by spendlove 16 Sep 2014

Cushion - a gift for our neighbour who kept an eye on the garden while we were away.

The chaffinch is hand cross-stitch which I worked on while we were on holiday. I digitised a simple oval frame with a rope edge to applique it onto the cushion cover.

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Comments (34)

by PIGNADA 17 Sep 2014

Super work!!! I love the design, Thank you for sharing. A mitiés de France.

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by dragonflyer 17 Sep 2014

Beautiful! Love the entire project...

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by baydreamer 17 Sep 2014

I like the idea of hand and machine well done!

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by sewilso 17 Sep 2014

Beautiful craftsmanship! It looks lovely!!!

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by marianb 17 Sep 2014

You are a wonderful neighbour the bird is spectacular

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by anagha 17 Sep 2014

beautiful emb n pillow..!

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by deegee 17 Sep 2014

Absolutely beautiful.

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by buffy1 16 Sep 2014

beautiful

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by blueeyedblonde 16 Sep 2014

beautiful!

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by nonna57 16 Sep 2014

Stunning You are a clever one :)))

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by lbrow 16 Sep 2014

It's beautiful sue, I love cross stitch/Lillian

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by jenne 16 Sep 2014

lovely.

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by dailylaundry 16 Sep 2014

Your rope edge is truly awesome!! The cross stitch is lovely - it makes for a very pretty pillow!! Well done!! Hugs, Laura*

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by pldc 16 Sep 2014

Beautiful work Sue! ~hugs~

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by mops Moderator 16 Sep 2014

Lovely cross stitch and the rope edge looks really good. I bet your neighbour loves the cushion.

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by gerryb 16 Sep 2014

Sue, that is so neat! I have some old xst things my aunt (who would be well over 100 now) made years ago & just didn't know what to do with them. May have to try doing this with one for each of my kids.

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by spendlove 17 Sep 2014

That sounds like a good plan - don't forget to share the results!

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by grossfamilie 16 Sep 2014

Sue, you are perfect in every discipline! Thanks for sharing.
Love the assembling very much - Maria

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by spendlove 17 Sep 2014

You must be thinking of someone else!

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by sonjapotgieter 16 Sep 2014

Stunning...

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by rescuer Moderator 16 Sep 2014

Beautifully done!

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by jrob Moderator 16 Sep 2014

Absolutely stunning!

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by toogie 16 Sep 2014

Very pretty Sue..must have been a relaxing holiday.

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by spendlove 16 Sep 2014

It was a very long trip so I had time for some hand embroidery!

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by decojo 16 Sep 2014

Absolutely beautiful pillow!

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by highlandermom 16 Sep 2014

Gorgeous handwork. Love this.

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by Leaha 16 Sep 2014

This is absolutely lovely! :-)

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by marfa 16 Sep 2014

tasteful, And ... of course, well done :-)

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by basketkase 16 Sep 2014

Sue, your work is gorgeous, am loving this on the pillow!

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by baha0902 16 Sep 2014

Wow... im sure they will.like it so much

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by airyfairy 16 Sep 2014

Even busy when you are on holiday. The result is quite lovely.

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by spendlove 16 Sep 2014

The devil makes work for idle hands!

by lbrow 16 Sep 2014

That's what my G. mother always said to me when I was growing up/Lillian

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by babolucia 16 Sep 2014

Absolutely beautiful!

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by crafter2243 Moderator 16 Sep 2014

It is beautiful. Since owning a embroidery machine the hand stitching is tugged away. .

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by airyfairy 16 Sep 2014

Too true Angie

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by noah 16 Sep 2014

Love it Sue and so will she :):)hugs

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by designgirl 16 Sep 2014

Beautiful

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by jerrib 16 Sep 2014

Well done, its lovely and your neighbour will love it. Can't do any hand cross stitch anymore, as my closeup vision isn't the best, but still have all the ones I have done in the past.

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by edithfarminer 16 Sep 2014

That is beautiful Sue, looks like the edge is also hand done. What a lovely present.

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