Cushions

I love cushions. BUT … they must be feather filled - I cannot stand cheap inners!

5 in the living room, 3 in the guest bedroom and about 8 stored for use with garden furniture.
I change the living room ones when we redecorate.I throw old ones away.

7 in the living room. 5 in the bedroom. 2 on the back garden bench. 3 on the front garden bench. 7 in the cupboard, waiting for the change of seasons.

Yeah, I quite like cushions!

Love cushions usually change them on a whim when we redecorate a room.

Quite recently we sadly had to empty my MiL house due to her finally going into a care home for demntia.

We literally had to go through everything as we were finding money and items including jewellery in the most unlikely places.

She had 13 cushions, we had to remove a least half a dozen covers from each cushion.
Over the years she had just added another cover.☺

# quilted not guilted ( rolls eyes )

I wish I knew what happened to the beautiful large satin guilted and embroidered feather cushions that belonged to my in-laws. 2 were oval in shape apple green and lavender .

I've never seen their like since and probably never likely too.

I gave my daughter one of our old feather cushions, I was taking off the cover to wash and found a hand embroidered green cover underneath which took me straight back to my mum and childhood as it was one of pair i remember from all those years ago.

I change mine regularly but I don't keep the old ones, what's the point. I probably buy new ones yearly. Actually the two that have kept their shape and bulk came from DFS when as extra's when I bought my sofa last year but they were 60 quid each. They've been worth it though, So keep thinking of getting 2 more.

My DD says " You can never have too many cushions", and I agree.

My cushions are like onions. I peel off the top one and go back decades.
Indian sparkly ones. Patchwork ones. Tasteful cream ones. Fluffy ones..

I love them. My DH hates them. I never buy expensive ones but always replace them when they start to look a bit tired. Not long ago I wanted some new ones and went shopping with DH. I was pointing some out and asked him 'do you like that one?' He replied 'It's a cushion'. Me: 'Yes I know but do you like it, do you think it will match>' He replied: 'It's a cushion, I really don't care.' I think I'll go alone next time.

I've got loads of cushions and most of them I made myself. I've done cross-stitch for years and now I'm learning patchwork and quilting. Making cushions is a good way to practise these skills without being daunted by a large project.