Disgruntled Gnome Pillow / Cushion

[millik]

I made this for a swap recently... I wasn't sure whether to post it in housewares or needlework, but I'm most excited about the embroidery I did for it, so I decided it should go here.

The pattern is from craftster user BadBird, who posted the pattern a while ago here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=14062.msg2345939#msg2345939

I just modified the pattern a little by giving the little guy a beard and changing the height of some of the mushrooms. It's a combination of hand applique and a bunch of stitches... buttonhole, backstitch, threaded backstitch, whipped backstitch, and some jacobian fill-in method (the red mushroom) which I didn't do all that well on.

I asked my swap partner if she'd rather have a pillow or a wall-hanging, and she chose a pillow, so I quilted the outside with some vintage fabrics I had in my stash and put a really soft red fleece blend on the back. Here are some of the close-ups I took of the embroidery and the quilting.





You can see what I mean here about the mushroom. :-/

[Jester~Fair]

It's so cute! Your swap partner will love it!

[hippiejo74]

  Ohhh, I LOVE this!!! Where did you get that totally awesome fabric? The mushroom is my fav...

[millik]

The fabrics are all stuff from my stash... I'm pretty sure all of those came from estate sales and I don't have any big pieces of any of it... just all scraps.

I'm glad you like it!

[kittykill]

That is so awesome. I love badbird's designs.

[Red Fumes]

That is an awesome pillow. I'm sure your swap partner will love it!

[NixArmageddon]

It is so freakin cool.

[millik]

That is so awesome. I love badbird's designs.

Me too! They're so cute... but in a slightly off sort of way

[sew~amy]

So cute. I love it.

[blissedoutjo]

Do cute!  I really like it. Very clever.