A few months ago, I bought a vintage folding chair at an antique store and made a cushion set for it. I thought it was time to have a change of cushions and looked through my scraps to see what I could come up with. Recently, I’ve been embroidering in the evening while watching TV. My embroidery skills demand simple designs with basic stitches. Actually, I prefer the kind of 1930s-40s embroidery that all of the women in my family did while I was growing up. This design of a swan holding summer flowers seemed just right for summertime cushions.
I used a quilt pattern named Children’s Delight from my EQ6 software to make 5-½ inch blocks. The pillow measures 17×17 inches. When assembling the top cushion, I added a 15 inch piece of 2-½ inch elastic on the back to hold it in place while on the chair.
I made an unquilted fabric seat cushion to keep the focus on the top cushion with the swan.
I had just put the finished set on the chair and left to get my camera. When I came back to the room, I found that Addie loves the new cushions.
What a lovely set and I really want to get back to embroidery too – yours inspires me along that path. After all that work how delightful that you’re okay about your dog ‘trying out’ the cushions!
Lovely hand work, Lillian! I know I said this before, but I’m SEW impressed at you using EQ6 software to design with. You go, Girl!!!
What a great idea and what lovely cushions! You’ve given me an idea… I have old wooden folding chairs from my church (they were old when I was a kid) and they’re super comfy but cushions will make them even MORE comfy!!!
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I love this! and I’m with you – I prefer the older patters so I check out every estate sale and yard sale I am at!
Addie has good taste! The swan design is perfect, and the piecing complements it well. I’d never thought of the elastic idea…adding it to my repertoire.
I loved your swan, I too enjoy this style of embroidery 🙂
Great stripe fabric you used. Your swan looks so vintage – very pretty. I like that kind of embroidery, too. That elastic was a really good idea!
Your swan looks so pretty! I think your new cushions are so bright and cheery! =) You did a wonderful job.