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by mops 23 Jul 2010 ( edited Jul 27'10 01:42 )
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My take on a pattern I found on dontlooknow.typepad.com. The colours match the curtain in Ruth's room - see the scrap.

It's done as raw edge applique and free hand stitching.
I had not been machine quilting for a long time and the stitching was not too great to start with. However, I'm quite pleased by the result. Size is 43 cm square or approx 17".

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Comments (25)
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by spendlove 23 Jul 2010
+8
Lovely
1 comment
by mops 23 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by nanniesara 23 Jul 2010
+6
Beautiful job. you won't believe this but I have some of the fabric like her curtains. I bought at a yard sale. haven't made anything with it yet but plan to make curtains for my sewing room one day. The fabric is so cheerful and your cushion matches very well.
1 comment
by mops 23 Jul 2010
Thank you. My daughter bought the fabric in Brussels in a rather expensive shop. As I haven't got a selvedge I have no idea where the fabric was made. But it's lovely.
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by gayle950 23 Jul 2010
+6
very nice
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by mops 23 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by rwalden 23 Jul 2010
+7
This is so pretty, Good match to the curtains. Good job
1 comment
by mops 23 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by mysew1325 23 Jul 2010
+6
beautiful job..
1 comment
by mops 23 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by hanna56 23 Jul 2010
+7
very nice playing with the colours!
It looks very light and fresh.
1 comment
by mops 23 Jul 2010
Thank you. I had a packet of 4x4 squares and was lucky enough to find a number of matching colours.
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by shirlener88 23 Jul 2010
+5
Martine, this is lovely - great job.
1 comment
by mops 23 Jul 2010
Thanks Shirlene, it was so nice to do something completely different for a change.
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by keeponsewing 23 Jul 2010
+5
Martine, I LOVE this. It's beautiful...It looks almost like what I just finished embroidery, which I will post right now. :)Thanks for sharing. :)
1 comment
by mops 23 Jul 2010
Thank you. I'm looking forward to seeing your project.
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by holly12 23 Jul 2010
+8
Turned out really nice. Arlene
1 comment
by mops 24 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by cutegirl 23 Jul 2010
+8
VERY BEAUTIFUL.
1 comment
by mops 24 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by nini 23 Jul 2010
+8
Lovely! Bright colours! Well done!***
1 comment
by mops 24 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by cissie03 23 Jul 2010
+8
Very nice, erg mooi
1 comment
by mops 24 Jul 2010
Dank je.
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by april22 24 Jul 2010
+6
Dit ziet er erg mooi uit Mops.
GREAT JOB ***
1 comment
by mops 24 Jul 2010
Dank je; ik ben er zelf erg blij mee.
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by kezza2sew 24 Jul 2010
+5
perfect match..I love the design
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by mops 24 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by dlonnahawkins 24 Jul 2010
+4
What a great cushion. And you did great with the color matching. What an excellent job.
1 comment
by mops 24 Jul 2010
Thank you!
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by keeponsewing 25 Jul 2010
+5
Martine I love this so much I went back to the website and put it in my sewing favorites. I want to try it one day soon. She used binding around her pillow also.
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by mops 25 Jul 2010
I know about the binding, but I'd used all my pink scraps and had no time to go out and buy new material. I love some of her other designs as well. Have you seen the own with all sorts of cars and lorries? So cute for a boy!
by keeponsewing 26 Jul 2010
Yes, it's always hard to find things for boys that they will enjoy.
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by theduchess 25 Jul 2010
+5
Looks very pretty and well done. Great Job.
1 comment
by mops 25 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by teresanta 25 Jul 2010
+4
molto bello!! benfatto.
1 comment
by mops 25 Jul 2010
Thank you!
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by nhsmith55 25 Jul 2010
+3
I really love this! Where did you find the pattern for the flowers, or is it your own.
1 comment
by mops 25 Jul 2010
The pattern is from www.dontlooknow.typepad.com. It was a free project some time ago. But it's very easy to make your own patterns: there are 3 simple flower shapes, a circle and a small leave. I arranged the shapes, pinned them and then drew the stems free hand and not having enough green in the right colour to applique those I used a small zigzag stitch over a full strand of embroidery floss. Then I ironed the shapes into place and zigzagged the lot.
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by dilceia 26 Jul 2010
+4
Very good, beautiful work!
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by mops 29 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by milas 26 Jul 2010
+4
Really beautiful work end color!!!
1 comment
by mops 29 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by iris2006 26 Jul 2010
+3
Martine wat een mooi resultaat en zijn we zelf niet altijd de ergste critici op ons eigen werk? Een ander ziet waarschijnlijk niet eens dat het niet is zoals jij had gedacht.
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by mops 27 Jul 2010
Dank je. Het maken van nette, regelmatige steken vraagt om een goede coördinatie van bewegen van je werkstuk en intrappen van je 'gas'pedaal, en dat was weer even wennen!
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by stickmuster 26 Jul 2010
+2
Martine, this is adorable ******
1 comment
by mops 29 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by barbara68 26 Jul 2010
+2
Very nice.
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by mops 29 Jul 2010
Thank you.
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by lbrow 27 Jul 2010
+2
Martine I love all the beautiful colors. You are so very creative. *
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by mops 27 Jul 2010
Thank you Lilian. My daughter just phoned me she had a look too and she loves it. I emailed the link to here - just could not wait till September when we hope to visit her again.