I entered two cushions in Otley show, they didn’t win anything as the judge was wanting piping apparently, but I’m pleased with them,
First one to be made was using a panel from a kit by Raggedy Ruff Designs, I made it a while ago…
..back in 2021!
The panel is big enough without adding extra borders, so all I had to do was back it.
I kept it simple with a co-ordinating pink, green and purple batik for the back with a button closure. I find this the easiest way of making a cushion, even if it doesn’t win any prizes.
The second cushion you can see there uses an embroidery I made a few years ago (2021) when an on-line stitch club had free introductory taster sessions. I found this in the fabric folder I use for quilt blocks sometimes. It includes lines from one of my favourite poems, Leisure, by William Davies. As a piece of textile art I still really like this, I might yet dismantle it as a cushion and have it framed.
To make a cushion it needed enlarging. I found some strips of batik from the same layer cakes as I used for Catbells and the trees, together with some of the batik I used for Derwentwater….that’s why I have a scrap box!!
I didn’t have enough batik to make the backing, so I used two shades of the bumbleberry fabric which I think tends to go reasonably well with batiks.
I’m pleased with my cushions, I think the hare one will go in our bedroom when we finally get the house sorted out!
thecraftycreek 
So creative! Love them all ~ ❤
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First prize from me, so beautifully sewn and Leisure is one of my favourite poems.
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Piping is overrated in my opinion 😉
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Judges are bound to be influenced by their own personal taste. I recently read a write who, when she got a scathing review reminded herself that a quick search for comments on great writers like Dickens and Shakespeare threw up some 1 star ones.
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Insisting on piping on cushions is a bit narrow-minded. There are so many lovely ones out there that aren’t, so why reject them? Still, you have to accept the judges you’re afflicted with, don’t you?
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I think your cushions are both beautiful and interesting.
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I have decided that cushion covers are definitely the way to go with my creative endeavors. You can change them up easily and the needlework gets to see more than the inside of a drawer!! Beautiful job Margaret!
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I think you should have won something, lovely cushions!
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