Tuesday 17 February 2009

Pillow talk

Way back in this post,
I showed you my fabric panels.
After quite a number of years, (about 8) I finally
got around to making cushions with them.
(I still intend to make tassels for the corners)
But look what happened when I left them alone !

This little baby one is actually a bean bag/juggle sack
-whatever you like to call it. It has some lavender
added, so that when it is thrown about,
a sweet aroma fills the room.
There are more babies on the way.
I have a few scraps of the striped ticking fabric left.
I just love the look of this fabric,
and I don't want to waste ANY of it.
I think they might just turn out to be
lavender sachets. Perfect for slipping into a pillow.

...and talking of pillows, please set me straight...
in the UK, a pillow is the rectangular thing you sleep on,
a cushion is the square one, that goes on a chair
or sofa, or in this case also a bed!
What do you call them in the US?

8 comments:

  1. we call them the same as you here in Canada. They are wonderful!

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  2. Same down here in Oz.

    More goreous stuff as usual.

    I have a thing for light houses as well as owls. And shells, dragonflies and mermaids.

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  3. They are all pillows to us here in the Southern US. We often refer to your "cushions" as "throw pillows." I guess the idea is that you throw them on the sofa, chair, whatever.

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  4. Oh, and the pillows are incredible!

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  5. Thanks Cindy.

    And thanks Katy for your pillow explanation!!

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  6. They are really cute.

    For the melted crayon things: I only had one area get stained - it was one that I put a really greasy dark purple crayon in, though. All the others left no mark, so I don't know if that crayon was made of something different. I later read that it's best not to mix different brands of crayons, but I know I did - maybe I just had beginners luck? 250 Fahrenheit is gas mark 1/2 (half) - or 120 celcius. I hope that helps.

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