark the grid out!

Well done Caroline for such a successful class.

They are wonderful and every fabric makes a completely 

different effect. We can also spot whose is whose by the colour.

Liz loves Poppies!

Gathered and Pleated Cushion

Caroline is my PA and she started with me in January and 

has got hooked on creating textiles!

She brought in this gathered , pleated cushion she had made

and everyone wanted to know how it was made.

So I said,"How about teaching it to the class?"

"Ok" she said and on Textile Thursday she did.

She did fantastic and you can see it was a very busy morning.
 She said she preferred doing her job though not mine!
I have asked her if she would teach it again in December
when I am away in India as everyone enjoyed it so much.

The main task is marking everything out before you

gather stitch it all up.

The gathering stitch is called Canadian Smocking.
See a great You Tube video how to do the smocked cushion
HERE