Wednesday, February 22, 2012

"Alphabet Cross Stitch Cushion."

Hello,

I spent some time in the sewing room this morning making up this "Alphabet Cross Stitch Cushion."

"Alphabet Cross Stitch Cushion."

I did the cross stitch earlier on this week and had plans to turn it into a little mini cushion for display. After I had added the first border I changed my mind and found some more material to make it bigger. It ends up being just over 16 inches square.  I used some of the buttons Lisa had sent me from New Zealand last year. They matched in perfectly. I used DMC 3726 for the cross stitch on some 14 count cream Aida that I had bought from Good Sammy's. I used some Cream Osnaburg material for the backing.
I only made one change to the cross stitch pattern. I didn't like how the letter "G" was stitched so changed that to suit me.




The pattern is a freebie available from Cathy's blog.

Happy days.
Bev C
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18 comments:

  1. MelodyWednesday, February 22, 2012 4:10:00 PM

    Beautiful sewing, what a lovely project

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  2. Queen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra StitcheriesWednesday, February 22, 2012 4:16:00 PM

    Lovely Bev...you make me want to do cross stitch again!!!

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  3. KarenWednesday, February 22, 2012 4:52:00 PM

    This looks lovely, Bev. Beautiful work.

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  4. JossieWednesday, February 22, 2012 6:57:00 PM

    It is gorgeous Bev. Really love it.

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  5. FionaWednesday, February 22, 2012 8:52:00 PM

    Beautiful project... the buttons are a great touch...
    Hugz

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  6. Bobbie LynnWednesday, February 22, 2012 10:02:00 PM

    Just beautiful Bev. Love that cross stitch fabric too. Perfect fabric. Thanks for sharing. Have a lovely day.

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  7. DoloresThursday, February 23, 2012 1:20:00 AM

    I think your idea was wonderful. It turned out so good.

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  8. Christine MThursday, February 23, 2012 6:45:00 AM

    Lovely cushion Bev.

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  9. TerriawThursday, February 23, 2012 6:51:00 AM

    what a charming piece of stitchery! Love the fabric you framed it in.

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  10. AnonymousThursday, February 23, 2012 12:35:00 PM

    very nice Bev,well done.xx

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  11. marinaThursday, February 23, 2012 2:44:00 PM

    I have downloaded that cross stitch too. Yours looks so pretty. A great idea to make it a cushion.

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  12. Michelle RidgwayThursday, February 23, 2012 4:04:00 PM

    Lovely stitching Bev....very sweet cushion.

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  13. CheryllThursday, February 23, 2012 8:47:00 PM

    You've been stitching up a storm Bev,with this one and the fir tree sampler. Both are beautiful! :)

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  14. Eggs In My PocketFriday, February 24, 2012 2:49:00 AM

    This is so lovely!

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  15. SharonFriday, February 24, 2012 9:31:00 AM

    That is such a lovely project! I like how you added the borders and made it into a cushion.

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  16. NickySaturday, February 25, 2012 3:47:00 AM

    Beautiful Bev, the buttons are a lovely touch too. You have really been bitten hard by the cross-stitch bug - what's next??

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  17. WendySaturday, February 25, 2012 3:47:00 PM

    Beautiful sewing and I love how you finished. Thanks for sharing the link for the free pattern, I have downloaded it already.

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  18. MichelleSunday, February 26, 2012 9:35:00 AM

    I love the colour you've used...it's beautiful

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