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Most things I make are made to be used but some are loved much more than others.

When I was doing my Needlecraft skills course my major work included a large quilt with nine trapunto’d embroidered blocks. I saw the most beautiful soft silk fabric I just had to have and made this matching cushion… It has been loved and cared for on our bed ever since – so about 16 years in fact! and this is what is left of it…

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As you can see it had my favourite bullion roses on it (along with Colonial knots for the candlewicked edges)

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And the ever delicate feather stitch I used so much.P1090421I just cannot bring myself to throw it out but I cannot really leave it on my bed like this….  maybe I’ll have to repurpose the centre part and forgo my well loved striped silk fabric – there really is nothing left of it..an I have never seen it again since.P1090419     do you have any well loved projects you just cannot discard?

hugs for today

Helen

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