Hi there all!
Another first try of mine....a smoked cushion. ...made totally from scratch! By scratch I mean is I had to make the cushion thats inside as well as the replacement for the buttons as I didnt have any on hand :)It was just a trial on a smaller size before I actually make the bigger ones....didnt turn out perfect but atleast now I know how to!
Wish to try other patterns too soon and I think I should use satin which looks beautiful for these type of cushions!
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7806Fantastic pillows. I would love to make one.
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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!
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Gorgeous, 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
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138229726Anscheinend bin ich unterzuckert, als erstes habe ich eine Schokoladentorte gesehen . . . erst jetzt habe ich realisiert das es ein Kissen ist – super Arbeit! :))
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20244I remember my grandmother making these beautiful pillows.. Hers were always satin. She made them for lots of family and friends. Yours is lovely!
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5431What a fantastic cushion! Congratulations, Fatima. I have never seen this shape before.
Hugs, Lidia
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78119I 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.
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706Oh how I want to make one of these. Looks like a monster truck tire. My 3 year old grandson would completely flip out!
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706I did these a long time ago... Also did the square one. I am surprised to see them surface again nice job!
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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!
111380What was once old is now coming back in style. Great job they look lovely. Happy Stitching Brenda Lea
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9792782Remembering my mother-in-law making these. Yours are beautiful.
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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 .
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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
1210Beautiful! Wish my hands would let me do things like this again.
Jo
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32948I remember watching my mother sew these about 50 years ago. Glad to see them making a come back. Yours look beautiful. hugs, Susan
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2551018104Hmmm Made me hungry for chocolate when I spied it. Fantabulous piece of work. I love it/Lillian
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145791Looks like yummy chocolate! Great work on the smocking! These are just wonderful.
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530What a fabulous project! The smocking gives it such a lovely flowing shape. If you do a satin one, please post a photo!
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360644Love them - they look like chocolate cakes!!!!!
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96275WOW! they are amazing, I think you have done a great job. Love it
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410You did a great job on this "trial" cushion! It looks like a chocolate cake! :)
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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
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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!
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2995591877Impressive...when I first looked, I thought they were chocolate cakes!!!!
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by tfk
23 Mar 2015
Lol...now I am starting to wish they really were :)
Thanks a lot dear for the yummy thought!
318455Very 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!
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9536At first I thought they were cake as well . That looks very complicated
great job......
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6024Me too...What a gorgeous cake was first impression!!!!Lovely great job...
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66023Wow these are gorgeous I too thought they were cakes. Well done if this is your first try you did an amazing job
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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!
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33350these are beautiful, love the deep chocolate one.
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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.
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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.)
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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!
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