I embroidered and sewed up this chair cushion cover when my oldest two were tiny, using a pattern transfer given to me by my much loved granny. Unfortunately as this is a cushion that has been used, and well used, it is looking a tad tatty now. Quite a lot of the time a pussycat is stationed on top. It’s a shame I didn’t get a photo of it looking at its best, but better late than never…
The white wicker chair it sits on is also one of the few mementos I have from my granny. I used to have it sitting out on our front porch. Then one day a friend asked if I wasn’t worried about it getting stolen. Up until that point I hadn’t. On that day I moved it inside to our bedroom where it now lives… I don’t like to be too precious about household items; I like to use all my “good” things and not have them tucked away for special occasions, which really just means they will never to be looked at or ever used… at the same time I would be pretty devastated if this chair was to “disappear”.
A lovely touch. Your do beautiful embroidery.
Trudy
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How sad that we have to worry about things disappearing. Good choice to move it. We had a wooden mailbox painted by our daughter, a small stool that my husband's grandfather had made, and two Adirondack chairs stolen one time. Frustrating.
Oh, beautiful embroidery! What a labor of love that must have been.
I need to use my good things more too. Yes, they will get worn, but enjoyed. When I cleaned out my mom's things, so many nice new things that we had to donate while she was using things that were really rags … Thanks for the reminder.
That is such a beautiful embroidery.
It has held up well over the years.
It's a shame that we do have to think that way, but it is a good idea you brought the chair in.