Friday 19 February 2016

Running Stitch Embroidered Cushion Cover

Here is a really simple idea to fancy up a plain cushion or pillow cover.
 Today I'm over on The Pinning Mama again and sharing one of those rare projects - the kind that turn out better than you expected!
I love those variegated multicoloured knitting yarns that change colour as they go. Some times they give you a lovely mixed up design and sometimes you get a large blob of one colour for no apparent reason. 
Anyway, I hadn't realised you could get this kind of multicoloured delight in embroidery thread too.
Turns out both Anchor and DMC (that's the brands that our local craft shop stock) have quite a few different colour variations in both stranded and pearl thread.
I couldn't resist and chose one with bright pastels that go nicely with the rug in our living room.

 A very plain cream cushion cover then got a makeover with a bit of very simple embroidery.

You can find a much more detailed tutorial on The Pinning Mama here.
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19 comments:

  1. Janice Wald20 February 2016 at 10:44

    Hi Julie,
    I see you are a DIY blogger. You have creative ideas for projects looking around here.
    I wanted to return the "blog love" and visit your site too. Thanks again for the visit. Nice meeting you today.
    Janice

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  2. Winnie20 February 2016 at 23:06

    This is very beautiful Julie :)
    Pretty, adds colors, yet very elegant

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    1. Sum of their Stories22 February 2016 at 22:59

      Elegant is such a lovely compliment, thank you Winnie

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  3. Claire Justine22 February 2016 at 11:15

    This is beautiful, great idea :)

    Thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays

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    1. Sum of their Stories22 February 2016 at 22:58

      Thanks Claire, the best thing is it was so easy. I am pleased how it turned out.

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  4. Lucy Blossom22 February 2016 at 12:04

    Very pretty and a great idea.

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  5. Jo22 February 2016 at 18:02

    You were way ahead of us! Great to meet you today Julie, hope you enjoyed the rest of the show. Jo x
    http://joeveryday19@blospot.co.uk

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    1. Sum of their Stories22 February 2016 at 22:58

      Thanks Jo, I had such a good day, it was lovely to meet so many like minded people. Now I have a kabillion photos to edit and bags full of business cards to make sense of ready to share all the goodies I saw.

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  6. Justjennywren22 February 2016 at 18:44

    just gorgeous hun :) well done!

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  7. Carolee Crafts23 February 2016 at 07:10

    I like the simplicity of the running stitch yet so effective and pretty in the random thread

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  8. Anonymous23 February 2016 at 08:22

    Love this! Trying my hand at embroidery at the minute loving it

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  9. The messy brunette23 February 2016 at 11:55

    Loving embroidery at the minute. That thread looks great

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  10. Keri23 February 2016 at 14:34

    Julie, you did a wonderful job embroidering this pillow!! It looks so pretty!!

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  11. Jan24 February 2016 at 23:19

    Such pretty thread, I love hand embroidery. :)

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  12. Thea26 February 2016 at 17:02

    Hi Julie, just a quick note to let you know that I’ve featured this post today on The Really Crafty Link Party Features. Come and grab an “I was featured” button and browse around for the other features here: http://keepingitrreal.blogspot.com.es/2016/02/the-really-crafty-link-party-featured-posts.html

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  13. DIY Crush Blog3 March 2016 at 15:02

    This is absolutely beautiful!! It's true artwork for me! I chose this DIY as one of my favorites from last week’s craft party! Please stop by tonight at 7pm EST. to see it being featured! Hopefully you’ll share new posts with us! Always glad to have you! www.diy-crush.com

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  14. Vasudha Somayaji9 March 2016 at 13:22

    This is simply pretty.

    Cheers
    Vasudha

    Http://vsomayaji.Blogspot.com

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  15. Peter Floyd13 April 2016 at 06:36

    Awesome post

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