Fancy Stitches Cushion 2 • 16x16 Bed Quilts Shapes are cut freehand +

Shapes are cut freehand + every arrangement is one of a kind

Each cushion is created one at a time

Transferring the pattern from silk ties onto fabrics is not something I dreamed up

but perhaps the next best thing is imagining the type of fabrics you would find at Harry Rosen or in the closet of the most dapper person you know

The squiggley stripes are achieved with pieces of old silk ties

Fancy Stitches Cushion 2 • 16x16 Bed Quilts Shapes are cut freehand +~16 inches tall by 16 inches wide Playfully designed + carefully finished over many hours of meditative hand stitching, this cushion was just as fun to make as it is intricate! Shapes are cut freehand + every arrangement is one of a kind. The wool used in the background is what I'm calling an 'echo tie print' (a second, more subtle transfer of patterns + colours from pieces of silk neckties). Layers of stitching are added by hand before the piece is