Wednesday 18 December 2013

Let It Snow!

I could have kept stitching on my Let It Snow cushion. Not sure when I would have decided enough was enough. But I had the decision made for me as I ran out of the particular colour of perle cotton I was using. Typically I hadn't got around to ordering more so I looked at the cushion and thought, 'That looks good enough to me.'


I love this new to me way of stitching. Totally easy to do and gives such an awesome effect. I will definitely do it again.

I used an aqua perle cotton 8 for all the stitching. Seed stitches were used for the snowflake and backstitch for the letters. I stitched on Stof white linen and I backed with some soft blue needlepoint corduroy. I put in a white zip, and made zero attempt to hide it, instead making it a feature on the back. (Yeah, feature. I'll keep telling my lazy arse that.)


With this cushion finished I only have three more items to make for Christmas. The next ones are easier, assuming my brain stays relatively intact. Then it will be baking, and eating, and hanging out with family. And my much anticipated new computer I hope!

Susan

36 comments:

  1. Your seed stitches are amazing and I love the corduroy back!

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  2. I love it, Susan, and I think the perle has made a good decision for you! How else would you find time to finish 3(!) more presents before Christmas (are you serious??! But then again you seem very efficient in making and finishing projects...) Hope Santa is reading your blog too and taking the hint ;-)

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  3. Must try seed stitching......lovely effect. And perfect zipper placement.....love the statement it makes! ;)

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  4. Well it looks lovely! Love the addition of let it snow at the bottom. How perfect.

    The zipper looks good on the back,too. I think you can definitely argue for "feature" status!

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  5. This effect is amazing! This is one of my favourite pieces of yours! It's absolutely beautiful! Three more to go? Wow, Super Susan strikes again :)

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  6. Beautiful! I love that negative space effect :-)

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  7. The perfect place to stop in my opinion, you may have lost all those lovely individual stitches if you had carried on, I really like them, they remind me of cake sprinkles.

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  8. You do make me laugh! Looks great and hooray for just having three more pressies to go.

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  9. This looks amazing, someone is going to be lucky.

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  10. Your pillow is beautiful! And that's a new way of stitching to me - what a great effect.

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  11. Oh my goodness, Susan - you have stitched all the beautiful blue colour!Wow, this is adorable winter pillow! I'm so mixed: I love very colourful and busy things and then also very simple with less colour! x Teje

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  12. Oh wow! This is so cooooool (get it!!). And a new computer from Santa!! Yey! Jxo

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  13. Seed stitch has a brilliant effect dunnit!

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  14. I think the feature zip looks way cool as does the seed stitching as a filler. Very pretty!

    Seriously you depress me- I have made a thing for Christmas this year...so who has a lazy arse now?

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  15. Looks fab, great work Mrs, I knew you'd get it finished before Christmas, but best get yourself back to your other 3 finishes... x

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  16. Hey Susan you make the loveliest things!!!!!! I just have some stockings to finish thank goodness!

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  17. How comes that you know what Santa is bringing for you? Have you been nice? He might have to check the list twice ... the snowflake is just gorgeous! Absolutely perfect and I adore your writing. I am terrible in it!

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  18. You have buttered up Santa more than enough!!

    Great cushion xxx

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  19. Looks great! I love it that the work talks to us & tells us when it's ready.
    That's why the small baby quilt I am making is 59 inches square!!! Dammit, now I have to quilt the thing. LOL

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  20. Super cool finish. Love it!
    Clever you.

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  21. This is wonderful, I sure love the stitching and I bet it was relaxing to do too.

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  22. it's gorgeous Susan, right down to the feature zip. Have a great Christmas, you and your family.xx

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  23. gorgeous. Loving seeing all your embroidery :-)

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  24. So freakin' awesome.

    Love your decision making process. No perle = finished. Brilliant.

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  25. Damn, you're good girl! The best cushion I've seen this year :)

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  26. Stunning! Really...you've really made something wonderful there!

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  27. This is gorgeous, Susan.Love the technique, and the cord on the back. And yes, it is a feature zip!

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  28. Another fabulous cushion. Love the "feature" zip. You are so quick with your stitching. I wish I could speed up a bit and it still looked half as good as yours.

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  29. Now I'd love to find that gorgeous cushion in my stocking!

    Beautiful as ever my dear girl!

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  30. That is beautiful and a nice choice of colors.

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