by mops 26 May 2014

Cross stitch cushion.


Seeing spendlove's beautiful cushion I remembered the embroidery I made for my mother. She did not want it to be framed and sewed it on a silk pillow. It needs to be cleaned and has been in a drawer for almost 2 years.I really should remove the embroidery and wash it carefully. It is too nice to lay hidden.

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by pldc 27 May 2014

It is just beautiful Martine & no it should not be hidden away but out for all to see it's beauty! ~hugs~

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you.

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by dragonflyer 27 May 2014

Lovely...great that it has escaped from the drawer, too!

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you.

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by crosses 27 May 2014

Beautiful work!

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you.

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by jussyc 27 May 2014

I adore this piece on the cushion, incredible work and a beautiful keepsake. Hugs Jussy :)

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you.

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by lidiad 27 May 2014

That's beautiful, Martine, love it!
Hugs, Lidia

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lidiad by lidiad 27 May 2014

Sorry for the double posting, I am unable to delete it...

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by jerrib 26 May 2014

Its beautiful and should be displayed. Framing it would keep it cleaner.

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Yes, it would, but then it would probably end up in a spare room. I prefer the cushio option.
Thank you.

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by marjialexa Moderator 26 May 2014

Oh, my, how beautiful, and what a LOT of work! I enlarged it, and your stitches are so perfect, all lined up properly, and all that background work must have been, well, terribly boring! What a fine thing to have done. I hope you enjoy it for many years, and one of your daughters will pass it along with fond memories. It's very fine work, Martine, thanks for showing. Hugs, Marji

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

You are right about the background! Thanks and hugs!

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by sdrise 26 May 2014

Simply Beautiful!!

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thanks.

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by rescuer Moderator 26 May 2014

I love this! Beautiful work!

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you.

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by lidiad 26 May 2014

That's beautiful, Martine, love it!
Hugs, Lidia

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you.

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by bevintex 26 May 2014

Before I had my embroidery machine I did lots of cross stitch and needle work. thought nothing of a rather large design, You just worked it until it was finished. But now we can have so many more pretty things with our embroidery machines. And these things should be displayed and used, isn't that why we made them in the first place?

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you. Although I love machine embroidery I like the hand worked pieces more and I agree they should be used.

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by draco 26 May 2014

This is so Beautiful ! Awesome !

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you.

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by aussiequilter 26 May 2014

beautiful work Martine

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you.

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by graceandham 26 May 2014

If you wash more than just a bit of surface washing, you will probably need to re-block it. If you need to know how, PM me.

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you. That's what i intended, i'd use one of my frames and then wash it. Shortly before his death my father asked me to clean it - actually he said he'd put it in the washing machine, so I took it home. Then he died rather suddenly and I forgot all about it.

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by jrob Moderator 26 May 2014

Definitely too nice for a drawer. This is so lovely!

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you.

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by highlandermom 26 May 2014

Beautiful glad you will have it out to enjoy and hopefully it continues showing as it is a gorgeous heirloom.

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you.

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by teun 26 May 2014

het is een heel mooi kussen

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Dank je!

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by sewilso 26 May 2014

It is beautiful! Can you frame it?

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mops by mops 27 May 2014

Thank you.

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by sonpot 26 May 2014

It is so Stunning!!!!Well done

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you.

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by anssmile 26 May 2014

Absolutely gorgeous. Don't hide it away!

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you. I won't.

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by PatriciaVosloo 26 May 2014

To see this cushion/pillow that Mops has displayed, my thoughts were taken back to 1976 when I visited the long deceased William Wordsworth's home in England and saw a crocheted blanket that his sister, Dorothy, had made - some 100+ years before. To this day this particular image remains with me: handiwork long outlives the person who so diligently executed it. Let us be remembered hereafter in our works of art - if not for anything else .... Patricia in South Africa

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Lets hope our children appreciate it enough to keep it....

PatriciaVosloo by PatriciaVosloo 26 May 2014

Yes, Martiens, that, unfortunately, is the unknown factor....?
Be blessed, Patricia

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by Leaha 26 May 2014

Gorgeous keepsake. :)

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you.

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by buffy1 26 May 2014

beautiful!

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you.

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by basketkase 26 May 2014

I can't even fathom having the ability to do this delicate work....Bravo, Martine!

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mops by mops edited 26 May 2014

Thank you. My eyesight was a bit better then, but more importantly I had the patience to do it. I might, just might, have enough stamina to do the flowers, but the whole background .. brr. Since machine embroidery came into my life some 22 yrs ago I have come to love quick results. :)

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by pennyhal2 26 May 2014

Excellent! The thread choices are just perfect. You could just set it on a decorative shelf so that it could be viewed like a painting.

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you. I think I'll keep it as a cushion cover.

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by toogie 26 May 2014

It is too nice to stay hidden.It is beautiful, so leave it out, in rememberance of your mother.

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you, I will.

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by marfa 26 May 2014

Oh, it's ... impressive, very nice

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you.

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by bobbies41 26 May 2014

Just gorgeous......

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you.

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by noah 26 May 2014

oh yes wash it and use it and smile every time you look at it for your Mother :):)hugs

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thanky you, I will!

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by laffma1 26 May 2014

Such beautiful colors in the flowers, and wonderful needlework - I'm sure your mother cherished this cushion. You are right, in that such a lovely piece should be out on display. If you take it apart for cleaning, will you re-sew it as a cushion or frame it now to hang on a wall?

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you. I'll resew it as a cushion cover and the blue in it would look great on my blue settee.

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by imagona2 26 May 2014

It's way to beautiful to be kept hidden away. Thanks for showing.

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you. I am so glad spendlove showed hers, I had forgotten all about mine and think you are right - it should be used.

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by asterixsew Moderator 26 May 2014

Lovely work, I just feel I can touch the roses and smell the perfume from them

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you. Yes, those roses are beautiful, but I am very partial to the blue flowers.

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by decojo 26 May 2014

It is absolutely beautiful. It should definitely be displayed. Great job!

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you.

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by spendlove Moderator 26 May 2014

This is absolutely gorgeous! I like the way the design works without having to have loads of back stitch outlines.

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thanks.
If I remember rightly there were 22 or 23 colours to get the shading correct. Back stitches would not have worked that well with the petit point stitch - which made a frame necessary as it pulls diagonally if you aren't careful.

spendlove by spendlove 26 May 2014

I've only just realised that the background is stitched as well!
(I always use a frame to embroider by hand.)

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by annyn 26 May 2014

Dat is prachtig Martine!

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Dank je.

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by gerryvb 26 May 2014

wow, it's beautiful!! love the design :)

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mops by mops 26 May 2014

Thank you.

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