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Wednesday 15 September 2010

Argyle Love

I finished my mystery project last night so I can finally reveal what all those diamonds were for ... an argyle cushion:


It's made from two brown wool sweaters (recycled into felt), so it's lovely and soft. It'll be making its home on our sofa...


... I'm really pleased with how it turned out, and the boyfriend even approves (it's probably all that brown, boys like brown, don't they?).

I've written up some instructions for anyone who fancies making their own bit of argyle goodness. Check back tomorrow for the tutorial!
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14 comments:

  1. Fiona15 September 2010 at 14:42

    That's a really great cushion but looks a lot of work.

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  2. Anonymous15 September 2010 at 15:43

    That is awesome - love it! :)

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  3. Unknown15 September 2010 at 16:09

    That is so good! Gorgeous - you are clever x

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  4. nicedaydesigns15 September 2010 at 16:39

    Wow that's gorgeous, and a huge amount of work, well done. It looks great with your sofa too!
    Are you gonna make a matching one?

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  5. Unknown15 September 2010 at 19:00

    It looks fantastic on the Chesterfield!

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  6. Lisa Gatz15 September 2010 at 21:02

    That's so cool!! I have been looking through your blog...there are so many things that I want to read on in this blog.

    I have a question for you on your snowflake curtain from a couple of years ago...did you use heavyweight paper for the flakes?

    Thanks,
    Lisa

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  7. Silvia LGD (Little Green Doll)15 September 2010 at 21:30

    It's really nice!!! It looks great on that sofa.

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  8. The Rainbow Room15 September 2010 at 22:07

    That is so funky - I love it!!!

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  9. texttussi15 September 2010 at 22:32

    I love it! It looks great on your sofa, but it would look even better on mine. ;-) I want one, too!

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  10. Unknown15 September 2010 at 22:40

    Oh I love it, looking forward to the tutorial!

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  11. Flo16 September 2010 at 08:06

    Your cushions look gorgeous !
    They look so stylish on your beautiful couch !

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  12. Anonymous16 September 2010 at 09:26

    oooh this is lovely-I am currently on a big cushion making mission-I may have to make up one of these beauties!

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  13. Bugs and Fishes16 September 2010 at 10:24

    Thanks for the comments everyone!

    Yes, it was definitely a lot of work but worth it I think :)

    Unfortunately I've now run out of sweater fabric in those colours so I wouldn't be able to make one to exactly match it. I've got some other ideas for cushions I want to try though... watch this space!

    Lisa - I just used ordinary white printer paper for the snowflakes, you could use any paper you liked though I guess thicker paper might be harder to fold?

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  14. Mruna Mistry16 September 2010 at 11:34

    That must have been hard work cutting and stitching piece by piece...good job ...I love it

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